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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
Government Compensation in California
Malia M. Cohen, California State Controller
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Counties:
Alameda
Alpine
Amador
Butte
Calaveras
Colusa
Contra Costa
Del Norte
El Dorado
Fresno
Glenn
Humboldt
Imperial
Inyo
Kern
Kings
Lake
Lassen
Los Angeles
Madera
Marin
Mariposa
Mendocino
Merced
Modoc
Mono
Monterey
Napa
Nevada
Orange
Placer
Plumas
Riverside
Sacramento
San Benito
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo
San Mateo
Santa Barbara
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Shasta
Sierra
Siskiyou
Solano
Sonoma
Stanislaus
Sutter
Tehama
Trinity
Tulare
Tuolumne
Ventura
Yolo
Yuba
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Counties Reported
55
County Employees
372,925
Total Wages
$24,187,695,971
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
$9,368,249,191
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Last Updated: 12/2/2024
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Residents
Employees
Total Wages
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Alameda
1,645,359
10,803
$806,534,533
$401,690,516
Alpine
1,151
125
$5,123,620
$1,670,868
Amador
38,382
428
$25,740,877
$8,482,960
Butte
226,404
3,263
$126,946,249
$35,169,801
Calaveras
45,168
673
$29,264,838
$9,976,680
Colusa
22,043
443
$21,619,090
$8,194,314
Contra Costa
1,139,513
11,895
$736,615,255
$363,162,691
Del Norte
27,124
516
$20,353,010
$7,744,618
El Dorado
185,062
2,151
$123,184,162
$54,443,402
Fresno
995,975
7,970
$384,900,149
$223,733,951
Glenn
28,731
558
$22,153,404
$10,282,584
Humboldt
136,953
2,377
$105,658,419
$41,272,005
Imperial
188,334
2,223
$103,109,241
$31,441,401
Inyo
18,619
509
$25,831,686
$9,933,132
Kern
895,112
10,168
$550,783,892
$365,056,893
Kings
149,537
1,627
$74,562,795
$21,451,976
Lake
64,945
1,165
$45,657,393
$13,874,850
Lassen
30,918
539
$19,561,635
$5,661,239
Los Angeles
10,241,278
107,497
$8,146,962,001
$2,972,527,427
Madera
156,492
1,644
$71,966,151
$27,371,704
Marin
263,604
3,027
$204,517,091
$71,360,919
Mariposa
18,148
582
$23,267,009
$8,101,782
Mendocino
89,134
1,446
$60,291,732
$42,429,367
Modoc
9,580
325
$10,371,592
$3,407,634
Mono
13,713
317
$18,933,571
$9,230,247
Monterey
442,365
5,812
$397,835,810
$129,116,978
Napa
142,408
1,687
$114,305,201
$41,322,388
Nevada
98,828
1,002
$52,038,365
$25,079,455
Orange
3,194,024
19,079
$1,302,013,283
$630,061,099
Placer
382,837
2,971
$205,611,981
$82,167,677
Plumas
19,819
630
$19,821,482
$6,798,106
Riverside
2,384,783
24,939
$1,565,928,671
$257,011,278
Sacramento
1,514,770
13,890
$911,838,662
$320,754,487
San Benito
56,854
598
$26,415,838
$7,992,129
San Bernardino
2,160,256
22,694
$1,152,036,472
$509,576,633
San Diego
3,316,192
20,776
$1,169,552,974
$526,980,694
San Joaquin
746,868
7,890
$451,016,739
$212,202,772
San Luis Obispo
280,101
3,352
$193,137,009
$62,402,543
San Mateo
770,203
10,104
$551,378,790
$237,503,336
Santa Barbara
450,663
5,392
$334,265,592
$172,471,012
Santa Clara
1,938,180
20,705
$1,773,382,870
$635,450,974
Santa Cruz
276,603
2,790
$189,306,362
$65,935,904
Shasta
178,605
2,173
$86,076,102
$33,218,173
Sierra
3,207
153
$6,292,816
$1,587,660
Siskiyou
44,688
822
$29,929,925
$14,704,667
Sonoma
505,120
5,528
$344,576,307
$94,094,660
Stanislaus
548,057
4,492
$231,894,289
$101,079,421
Sutter
96,956
1,136
$56,175,278
$23,904,812
Tehama
63,995
951
$38,674,034
$18,209,080
Trinity
13,628
377
$14,194,301
$6,398,814
Tulare
471,842
6,912
$317,034,155
$83,042,062
Tuolumne
54,707
930
$39,313,881
$14,430,367
Ventura
857,386
9,972
$683,836,428
$253,047,736
Yolo
218,896
1,884
$113,371,053
$35,611,890
Yuba
74,577
1,013
$52,531,906
$18,419,423