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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
57
County Employees
370,644
Total Wages
$25,170,989,474
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
$9,708,571,366
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Last Updated: 6/20/2019
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Residents
Employees
Total Wages
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Alameda
1,660,202
10,351
$805,103,884
$407,952,196
Fresno
1,007,229
8,055
$399,133,927
$240,166,886
Glenn
28,796
522
$23,315,740
$8,868,378
Humboldt
136,002
2,458
$111,400,486
$33,331,188
Imperial
190,624
2,258
$106,816,638
$32,449,327
Inyo
18,577
502
$25,103,984
$8,888,864
Kern
905,801
8,465
$478,504,953
$325,354,997
Kings
151,662
1,655
$79,093,271
$24,450,854
Lake
65,081
1,163
$44,788,767
$12,580,524
Lassen
30,911
526
$20,712,964
$5,489,820
Los Angeles
10,283,729
108,495
$8,595,618,571
$3,093,392,374
Alpine
1,154
127
$5,413,917
$1,914,582
Madera
158,894
1,628
$76,395,264
$29,356,981
Marin
263,886
2,994
$219,349,245
$73,635,817
Mariposa
18,129
602
$25,568,538
$7,390,305
Mendocino
89,299
1,413
$64,558,815
$36,935,873
Merced
279,977
3,130
$123,530,028
$87,760,535
Modoc
9,612
332
$10,278,081
$3,020,008
Mono
13,822
328
$20,952,070
$7,449,841
Monterey
443,281
5,875
$414,451,286
$139,155,868
Napa
141,294
1,725
$122,500,546
$37,004,099
Nevada
99,155
979
$54,871,080
$26,687,409
Amador
38,094
489
$28,736,005
$8,276,615
Orange
3,221,103
18,390
$1,345,626,666
$654,389,581
Placer
389,532
3,015
$216,707,421
$87,873,628
Plumas
19,773
646
$21,905,319
$6,444,653
Riverside
2,415,955
18,971
$1,119,383,133
$221,542,757
Sacramento
1,529,501
14,007
$953,094,756
$328,106,445
San Benito
57,088
611
$27,795,932
$7,180,712
San Bernardino
2,174,938
22,907
$1,206,216,862
$533,917,254
San Diego
3,337,456
20,106
$1,227,618,485
$584,325,186
San Joaquin
758,744
8,019
$492,258,097
$239,598,825
Butte
227,621
3,123
$125,482,498
$38,536,961
San Luis Obispo
280,101
3,428
$210,204,481
$69,176,344
San Mateo
774,155
8,346
$586,956,888
$242,437,346
Santa Barbara
453,457
5,253
$342,466,598
$180,658,728
Santa Clara
1,956,598
21,231
$1,900,715,948
$582,323,078
Santa Cruz
276,864
2,735
$196,646,247
$59,948,635
Shasta
178,271
2,093
$93,881,050
$35,165,270
Sierra
3,207
143
$6,417,828
$2,678,931
Siskiyou
44,612
809
$31,175,361
$16,510,440
Solano
439,793
3,523
$229,767,960
$27,166,255
Sonoma
503,332
5,368
$368,129,694
$106,675,792
Calaveras
45,157
679
$31,668,103
$8,976,029
Stanislaus
555,624
4,592
$241,926,564
$112,155,449
Sutter
97,238
1,167
$59,697,023
$22,919,169
Tehama
64,039
976
$40,530,008
$17,155,567
Trinity
13,635
361
$14,705,332
$6,717,515
Tulare
475,834
7,336
$331,585,731
$80,645,911
Tuolumne
54,740
912
$40,223,302
$13,818,355
Ventura
859,073
9,837
$719,288,689
$274,436,633
Yolo
221,270
1,920
$118,362,136
$37,075,989
Yuba
74,727
1,004
$54,344,443
$16,700,106
Colusa
22,098
438
$22,300,544
$7,035,836
Contra Costa
1,149,363
11,898
$791,280,368
$379,774,904
Del Norte
27,221
571
$20,423,105
$6,795,444
El Dorado
188,399
2,157
$126,004,842
$48,194,297