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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
384,516
Total Wages
$28,059,721,615
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
$9,417,212,746
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Last Updated: 12/19/2022
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Residents
Employees
Total Wages
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Alameda
1,670,834
10,744
$915,320,792
$386,763,150
Alpine
1,142
123
$5,859,269
$2,021,514
Amador
37,676
509
$30,163,889
$7,617,904
Butte
210,291
3,306
$133,935,885
$45,547,172
Calaveras
45,023
763
$36,668,822
$9,052,098
Colusa
21,902
475
$23,049,043
$5,805,426
Contra Costa
1,153,561
12,041
$891,796,725
$422,328,619
Del Norte
27,298
551
$21,989,552
$6,036,230
El Dorado
193,227
2,176
$137,528,451
$40,488,080
Fresno
1,023,358
8,422
$444,459,242
$254,898,965
Glenn
29,400
537
$28,392,316
$8,117,353
Humboldt
133,302
2,550
$123,860,901
$23,897,319
Imperial
188,777
1,775
$99,446,978
$29,318,107
Inyo
18,584
513
$26,724,210
$8,131,402
Kern
917,553
8,961
$505,527,052
$333,638,504
Kings
153,608
1,680
$84,289,116
$20,201,335
Lake
64,040
1,194
$47,290,457
$12,333,180
Lassen
28,833
486
$22,315,259
$3,782,439
Los Angeles
10,172,951
110,543
$9,499,575,744
$2,690,375,882
Madera
158,147
1,669
$83,332,119
$33,925,605
Marin
260,831
3,102
$228,218,029
$74,199,364
Mariposa
18,067
662
$29,299,720
$7,190,392
Mendocino
87,946
1,419
$72,750,169
$39,278,575
Merced
283,521
3,553
$133,568,103
$92,944,814
Modoc
9,570
348
$11,403,684
$2,704,170
Mono
13,464
361
$21,239,253
$7,434,421
Monterey
441,143
5,922
$452,136,369
$115,894,867
Napa
139,088
1,870
$133,231,869
$32,600,474
Nevada
98,114
1,010
$59,884,820
$28,485,118
Orange
3,194,332
19,092
$1,414,471,618
$444,850,630
Placer
403,711
3,055
$239,623,843
$103,453,354
Plumas
18,260
601
$22,910,058
$5,713,853
Riverside
2,442,304
22,558
$1,623,533,326
$341,296,890
Sacramento
1,555,365
14,057
$1,025,797,470
$270,705,296
San Benito
62,353
650
$31,256,163
$6,502,335
San Bernardino
2,180,537
23,224
$1,307,617,846
$624,581,818
San Diego
3,343,355
20,892
$1,358,568,239
$670,117,296
San Joaquin
773,632
8,242
$533,303,266
$268,976,227
San Luis Obispo
277,259
3,527
$219,521,680
$78,776,026
San Mateo
773,244
7,767
$640,044,048
$273,089,790
Santa Barbara
451,840
5,118
$359,782,776
$117,977,134
Santa Clara
1,961,969
24,934
$2,270,102,838
$587,575,863
Santa Cruz
271,233
2,798
$218,532,461
$54,736,281
Shasta
178,045
2,162
$100,306,449
$28,360,946
Sierra
3,201
149
$7,455,741
$1,852,705
Siskiyou
44,461
799
$32,776,113
$11,599,221
Solano
440,224
3,713
$240,846,313
$28,848,212
Sonoma
492,980
5,302
$370,951,372
$116,364,741
Stanislaus
557,709
5,284
$297,787,802
$145,365,057
Sutter
100,750
1,156
$63,413,376
$20,683,107
Tehama
65,129
970
$41,832,527
$16,114,557
Trinity
13,548
369
$15,627,630
$7,598,262
Tulare
479,977
7,186
$349,891,261
$84,391,314
Tuolumne
54,917
906
$42,048,740
$12,998,526
Ventura
842,886
9,708
$746,555,766
$305,040,159
Yolo
221,705
2,085
$131,776,220
$31,309,142
Yuba
78,887
947
$50,128,835
$13,321,525