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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
56
County Employees
388,246
Total Wages
$28,691,266,959
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
$9,492,618,325
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Last Updated: 8/30/2024
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Residents
Employees
Total Wages
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Alameda
1,656,591
10,848
$962,640,766
$397,849,047
Alpine
1,135
121
$5,842,536
$2,085,580
Amador
37,377
541
$32,273,428
$8,527,019
Butte
202,669
3,131
$138,129,109
$32,527,293
Calaveras
45,036
753
$38,427,742
$9,573,354
Colusa
22,248
433
$24,029,879
$6,326,800
Del Norte
26,949
521
$23,003,589
$6,084,648
El Dorado
195,362
2,163
$139,285,458
$42,079,012
Fresno
1,026,681
9,381
$463,530,397
$284,094,428
Glenn
29,679
564
$30,661,050
$9,535,116
Humboldt
130,851
2,571
$133,356,402
$28,164,686
Imperial
186,034
2,185
$113,276,371
$30,011,373
Inyo
18,563
492
$28,825,807
$8,419,838
Kern
914,193
8,574
$515,640,719
$351,438,515
Kings
152,543
1,625
$89,595,444
$22,115,106
Lake
63,940
1,132
$46,423,592
$13,082,520
Lassen
27,572
479
$20,801,737
$5,342,610
Los Angeles
10,044,458
111,824
$9,812,125,264
$2,756,917,837
Madera
158,474
1,774
$88,563,657
$38,330,449
Marin
257,774
3,192
$239,874,743
$76,769,736
Mariposa
18,037
637
$31,025,840
$7,383,215
Mendocino
86,669
1,350
$81,681,010
$43,424,802
Merced
284,836
3,181
$134,097,693
$94,446,568
Modoc
9,491
325
$11,392,204
$2,856,215
Mono
13,295
393
$24,424,529
$7,497,008
Monterey
437,318
5,918
$471,139,393
$123,389,202
Napa
137,637
1,838
$138,826,624
$33,361,691
Nevada
97,466
1,015
$65,535,740
$30,421,227
Orange
3,153,764
20,838
$1,465,570,989
$459,212,826
Placer
404,994
3,521
$257,580,052
$117,498,783
Plumas
18,116
542
$22,112,361
$5,750,212
Riverside
2,454,453
25,261
$1,688,310,697
$352,652,380
Sacramento
1,561,014
13,663
$1,045,457,025
$276,974,505
San Benito
63,526
679
$35,342,573
$7,105,650
San Bernardino
2,175,909
24,124
$1,478,455,761
$697,881,856
San Diego
3,315,404
25,824
$1,452,232,821
$735,571,321
San Joaquin
783,534
8,332
$547,639,793
$306,041,290
San Luis Obispo
271,172
3,468
$236,509,283
$88,806,248
San Mateo
765,245
9,285
$688,251,509
$291,906,687
Santa Barbara
441,172
5,253
$381,210,793
$121,810,596
Santa Clara
1,934,171
27,031
$2,633,607,052
$652,053,104
Santa Cruz
261,115
3,264
$239,249,220
$58,578,299
Shasta
177,797
2,044
$109,637,724
$31,346,126
Sierra
3,189
141
$7,666,410
$1,931,358
Siskiyou
44,330
749
$34,330,001
$11,532,981
Solano
438,527
3,448
$262,187,250
$32,833,774
Sonoma
484,207
5,146
$393,043,295
$126,815,675
Stanislaus
555,968
5,204
$294,990,177
$139,187,250
Sutter
101,289
1,133
$62,204,041
$21,060,205
Tehama
65,354
961
$40,787,432
$16,250,218
Trinity
13,535
337
$16,611,026
$8,796,759
Tulare
481,733
6,949
$361,366,638
$90,233,769
Tuolumne
53,465
926
$41,500,229
$12,950,523
Ventura
835,223
10,172
$803,804,024
$318,985,274
Yolo
217,500
2,044
$133,480,114
$22,642,218
Yuba
79,407
946
$53,697,946
$14,153,543