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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
394,584
Total Wages
$30,648,776,160
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
$10,143,258,074
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Last Updated: 10/8/2024
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Residents
Employees
Total Wages
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Alameda
1,651,979
10,724
$1,011,937,072
$394,216,574
Alpine
1,200
123
$6,341,484
$1,912,999
Amador
40,297
525
$33,601,926
$8,745,576
Butte
201,608
3,063
$136,805,824
$32,025,976
Calaveras
45,049
764
$41,534,194
$10,033,522
Colusa
21,807
471
$24,500,336
$6,467,791
Contra Costa
1,156,555
11,845
$996,563,635
$455,070,040
Del Norte
27,218
525
$22,854,095
$5,970,821
El Dorado
190,465
2,160
$143,576,836
$43,559,321
Fresno
1,011,273
8,870
$466,423,585
$312,160,453
Glenn
28,750
568
$31,355,131
$9,368,774
Humboldt
135,168
2,561
$130,855,628
$28,981,218
Imperial
179,329
2,362
$123,140,804
$32,539,226
Inyo
18,978
510
$30,035,611
$8,409,175
Kern
909,813
8,653
$537,734,451
$353,943,058
Kings
152,023
1,716
$87,412,820
$21,913,804
Lake
67,407
1,122
$50,874,384
$13,558,336
Lassen
30,274
459
$22,034,384
$3,919,544
Los Angeles
9,861,224
109,459
$10,213,232,927
$2,819,162,165
Madera
157,396
1,825
$92,599,452
$42,912,678
Marin
257,135
3,061
$251,163,323
$78,675,183
Mariposa
17,045
627
$31,742,339
$7,444,196
Mendocino
89,999
1,414
$85,346,008
$44,945,495
Merced
284,338
3,459
$137,364,536
$90,914,929
Modoc
8,690
359
$11,523,419
$2,660,612
Mono
13,379
405
$26,504,250
$4,824,836
Monterey
433,716
6,140
$496,925,625
$128,962,636
Napa
136,179
1,805
$140,278,015
$33,418,427
Nevada
101,242
1,029
$66,534,106
$30,939,411
Orange
3,162,245
19,299
$1,494,064,183
$452,789,154
Placer
409,025
3,336
$254,972,479
$123,527,311
Riverside
2,435,525
26,246
$1,747,427,126
$355,281,169
Sacramento
1,576,618
13,883
$1,064,455,235
$282,286,391
San Benito
65,479
701
$36,117,625
$6,958,954
San Bernardino
2,187,665
24,459
$1,499,961,026
$698,201,378
San Diego
3,287,306
24,845
$1,548,178,718
$784,407,831
San Joaquin
784,298
8,562
$564,493,681
$322,767,951
San Luis Obispo
280,721
3,485
$235,399,867
$93,529,443
San Mateo
744,662
7,465
$678,745,601
$304,484,290
Santa Barbara
445,164
5,219
$394,478,018
$126,086,055
Santa Clara
1,894,783
25,876
$2,739,228,444
$660,298,250
Santa Cruz
266,564
3,223
$232,951,603
$59,389,914
Shasta
180,531
2,001
$116,768,067
$30,575,919
Sierra
3,229
151
$8,244,736
$2,121,510
Siskiyou
43,830
805
$33,731,711
$11,772,427
Solano
447,241
3,516
$258,991,008
$32,911,201
Sonoma
482,404
5,361
$405,937,399
$132,842,909
Stanislaus
549,466
5,361
$305,200,993
$146,621,515
Sutter
99,145
1,131
$62,627,428
$20,688,185
Tehama
65,052
950
$39,629,286
$16,176,415
Trinity
16,023
379
$18,420,719
$3,673,014
Tulare
475,014
7,059
$377,556,802
$92,730,111
Tuolumne
55,291
891
$45,274,436
$12,610,566
Ventura
833,652
10,755
$835,046,969
$304,628,811
Yolo
221,165
2,056
$139,733,961
$23,111,247
Yuba
82,275
965
$60,342,839
$15,129,377