California Counties

Counties Reported

County Employees

394,584

Total Wages

$30,648,776,160

Total Retirement & Health Contribution

$10,143,258,074

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Last Updated: 5/10/2024

Report: Averages

The averages values are based on all W-2 employees and board members (paid or unpaid) reported for the calendar year. Employees who work partial year and/or part-time are counted as full time employees in the averages calculations. Some employees included in the averages calculations do not receive retirement and/or health benefits.

All Reported Counties

Average Wages

$77,674

Average Retirement & Health Contribution

$25,706

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County	Residents	Employees	Average Wages	Average Retirement & Health Contribution
Alameda	1,651,979	10,724	$94,362	$36,760
Alpine	1,200	123	$51,557	$15,553
Amador	40,297	525	$64,004	$16,658
Butte	201,608	3,063	$44,664	$10,456
Calaveras	45,049	764	$54,364	$13,133
Colusa	21,807	471	$52,018	$13,732
Contra Costa	1,156,555	11,845	$84,134	$38,419
Del Norte	27,218	525	$43,532	$11,373
El Dorado	190,465	2,160	$66,471	$20,166
Fresno	1,011,273	8,870	$52,584	$35,193
Glenn	28,750	568	$55,203	$16,494
Humboldt	135,168	2,561	$51,096	$11,316
Imperial	179,329	2,362	$52,134	$13,776
Inyo	18,978	510	$58,893	$16,489
Kern	909,813	8,653	$62,144	$40,904
Kings	152,023	1,716	$50,940	$12,770
Lake	67,407	1,122	$45,343	$12,084
Lassen	30,274	459	$48,005	$8,539
Los Angeles	9,861,224	109,459	$93,306	$25,755
Madera	157,396	1,825	$50,739	$23,514
Marin	257,135	3,061	$82,053	$25,702
Mariposa	17,045	627	$50,626	$11,873
Mendocino	89,999	1,414	$60,358	$31,786
Merced	284,338	3,459	$39,712	$26,284
Modoc	8,690	359	$32,099	$7,411
Mono	13,379	405	$65,443	$11,913
Monterey	433,716	6,140	$80,933	$21,004
Napa	136,179	1,805	$77,716	$18,514
Nevada	101,242	1,029	$64,659	$30,067
Orange	3,162,245	19,299	$77,417	$23,462
Placer	409,025	3,336	$76,431	$37,029
Riverside	2,435,525	26,246	$66,579	$13,537
Sacramento	1,576,618	13,883	$76,673	$20,333
San Benito	65,479	701	$51,523	$9,927
San Bernardino	2,187,665	24,459	$61,326	$28,546
San Diego	3,287,306	24,845	$62,313	$31,572
San Joaquin	784,298	8,562	$65,930	$37,698
San Luis Obispo	280,721	3,485	$67,547	$26,838
San Mateo	744,662	7,465	$90,924	$40,788
Santa Barbara	445,164	5,219	$75,585	$24,159
Santa Clara	1,894,783	25,876	$105,860	$25,518
Santa Cruz	266,564	3,223	$72,278	$18,427
Shasta	180,531	2,001	$58,355	$15,280
Sierra	3,229	151	$54,601	$14,050
Siskiyou	43,830	805	$41,903	$14,624
Solano	447,241	3,516	$73,661	$9,360
Sonoma	482,404	5,361	$75,720	$24,780
Stanislaus	549,466	5,361	$56,930	$27,350
Sutter	99,145	1,131	$55,373	$18,292
Tehama	65,052	950	$41,715	$17,028
Trinity	16,023	379	$48,603	$9,691
Tulare	475,014	7,059	$53,486	$13,136
Tuolumne	55,291	891	$50,813	$14,153
Ventura	833,652	10,755	$77,643	$28,324
Yolo	221,165	2,056	$67,964	$11,241
Yuba	82,275	965	$62,531	$15,678