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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
Government Compensation in California
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California Counties
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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
398,071
Total Wages
$34,236,726,627
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
$11,114,567,560
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Last Updated: 9/6/2024
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Residents
Employees
Total Wages
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Alameda
1,641,869
10,598
$1,082,475,046
$371,266,960
Alpine
1,179
108
$6,985,677
$3,592,040
Amador
39,611
538
$37,036,971
$9,795,107
Butte
205,928
3,059
$157,865,248
$30,121,446
Calaveras
44,842
769
$42,757,679
$10,947,973
Colusa
21,743
466
$27,571,367
$15,496,360
Contra Costa
1,146,626
11,946
$1,137,258,564
$470,014,925
Del Norte
26,345
499
$23,514,346
$5,783,718
El Dorado
188,583
2,214
$169,845,189
$48,363,060
Fresno
1,017,431
8,523
$523,808,050
$303,049,406
Glenn
28,736
605
$36,305,290
$9,767,272
Humboldt
133,100
2,469
$143,670,159
$34,397,580
Imperial
182,881
2,165
$131,231,322
$39,889,217
Inyo
18,856
530
$33,147,780
$9,342,107
Kern
910,300
9,229
$620,137,759
$373,996,110
Kings
152,627
1,790
$100,928,286
$23,561,332
Lake
67,001
1,191
$62,063,278
$15,647,567
Lassen
28,197
493
$23,684,584
$5,555,811
Los Angeles
9,824,091
108,431
$10,885,250,046
$3,168,858,069
Madera
159,328
1,856
$108,205,433
$48,940,757
Marin
252,844
3,224
$274,863,941
$51,563,019
Mariposa
16,966
706
$36,578,077
$8,551,259
Mendocino
89,476
1,411
$93,807,979
$50,639,533
Merced
287,303
3,745
$150,648,991
$94,409,285
Modoc
8,484
337
$13,453,454
$2,617,410
Mono
12,861
380
$27,962,415
$4,621,977
Monterey
437,614
6,206
$555,779,449
$141,231,352
Napa
135,029
1,790
$163,901,868
$67,122,859
Nevada
100,177
1,114
$75,340,395
$38,151,309
Orange
3,150,835
19,323
$1,628,229,538
$552,155,221
Placer
412,844
3,278
$281,078,477
$137,864,728
Plumas
18,841
490
$23,531,813
$6,039,466
Riverside
2,442,378
27,983
$2,077,745,857
$392,778,098
Sacramento
1,578,938
14,765
$1,256,034,566
$315,921,122
San Benito
65,853
707
$40,026,327
$7,394,215
San Bernardino
2,181,433
24,632
$1,732,795,080
$698,422,431
San Diego
3,291,101
22,978
$1,739,507,212
$914,286,928
San Joaquin
791,408
8,785
$649,080,024
$358,485,996
San Luis Obispo
278,469
3,596
$261,482,287
$115,936,661
San Mateo
741,565
7,295
$740,242,244
$289,594,252
Santa Barbara
443,623
5,282
$437,966,850
$130,846,140
Santa Clara
1,903,198
26,825
$3,215,503,315
$750,444,292
Santa Cruz
262,572
3,380
$273,483,356
$68,676,252
Shasta
179,195
1,974
$123,570,437
$16,725,135
Sierra
3,171
154
$9,223,433
$2,190,014
Siskiyou
43,409
789
$37,694,021
$14,155,479
Solano
446,426
3,551
$299,784,006
$39,676,194
Sonoma
478,152
5,261
$447,550,797
$140,809,548
Stanislaus
548,744
5,383
$357,905,855
$163,722,263
Sutter
100,110
1,181
$74,042,809
$23,668,595
Tehama
64,308
1,041
$48,147,896
$16,826,172
Trinity
15,915
398
$22,169,490
$9,638,710
Tulare
478,918
7,448
$437,838,193
$105,307,428
Tuolumne
54,407
901
$53,266,957
$17,460,135
Ventura
823,863
11,185
$991,467,940
$319,958,924
Yolo
221,666
2,090
$162,398,606
$30,430,817
Yuba
83,721
1,004
$68,880,598
$17,857,524