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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
California State Controller's Office Seal
Humboldt County
Year:
Population
134,047

This county does not include payments toward the unfunded liability of the employer sponsored retirement plan.

Last Updated: 6/27/2023

Report: Departments

Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Administration 30 $2,440,143 $491,448
Advanced Planning Department 12 $542,865 $124,211
Agricultural Commissioner 10 $498,666 $114,033
Arcata-Eureka Airport 24 $1,124,336 $257,824
Assessor 36 $1,774,229 $402,521
Auditor-Controller 20 $975,588 $175,516
Building Inspector 21 $1,072,775 $213,337
CDS Natural Resources Planning 5 $301,689 $72,206
Conflict Counsel 10 $776,219 $133,195
Drug Court 4 $183,837 $58,435
Economic Development Division 9 $566,218 $88,587
Elections 37 $453,913 $80,683
Environment Health 34 $1,803,271 $434,068
ETD Staff 25 $973,561 $261,381
Health Education 33 $1,564,189 $374,449
Information Technology 22 $1,516,969 $319,045
Juvenile Hall 38 $1,677,235 $405,213
Personnel 11 $690,479 $133,931
Public Guardian - Conservator 9 $443,667 $125,673
Public Health Administration 74 $3,404,726 $740,742
Public Health Field Nursing 61 $3,739,938 $731,239
Recorder 14 $641,882 $143,701
Revenue Recovery 3 $152,431 $33,857
Roads-Engineering 12 $964,242 $180,303
Roads-Equipment Maintenance 13 $623,152 $162,838
Roads-Real Property 6 $228,584 $56,164
Sheriff 167 $11,218,879 $2,448,163
Sheriff - Jail 142 $9,334,790 $2,090,748
Title IV-E Waiver & Resolution 2 $158,575 $42,117
Treasurer-Tax Collector 11 $412,411 $98,587
Veterans Service Officer 4 $189,335 $53,594
Victim-Witness Program 5 $162,407 $37,820
Alcohol & Drug 20 $904,563 $218,579
Board Of Supervisors 10 $822,678 $160,376
Communications 1 $30,578 $2,310
Cooperative Extension 2 $75,954 $30,716
County Administrative Officer 9 $802,581 $100,565
County Counsel 18 $1,653,089 $287,968
County Library 71 $1,764,577 $335,121
Current Planning Department 31 $1,864,767 $401,134
Da-Child Abuse Service Team 5 $448,008 $105,198
District Attorney 50 $3,468,336 $642,095
Facility Management 45 $2,242,951 $565,533
Healthy Moms 10 $410,228 $103,683
Mcah/Ccs Personnel Program 19 $1,065,480 $233,371
Mental Health 311 $17,212,056 $3,763,198
Motor Pool-Operating 8 $394,088 $92,494
Parks & Recreation 12 $369,532 $93,053
Probation 43 $2,667,744 $761,645
Public Defender 24 $1,892,859 $314,312
Public Health Laboratory 16 $559,269 $140,523
Public Works - Land Use 5 $355,221 $76,002
Purchasing Agent 5 $175,423 $67,694
Risk Management 7 $353,279 $60,228
Roads-Administration/Business 15 $695,290 $148,712
Roads-Natural Resources 3 $294,279 $60,494
Social Services 418 $18,982,794 $4,840,449
Water Management 4 $205,825 $47,962
WIC Nutrition 8 $339,801 $107,434
Solid Waste Disposal 1 $33,584 $6,401
Public Safety Realignment 10 $698,321 $185,046
Victim Advocacy & Outreach 1 $46,610 $10,725
Roads-Construction & Maintenance 67 $3,474,154 $796,185
District Attorney Measure Z 9 $616,485 $129,407
Probation Measure Z 5 $331,087 $80,455
Sheriff Measure Z 49 $4,008,289 $947,857
Cannabis Planning 19 $811,255 $184,522
DHHS Measure Z 7 $342,966 $78,015
Public Defender Measure Z 2 $135,721 $21,392
Child Welfare Services 188 $10,658,677 $2,243,156
Code Enforcement 14 $814,955 $182,905
Department Of Child Support Services 41 $2,190,044 $496,416
Early Childhood Care & Education 1 $77,471 $13,630
Inmate Welfare 2 $42,336 $7,344
Juvenile Crime Prevention Act 2000 2 $137,206 $55,327
ADA Compliance ISF 5 $450,880 $95,540
Housing Outreach & Mobile Eng 24 $1,213,176 $249,091
Parent & Family Support 5 $149,747 $30,536
Retention Incentive Program 1 $478 $0
ARPA 1 $3,497 $260
Behavioral Health 1 $2,786 $811
Roads - Administration/Business 1 $10,169 $857