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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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Government Compensation in California
Malia M. Cohen, California State Controller

County Detail

Humboldt County
Year:
Employers in this County
County Employees
2,610
Population
133,817
Total Wages
$147,773,798
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
$34,534,143

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

Last Updated: 6/24/2025

Report: Departments

Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Administration 33 $2,735,743 $603,040
Advanced Planning Department 6 $372,130 $84,341
Agricultural Commissioner 8 $580,497 $130,008
Arcata-Eureka Airport 19 $1,198,429 $351,414
Assessor 32 $1,748,616 $459,561
Auditor-Controller 20 $1,155,931 $247,582
Building Inspector 13 $1,044,406 $204,435
CDS Natural Resources Planning 5 $293,736 $76,466
Conflict Counsel 11 $920,238 $176,347
Drug Court 2 $147,528 $40,857
Economic Development Division 15 $708,902 $154,466
Elections 213 $722,600 $80,297
Environment Health 36 $1,825,190 $451,218
ETD Staff 23 $1,152,966 $343,493
Health Education 30 $1,597,667 $384,884
Information Technology 29 $1,704,341 $431,686
Juvenile Hall 32 $1,712,894 $382,987
Personnel 10 $657,727 $128,884
Public Guardian - Conservator 9 $411,873 $113,384
Public Health Administration 66 $3,566,391 $887,316
Public Health Field Nursing 75 $4,990,367 $1,097,510
Recorder 13 $671,247 $190,262
Revenue Recovery 1 $64,659 $15,482
Roads-Engineering 13 $955,490 $186,247
Roads-Equipment Maintenance 12 $604,035 $163,079
Roads-Real Property 5 $293,745 $76,831
Sheriff 148 $10,948,023 $2,598,793
Sheriff - Jail 117 $9,448,014 $2,115,366
Title IV-E Waiver & Resolution 1 $95,575 $27,743
Treasurer-Tax Collector 7 $555,822 $131,023
Veterans Service Officer 4 $211,598 $58,004
Victim-Witness Program 7 $321,856 $69,082
Alcohol & Drug 14 $809,284 $190,930
Animal Control 2 $3,690 $305
Board Of Supervisors 10 $859,800 $186,531
Communications 3 $157,917 $53,620
Cooperative Extension 3 $79,190 $25,020
County Administrative Officer 9 $848,237 $126,770
County Counsel 14 $1,579,607 $311,262
County Library 74 $1,922,894 $402,313
Current Planning Department 32 $2,479,413 $529,739
DA-Child Abuse Service Team 5 $495,318 $120,509
District Attorney 48 $3,307,103 $644,443
Facility Management 51 $2,269,461 $600,065
Healthy Moms 9 $368,144 $117,510
Mental Health 290 $17,694,183 $3,994,233
Motor Pool-Operating 11 $566,770 $120,741
Parks & Recreation 10 $427,405 $97,104
Probation 37 $2,603,095 $684,046
Proposition 10 4 $280,937 $51,599
Public Defender 22 $1,986,220 $372,533
Public Health Laboratory 13 $584,501 $162,815
Public Works - Land Use 3 $199,350 $53,114
Purchasing Agent 4 $180,442 $61,368
Risk Management 9 $728,678 $114,597
Roads-Administration/Business 14 $751,781 $142,628
Roads-Natural Resources 4 $276,681 $63,038
Social Services 423 $22,583,709 $5,983,761
Water Management 4 $171,391 $36,415
WIC Nutrition 11 $433,518 $118,318
Solid Waste Disposal 1 $60,368 $6,028
Public Safety Realignment 12 $975,708 $254,464
County Surveyor 1 $189,161 $33,583
Roads-Construction & Maintenance 66 $3,754,490 $887,472
District Attorney Measure Z 13 $884,225 $211,187
Probation Measure Z 5 $411,365 $120,457
Sheriff Measure Z 46 $4,517,380 $1,042,794
Auditor Controller Measure Z 1 $14,881 $484
DHHS Measure Z 7 $458,157 $122,868
Public Defender Measure Z 2 $183,640 $45,343
Public Works Measure Z 3 $160,064 $39,591
Child Welfare Services 198 $12,611,450 $2,676,334
Code Enforcement 10 $682,702 $151,715
Department Of Child Support Services 40 $1,974,476 $467,101
Early Childhood Care & Education 1 $80,968 $13,376
Inmate Welfare 2 $114,525 $27,148
Juvenile Crime Prevention Act 2000 2 $173,452 $52,369
ADA Compliance ISF 4 $245,810 $45,497
First Five Humboldt-Vesper 3 $127,081 $26,979
Parent & Family Support 5 $167,209 $43,128
ARPA 3 $85,225 $23,016
Housing Outreach & Mobile Engineering 37 $1,834,506 $415,794