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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
California State Controller's Office Seal
Humboldt County
Year:
Population
133,100

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

Last Updated: 6/25/2024

Report: Departments

Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Administration 35 $2,552,721 $559,146
Advanced Planning Department 8 $541,895 $98,296
Agricultural Commissioner 8 $539,659 $136,304
Arcata-Eureka Airport 20 $1,170,937 $320,011
Assessor 31 $1,678,386 $436,228
Auditor-Controller 21 $1,172,756 $230,791
Building Inspector 15 $1,158,872 $225,681
CDS Natural Resources Planning 5 $312,642 $78,207
Conflict Counsel 11 $895,108 $177,896
Drug Court 3 $195,078 $55,395
Economic Development Division 11 $659,015 $128,336
Elections 21 $293,832 $64,375
Environment Health 36 $1,943,803 $505,284
ETD Staff 21 $1,064,127 $292,831
Health Education 35 $1,646,400 $442,649
Information Technology 31 $1,551,390 $405,454
Juvenile Hall 30 $1,714,620 $401,914
Personnel 7 $524,990 $106,584
Public Guardian - Conservator 11 $387,493 $111,276
Public Health Administration 75 $3,246,296 $823,085
Public Health Field Nursing 75 $4,858,548 $1,091,478
Recorder 18 $651,443 $190,875
Revenue Recovery 3 $153,735 $31,414
Sheriff 151 $11,579,271 $2,760,138
Sheriff - Jail 123 $9,629,196 $2,269,348
Veterans Service Officer 5 $187,738 $51,099
Victim-Witness Program 5 $244,595 $53,603
Alcohol & Drug 18 $839,001 $202,674
Board Of Supervisors 10 $873,696 $187,279
Communications 3 $111,625 $32,093
Cooperative Extension 2 $74,119 $34,121
County Administrative Officer 8 $861,604 $129,449
County Counsel 15 $1,457,446 $275,902
County Library 72 $2,104,727 $415,063
Current Planning Department 28 $1,984,739 $436,418
District Attorney 45 $3,127,802 $613,343
Facility Management 47 $2,257,524 $650,037
Healthy Moms 14 $520,973 $157,362
Mental Health 294 $18,122,732 $4,175,632
Parks & Recreation 13 $368,593 $104,917
Probation 42 $2,840,507 $774,574
Proposition 10 4 $257,230 $51,006
Public Defender 22 $1,957,644 $343,358
Public Health Laboratory 13 $609,421 $173,750
Public Works - Land Use 5 $277,203 $65,965
Purchasing Agent 6 $180,765 $70,475
Risk Management 7 $698,095 $110,817
Social Services 425 $21,555,169 $5,822,720
Water Management 3 $210,718 $54,061
WIC Nutrition 11 $360,398 $101,537
Solid Waste Disposal 2 $41,721 $6,711
Public Safety Realignment 9 $624,551 $169,694
Victim Advocacy & Outreach 3 $60,288 $16,006
County Surveyor 1 $174,719 $32,477
District Attorney Measure Z 13 $601,622 $174,634
Probation Measure Z 5 $278,901 $86,997
Sheriff Measure Z 47 $3,538,643 $926,889
Cannabis Planning 13 $837,117 $186,362
DHHS Measure Z 7 $393,079 $100,709
Public Defender Measure Z 3 $147,909 $31,756
Public Works Measure Z 2 $86,039 $17,963
Child Welfare Services 192 $11,358,773 $2,516,515
Code Enforcement 12 $841,031 $188,887
Department Of Child Support Services 36 $2,132,950 $503,365
Early Childhood Care & Education 1 $80,015 $13,739
Inmate Welfare 1 $13,405 $2,907
Juvenile Crime Prevention Act 2000 3 $153,287 $49,120
ADA Compliance ISF 3 $211,053 $51,987
First Five Humboldt-Vesper 3 $158,431 $34,808
Parent & Family Support 5 $180,903 $55,762
ARPA 4 $125,493 $42,355
Roads - Administration/Business 15 $756,196 $159,831
Auditor-Controller Measure Z 2 $41,464 $4,434
District Attorney - Child Abuse Services Team 5 $447,023 $112,084
Housing Outreach & Mobile Engineering 34 $1,413,740 $304,383
Motor Pool - Operating 12 $469,456 $98,962
Roads - Construction & Maintenance 69 $3,761,299 $877,394
Roads - Engineering 15 $959,682 $193,238
Roads - Equipment Maintenance 12 $600,312 $163,917
Roads - Natural Resources 4 $294,924 $70,014
Roads - Real Property 6 $206,719 $50,014
Title IV - E Waiver & Resolution 1 $88,851 $26,845
Treasurer - Tax Collector 7 $384,286 $96,570