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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
California State Controller's Office Seal
Kern County
Year:
Population
909,813

This county includes payments toward the unfunded liability of the employer sponsored retirement plan.

Report: Departments

Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Animal Control 69 $2,457,595 $1,381,247
Board Of Trade 6 $354,077 $199,819
Construction Services 17 $1,253,617 $856,093
County Counsel 50 $5,135,045 $3,191,940
Garage 10 $424,758 $222,167
Library 122 $2,856,963 $1,341,526
Mental Health Services 936 $58,538,401 $35,296,101
Public Defender 105 $9,158,615 $5,320,812
Risk Management 28 $1,684,628 $1,176,743
Aging And Adult Services 255 $9,233,295 $4,975,721
Assessor 90 $5,180,259 $3,357,857
Auditor-Controller 36 $2,235,964 $1,407,245
County Clerk Elections 20 $925,872 $610,023
District Attorney 223 $18,153,385 $11,638,477
Farm And Home Advisor 4 $191,245 $154,851
Fire 732 $79,429,605 $50,508,734
Personnel 42 $2,298,398 $1,440,019
Probation 661 $40,730,056 $34,925,860
Recorder 27 $1,116,304 $775,737
Sheriff 1,294 $103,802,740 $76,838,732
Treasurer-Tax Collector 35 $1,918,398 $1,253,992
California Children's Services 39 $1,904,180 $1,146,170
District Attorney Forensic Division 31 $2,457,827 $1,516,269
Board Of Supervisors-District 4 7 $301,883 $108,253
Clerk Of The Board Of Supervisors 10 $458,175 $230,824
Board Of Supervisors-District 3 6 $250,817 $134,529
Information Technology Services 86 $6,380,066 $4,050,939
Board Of Supervisors-District 2 7 $280,754 $119,582
Board Of Supervisors-District 1 5 $259,220 $142,172
Board Of Supervisors-District 5 3 $262,606 $168,619
Agriculture And Measurement Standards 72 $3,354,540 $1,787,576
Airports 25 $1,317,159 $807,183
Child Support Services 292 $12,173,654 $7,740,033
Community And Economic Development 12 $682,190 $445,263
County Administrative Officer 21 $1,789,280 $1,129,060
Employers' Training Resource 139 $7,281,775 $4,651,378
General Services 213 $8,932,758 $5,295,126
Human Services 1,817 $85,603,871 $53,749,754
KCERA 37 $2,651,113 $1,609,399
Planning & Community Development 72 $3,961,352 $2,518,982
Public Health 355 $14,602,670 $7,897,909
Veterans Services 12 $621,219 $360,225
Public Works-Public Ways 556 $31,030,116 $18,899,219
County Clerk Spec Rev 7 $183,645 $110,249
Extend Leave Holding Unit 12 $215,214 $183,582
Environ Health Serv Div. 52 $3,355,434 $2,045,665
Environ Health Serve Div. 3 $343,713 $221,402