Skip to main content
Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
California State Controller's Office Seal
Kern County
Year:
Population
910,300

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 90 $2,924,630 $1,439,475
Board Of Trade 5 $429,387 $230,406
Construction Services 20 $1,475,458 $951,424
County Counsel 55 $5,912,288 $3,379,940
Garage 10 $452,738 $263,148
Library 194 $4,122,433 $1,635,321
Mental Health Services 1,052 $62,018,944 $34,633,270
Public Defender 99 $10,849,272 $5,789,756
Risk Management 24 $1,561,379 $956,645
Aging And Adult Services 281 $11,643,749 $5,891,362
Assessor 92 $5,222,663 $3,117,116
Auditor-Controller 37 $2,512,691 $1,230,551
County Clerk Elections 29 $920,183 $448,159
District Attorney 256 $20,380,103 $12,066,853
Farm And Home Advisor 4 $196,295 $149,034
Fire 790 $92,031,252 $57,697,427
Personnel 48 $2,896,147 $1,739,948
Probation 649 $45,678,960 $36,137,916
Recorder 24 $1,006,157 $650,072
Sheriff 1,294 $122,968,096 $82,011,387
Treasurer-Tax Collector 32 $1,908,058 $1,214,797
California Children's Services 42 $3,061,599 $1,890,734
District Attorney Forensic Division 31 $2,574,466 $1,457,929
Board Of Supervisors-District 4 6 $315,605 $128,719
Clerk Of The Board Of Supervisors 7 $439,282 $255,018
Board Of Supervisors-District 3 5 $348,934 $171,756
Information Technology Services 102 $7,793,073 $4,212,867
Board Of Supervisors-District 2 6 $296,316 $125,087
Board Of Supervisors-District 1 5 $338,779 $176,569
Board Of Supervisors-District 5 4 $262,831 $142,028
Agriculture And Measurement Standards 68 $3,493,000 $1,860,385
Airports 29 $1,379,535 $711,662
Child Support Services 306 $13,494,605 $7,736,237
Community And Economic Development 11 $677,199 $422,133
County Administrative Officer 21 $2,282,544 $1,268,932
Employers' Training Resource 143 $7,869,187 $4,657,016
General Services 242 $10,207,695 $5,019,981
Human Services 2,060 $105,647,854 $57,123,842
Planning & Community Development 64 $3,762,286 $2,096,584
Public Health 265 $15,648,213 $9,061,311
Veterans Services 17 $742,941 $366,803
Public Works-Public Ways 600 $34,607,628 $19,142,396
County Clerk Spec Rev 8 $177,437 $70,085
Environ Health Services Division 67 $4,226,989 $2,343,199
Kern County Employees' Retirement Association 35 $3,378,878 $1,920,830