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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
California State Controller's Office Seal
Kern County
Year:
Population
857,882

Report: Departments

Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Airports-Enterprise Fund 33 $1,170,052 $641,399
Animal Control 67 $2,199,930 $1,241,366
Board of Trade 16 $295,333 $136,274
Construction Services 23 $1,321,096 $802,508
County Clerk 5 $141,379 $74,054
County Counsel 50 $4,646,198 $2,693,485
Emergency Medical Service 9 $505,224 $281,290
Garage 22 $950,932 $571,172
Grand Jury 2 $77,789 $56,410
Library 175 $3,545,415 $1,739,728
Mental Health Services 530 $27,053,533 $15,175,606
Parks & Recreation 116 $4,316,317 $2,712,365
Public Defender 119 $8,032,159 $4,378,657
Risk Management 30 $1,510,548 $883,065
Veterans Service 10 $422,658 $244,713
Aging and Adult Services 146 $4,524,480 $2,531,791
Assessor 110 $5,820,546 $3,609,278
Auditor-Controller 53 $3,043,930 $1,815,207
County Clerk Elections 19 $683,686 $319,055
District Attorney 207 $16,192,191 $9,868,637
Farm and Home Advisor 4 $160,858 $142,905
Fire 709 $66,913,225 $34,515,931
General Services Division 118 $5,283,682 $3,567,494
Kern Medical Center 1,985 $116,621,424 $49,472,879
Personnel 25 $1,214,054 $773,817
Probation 663 $33,434,723 $24,687,472
Recorder 28 $1,011,255 $700,617
Road 201 $10,901,385 $6,813,180
Sheriff 1,303 $87,940,447 $61,052,492
Treasurer-Tax Collector 35 $1,842,512 $1,079,466
Building Inspection CE 33 $1,635,103 $963,569
California Children's Services 66 $3,336,277 $2,093,554
Code Compliance CE 9 $463,013 $337,402
County Administrative Office 20 $1,641,563 $1,043,014
Department Of Human Services 1,598 $65,477,301 $40,613,289
Department Of Public Health 285 $14,436,387 $8,961,070
Development Services Agency 12 $788,198 $508,919
District Attorney Forensic Division 50 $2,754,653 $1,474,487
Board of Supervisors-District 4 3 $253,532 $159,322
Mental Health Substance Abuse Program 55 $2,002,110 $1,144,454
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors 7 $392,613 $275,033
Solid Waste Enterprise Fund 146 $7,467,880 $4,636,321
Kern Sanitation Authority 18 $932,348 $633,043
Employers Training Resource 135 $5,191,705 $2,995,910
Board of Supervisors-District 3 5 $302,487 $157,730
Dept. of Child Support Services 217 $9,831,467 $6,387,429
Planning and Community Development 38 $2,171,068 $1,219,604
Dept. Of Ag And Measurement St 85 $3,355,309 $1,955,973
Environmental Health Services Department 63 $3,375,472 $2,043,331
Information Technology Services 53 $4,081,497 $2,531,871
Engineering Survey and Permit Services 38 $2,537,189 $1,573,731
Board of Supervisors-District 2 4 $292,318 $169,698
Correctional Medicine 83 $7,491,966 $3,651,197
Board of Supervisors-District 1 5 $279,587 $159,941
Public Transit Enterprise Fund 4 $174,008 $129,552
Board of Supervisors-District 5 10 $263,505 $142,739
Community & Econ Development Dept. 13 $846,396 $497,698