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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
California State Controller's Office Seal
Kern County
Year:
Population
873,092

Report: Departments

Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Animal Control 87 $2,907,882 $1,601,718
Board of Trade 16 $236,526 $114,764
Construction Services 23 $1,561,754 $932,124
County Clerk 6 $172,150 $105,595
County Counsel 49 $4,929,819 $2,931,573
Emergency Medical Service 8 $467,777 $280,583
Garage 23 $977,521 $625,561
Grand Jury 1 $47,194 $32,364
Library 208 $3,506,951 $1,735,331
Mental Health Services 540 $27,946,446 $16,214,311
Parks & Recreation 116 $4,344,482 $2,578,223
Public Defender 112 $8,083,967 $4,680,212
Risk Management 37 $1,681,041 $980,867
Aging and Adult Services 183 $5,100,568 $2,820,221
Assessor 110 $5,875,868 $3,762,980
Auditor-Controller 54 $3,121,530 $1,947,593
Building Inspection 38 $1,827,919 $1,032,649
County Clerk Elections 16 $639,488 $392,586
District Attorney 232 $17,389,223 $10,733,045
Farm and Home Advisor 4 $162,675 $132,786
Fire 735 $71,453,953 $40,834,727
Kern Medical Center 1,947 $121,253,961 $52,324,188
Personnel 28 $1,364,381 $850,070
Probation 686 $35,815,795 $26,786,761
Recorder 32 $1,047,128 $715,847
Sheriff 1,341 $93,991,207 $65,057,592
Substance Abuse Program 49 $1,921,459 $1,174,893
Treasurer-Tax Collector 40 $1,845,792 $1,123,267
Code Compliance CE 14 $582,699 $346,594
Development Services Agency 13 $848,770 $526,280
District Attorney Forensic Division 51 $2,671,333 $1,491,367
Board of Supervisors-District 4 7 $315,824 $179,894
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors 7 $407,168 $284,797
Kern Sanitation Authority 16 $935,758 $653,492
Board of Supervisors-District 3 5 $285,978 $142,603
Information Technology Services 55 $4,127,587 $2,633,033
Board of Supervisors-District 2 6 $306,708 $177,942
Correctional Medicine 91 $7,849,781 $3,676,142
Board of Supervisors-District 1 11 $352,140 $154,019
Board of Supervisors-District 5 12 $311,409 $163,682
Agriculture and Measurement Standards 95 $3,558,379 $1,985,841
Airports 30 $1,158,901 $655,954
California Childrens Services 61 $3,575,375 $2,223,413
Child Support Services 217 $9,521,538 $6,198,712
Community and Economic Development 10 $610,290 $422,399
County Administrative Officer 25 $1,848,338 $1,074,566
Employers' Training Resource 126 $5,303,733 $2,985,555
Engineering, Survey, and Permit Services 37 $2,554,512 $1,608,373
Environmental Health 65 $3,515,510 $2,184,139
General Services 119 $5,325,692 $3,634,085
Human Services 1,781 $71,331,112 $44,476,026
KCERA 1 $1,900 $0
Kern Council of Governments 1 $225 $0
Planning & Community Development 44 $2,396,928 $1,429,214
Public Health 277 $14,335,824 $8,907,091
Public Transit 5 $217,013 $156,439
Roads 208 $11,388,256 $7,040,699
Solid Waste 148 $7,882,708 $4,899,075
Veterans Services 12 $514,304 $326,588