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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
California State Controller's Office Seal
Kern County
Year:
Population
874,264

Report: Departments

Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Animal Control 71 $2,671,464 $1,655,689
Board of Trade 14 $272,197 $169,166
Code Compliance 15 $731,109 $444,583
Construction Services 23 $1,485,327 $931,613
County Clerk 7 $199,463 $110,236
County Counsel 52 $4,712,106 $2,835,628
Emergency Medical Service 7 $440,532 $222,176
Garage 28 $1,023,712 $643,706
Grand Jury 1 $48,200 $28,566
Library 217 $3,729,746 $1,636,803
Mental Health Services 535 $27,261,050 $15,760,599
Parks & Recreation 111 $4,288,739 $2,453,435
Public Defender 106 $8,332,944 $4,876,044
Risk Management 30 $1,575,669 $1,010,423
Aging and Adult Services 206 $5,846,977 $3,216,745
Assessor 110 $6,092,326 $3,851,225
Auditor-Controller 52 $3,135,599 $1,952,881
Building Inspection 39 $2,031,835 $1,096,798
County Clerk Elections 20 $766,406 $422,340
District Attorney 234 $18,625,842 $11,570,570
Farm and Home Advisor 5 $167,042 $112,022
Fire 764 $76,797,582 $43,802,869
Kern Medical Center 1,784 $111,250,824 $49,083,755
Personnel 25 $1,369,205 $815,199
Probation 706 $37,532,277 $28,506,584
Recorder 30 $1,125,337 $764,646
Sheriff 1,315 $93,554,982 $66,591,706
Substance Abuse Program 48 $1,922,336 $1,082,235
Treasurer-Tax Collector 41 $2,067,074 $1,182,438
California Children's Services 63 $3,601,397 $2,222,101
County Administrative Office 27 $2,166,891 $1,203,872
Development Services Agency 14 $773,284 $438,409
District Attorney Forensic Division 43 $2,539,296 $1,497,383
Board of Supervisors-District 4 5 $276,023 $152,629
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors 8 $408,653 $276,497
Kern Sanitation Authority 17 $932,751 $618,829
Board of Supervisors-District 3 6 $308,917 $149,659
Information Technology Services 55 $3,580,447 $2,269,934
Board of Supervisors-District 2 6 $314,031 $177,557
Correctional Medicine 90 $8,080,323 $3,768,622
Board of Supervisors-District 1 7 $313,005 $166,656
Board of Supervisors-District 5 8 $311,253 $164,527
Agriculture and Measurement Standards 82 $3,491,461 $1,952,928
Airports 28 $1,197,051 $724,568
Child Support Services 225 $9,471,561 $5,887,685
Community and Economic Development 13 $848,546 $532,198
Employers' Training Resource 113 $4,914,246 $2,870,803
Engineering, Survey, and Permit Services 32 $2,371,778 $1,315,337
Environmental Health 62 $3,477,893 $2,131,566
General Services 116 $5,543,415 $3,748,572
Human Services 1,807 $76,140,398 $46,949,806
Planning & Community Development 35 $2,371,659 $1,407,860
Public Health 244 $12,832,324 $8,058,992
Public Transit 4 $203,169 $120,671
Roads 219 $11,417,307 $7,061,015
Solid Waste 154 $8,120,941 $4,946,307
Veterans Services 12 $477,767 $306,712