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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
California State Controller's Office Seal
Kern County
Year:
Population
895,112

Report: Departments

Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Animal Control 74 $2,630,952 $1,716,237
Board Of Trade 11 $187,681 $118,356
Construction Services 21 $1,529,352 $1,011,020
County Clerk 8 $188,069 $129,571
County Counsel 54 $5,061,481 $3,227,077
Emergency Medical Service 9 $355,073 $226,371
Garage 18 $732,748 $465,290
Library 195 $3,461,606 $1,770,779
Mental Health Services 652 $31,702,282 $20,611,635
Parks & Recreation 114 $4,107,645 $2,413,047
Public Defender 116 $8,578,608 $5,291,517
Risk Management 27 $1,631,867 $1,196,106
Aging And Adult Services 237 $6,520,144 $3,787,988
Assessor 99 $5,793,345 $4,074,403
Auditor-Controller 46 $3,021,240 $2,025,018
County Clerk Elections 23 $1,027,341 $565,234
District Attorney 228 $19,270,024 $13,286,168
Farm And Home Advisor 4 $169,736 $138,372
Fire 712 $77,702,527 $49,557,462
Kern Medical Center 1,664 $67,130,715 $29,609,973
Personnel 43 $2,295,874 $1,454,220
Probation 703 $37,649,967 $32,663,102
Recorder 29 $1,124,156 $811,425
Sheriff 1,274 $95,425,517 $73,211,796
Substance Abuse Program 51 $1,954,577 $1,353,333
Treasurer-Tax Collector 32 $1,818,010 $1,296,400
California Children's Services 64 $3,216,904 $2,156,241
Development Services Agency 12 $654,806 $434,494
District Attorney Forensic Division 39 $2,633,571 $1,634,232
Board Of Supervisors-District 4 5 $297,538 $199,764
Clerk Of The Board Of Supervisors 7 $416,697 $329,355
Kern Sanitation Authority 21 $1,167,033 $828,404
Board Of Supervisors-District 3 4 $278,058 $154,848
Information Technology Services 53 $3,850,745 $2,546,393
Board Of Supervisors-District 2 4 $304,188 $201,852
Correctional Medicine 97 $4,945,059 $2,354,752
Board Of Supervisors-District 1 6 $292,779 $137,577
Board Of Supervisors-District 5 4 $248,620 $146,791
Agriculture And Measurement Standards 89 $3,418,026 $2,010,484
Airports 28 $1,358,788 $879,241
Child Support Services 216 $9,231,150 $6,367,587
Community And Economic Development 13 $761,496 $503,826
County Administrative Officer 20 $1,649,603 $1,079,936
Employers' Training Resource 136 $5,615,865 $3,669,028
Environmental Health 2 $26,124 $14,473
General Services 122 $5,300,756 $3,869,840
Human Services 1,963 $80,470,989 $54,350,357
KCERA 31 $1,795,159 $1,217,136
Planning & Community Development 49 $2,487,616 $1,523,750
Public Health 215 $11,345,901 $7,778,314
Veterans Services 19 $639,004 $321,554
Public Works-Public Ways 443 $23,800,085 $16,012,580
Environ Health Services Div 62 $3,506,795 $2,322,184