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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
California State Controller's Office Seal
Kern County
Year:
Population
905,801

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 77 $2,830,651 $1,762,617
Board of Trade 11 $163,202 $106,255
Construction Services 23 $1,676,206 $1,111,610
County Counsel 55 $5,089,317 $3,076,908
Garage 12 $520,339 $343,620
Library 195 $3,167,596 $1,523,669
Mental Health Services 818 $38,775,598 $24,569,473
Parks & Recreation 6 $14,872 $4,995
Public Defender 113 $8,360,409 $5,081,361
Risk Management 26 $1,596,972 $1,160,121
Aging and Adult Services 216 $6,617,888 $3,841,507
Assessor 99 $5,791,954 $3,999,495
Auditor-Controller 50 $3,081,431 $2,005,865
County Clerk Elections 19 $812,229 $593,232
District Attorney 232 $18,337,409 $12,534,831
Farm and Home Advisor 4 $174,864 $142,509
Fire 708 $78,143,567 $47,699,243
Personnel 41 $1,957,387 $1,254,060
Probation 657 $37,354,145 $32,100,248
Recorder 28 $1,067,593 $762,849
Sheriff 1,308 $93,188,228 $70,374,396
Substance Abuse Program 5 $35,519 $23,644
Treasurer-Tax Collector 35 $1,912,249 $1,283,847
California Children's Services 58 $2,986,930 $1,975,900
Development Services Agency 14 $768,968 $494,431
District Attorney Forensic Division 32 $2,515,159 $1,640,054
Board of Supervisors-District 4 4 $252,975 $167,218
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors 8 $446,074 $298,563
Kern Sanitation Authority 19 $1,104,323 $792,827
Board of Supervisors-District 3 4 $278,057 $162,397
Information Technology Services 49 $3,563,244 $2,381,886
Board of Supervisors-District 2 4 $251,898 $158,372
Board of Supervisors-District 1 6 $271,220 $144,906
Board of Supervisors-District 5 5 $238,550 $150,241
Agriculture and Measurement Standards 87 $3,220,061 $1,772,292
Airports 27 $1,297,735 $820,663
Child Support Services 215 $9,291,715 $6,041,607
Community and Economic Development 11 $593,207 $413,638
County Administrative Officer 21 $1,881,833 $1,057,662
Employers' Training Resource 130 $5,722,102 $3,701,082
General Services 229 $9,049,522 $5,941,057
Human Services 1,947 $79,403,198 $52,799,554
KCERA 29 $1,832,370 $1,164,255
Planning & Community Development 51 $2,682,016 $1,629,578
Public Health 228 $11,565,092 $7,767,901
Veterans Services 16 $609,424 $313,459
Public Works-Public Ways 461 $24,414,436 $15,830,980
County Clerk Spec Rev 7 $173,909 $120,820
Environ Health Serv Div 65 $3,421,310 $2,257,299