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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
California State Controller's Office Seal
Kern County
Year:
Population
914,193

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 70 $2,569,841 $1,635,273
Board of Trade 10 $418,333 $282,232
Construction Services 18 $1,236,234 $833,473
County Counsel 47 $4,939,911 $3,110,030
Garage 9 $450,084 $309,057
Library 149 $2,776,513 $1,342,152
Mental Health Services 971 $56,097,285 $35,204,738
Public Defender 110 $8,688,745 $5,238,780
Risk Management 27 $1,616,292 $1,181,620
Aging and Adult Services 227 $7,795,411 $4,476,844
Assessor 90 $5,293,574 $3,525,350
Auditor-Controller 40 $2,354,885 $1,542,034
County Clerk Elections 23 $1,052,171 $570,036
District Attorney 225 $18,348,932 $12,412,184
Farm and Home Advisor 4 $179,047 $141,779
Fire 685 $76,555,137 $49,682,416
Personnel 43 $2,154,076 $1,407,874
Probation 647 $38,034,890 $33,278,769
Recorder 27 $1,014,392 $728,191
Sheriff 1,303 $100,618,348 $75,582,236
Treasurer-Tax Collector 33 $1,894,311 $1,313,579
California Children's Services 34 $1,896,575 $1,329,886
District Attorney Forensic Division 32 $2,448,352 $1,559,301
Board of Supervisors-District 4 7 $294,915 $108,623
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors 7 $360,362 $212,134
Board of Supervisors-District 3 4 $247,252 $126,243
Information Technology Services 86 $6,342,145 $4,139,446
Board of Supervisors-District 2 6 $281,968 $118,206
Board of Supervisors-District 1 6 $279,091 $150,611
Board of Supervisors-District 5 4 $260,804 $165,061
Agriculture and Measurement Standards 84 $3,328,777 $1,881,256
Airports 23 $1,225,111 $781,881
Child Support Services 267 $11,582,046 $7,913,129
Community and Economic Development 11 $637,208 $441,081
County Administrative Officer 22 $1,984,511 $1,133,576
Employers' Training Resource 144 $6,995,680 $4,579,212
General Services 211 $8,838,442 $5,577,102
Human Services 1,845 $82,302,922 $54,407,920
KCERA 35 $2,186,397 $1,396,330
Planning & Community Development 63 $3,720,409 $2,452,504
Public Health 337 $13,255,891 $8,126,058
Veterans Services 14 $653,007 $379,621
Public Works-Public Ways 514 $28,642,594 $18,099,089
County Clerk Spec Rev 7 $254,891 $189,629
Environ Health Serve Div 53 $3,532,957 $2,371,969