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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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Government Compensation in California
Malia M. Cohen, California State Controller

County Detail

Merced County
Year:
Employers in this County
County Employees
3,686
Population
285,337
Total Wages
$146,386,551
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
$93,747,729

This county does not include payments toward the unfunded liability of the employer sponsored retirement plan.

Last Updated: 6/27/2023

Report: Departments

Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Administrative Services-Purchasing 3 $85,421 $60,635
Area Agency On Aging 5 $64,706 $0
Area Agency On Aging-Merced Senior Service 5 $103,003 $34,903
Area Agency On Aging-Pearls 6 $43,726 $0
Board Of Supervisors 12 $831,400 $568,565
Child Support Services Agency 93 $3,783,474 $2,722,855
Commerce Aviation And Economic Development 9 $400,094 $226,782
Cooperative Extension 10 $180,902 $131,241
County Counsel 15 $1,558,354 $828,467
County Counsel-Litigation 1 $73,663 $43,265
County Executive Office 23 $1,782,192 $962,827
Department Of Public Works-Building Services Division 21 $1,019,156 $655,349
District Attorney 107 $6,085,464 $3,770,539
District Attorney-Insurance Fraud 1 $54,640 $35,218
Health-Environmental Health 26 $666,368 $403,307
Library 67 $1,464,688 $840,006
Probation 21 $1,142,658 $790,525
Probation-Juvenile 24 $1,119,302 $875,083
Public Defender 51 $2,757,314 $1,488,297
Retirement Operating 12 $745,813 $462,914
Risk Management 5 $512,473 $313,696
Sheriff-Corrections 176 $10,191,394 $6,193,077
Tax Collector 6 $263,661 $206,575
Treasurer 12 $578,338 $347,355
Volunteer Firemen-Ballico 9 $10,709 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Delhi 20 $16,366 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Dos Palos 6 $12,034 $0
Volunteer Firemen-El Nido 1 $3,921 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Hilmar 13 $34,823 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Mckee 10 $8,223 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Merced 9 $8,806 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Santa Nella 3 $4,517 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Stevinson 6 $7,554 $0
Administrative Services-Custodial 41 $862,596 $547,665
Administrative Services-Support Services 1 $101,253 $59,702
Agricultural Commissioner 31 $1,755,569 $1,165,021
Area Agency On Aging-Ombudsman Program 5 $116,252 $73,021
Assessor 40 $2,151,712 $1,431,942
Auditor-Controller 26 $1,769,457 $1,270,316
Coroner 12 $652,314 $371,870
County Clerk 1 $49,529 $36,602
Department Of Administrative Services 5 $398,722 $250,810
Department Of Public Works-Parks Division 45 $952,017 $534,471
Department Of Public Works-Recreation Division 4 $177,556 $102,242
Department Of Workforce Investment 17 $788,187 $579,158
Elections 77 $403,639 $0
Fire 15 $553,746 $330,800
Fleet Management Service 8 $315,937 $288,598
Health-Administration 47 $1,772,166 $1,099,955
Health-Child Health 6 $184,906 $137,970
Health-Emergency Medical Services 6 $265,857 $142,878
Human Resources 15 $1,202,182 $731,506
Human Services Agency 12 $689,055 $399,324
Human Services Agency-C-IV Project 3 $203,650 $137,929
Juvenile Hall 69 $2,752,956 $2,039,259
Probation-Adult 47 $2,106,938 $1,620,174
Probation-Crime Prevention Act 14 $475,887 $365,417
Recorder 12 $520,097 $387,990
Registrar Of Voters 21 $669,436 $394,611
Sealer Of Weights & Measures 4 $257,987 $163,638
Sheriff 174 $11,835,198 $7,069,992
Sheriff Inmate Welfare 2 $96,414 $68,923
Sheriff-Court Operations 57 $1,961,207 $878,457
Volunteer Firemen-Atwater 7 $5,484 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Cressey 6 $3,048 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Gustine 15 $18,861 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Le Grand 5 $6,771 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Livingston 15 $48,684 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Los Banos 5 $17,517 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Planada 8 $28,032 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Snelling 2 $1,970 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Winton 13 $15,940 $0
Health-Clinic Services 10 $326,793 $245,512
Health-Maternal & Child Health 18 $940,132 $623,922
Animal Services 36 $756,876 $427,363
Law Library 9 $98,401 $14,878
Sheriff-California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team Grant 4 $220,250 $121,034
Water Resources 1 $116,341 $64,243
Health-Epidemiology 4 $108,404 $75,113
Sheriff-Dispatcher 19 $804,610 $494,738
Health-Covid 19 Unit 52 $1,727,413 $776,765
Health-Emergency Preparedness 5 $54,926 $33,253
Health-Health Disparities 1 $81,224 $41,868
Sheriff-Code Enforcement 7 $185,384 $72,335
Area Agency On Aging-Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy 9 $116,922 $65,736
Area Agency On Aging-Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education 3 $24,192 $0
Behavioral Health-Administration 83 $3,072,021 $1,923,837
Behavioral Health-Adult 59 $2,073,894 $1,202,880
Behavioral Health-Adult Systems Of Care 10 $200,455 $153,598
Behavioral Health-Alcohol And Drug Abuse 27 $944,833 $649,599
Behavioral Health-Alcohol And Drug Prevention 4 $79,142 $56,525
Behavioral Health-Alcohol And Drug Recovery Assistance For Teens 11 $277,325 $181,710
Behavioral Health-Cal Works Alcohol And Drug Prevention 14 $573,480 $384,593
Behavioral Health-Children 64 $1,637,748 $1,085,141
Behavioral Health-Community Access To Recovery Services 29 $1,123,051 $629,741
Behavioral Health-Community Outreach, Education And Engagement 8 $274,372 $150,946
Behavioral Health-Community United By Empowerment 9 $68,035 $47,799
Behavioral Health-Drop-In Center 30 $617,027 $283,780
Behavioral Health-Dual Diagnosis Program 4 $146,502 $89,701
Behavioral Health-Innovation 31 $927,534 $631,787
Behavioral Health-Inpatient 58 $2,651,150 $1,419,993
Behavioral Health-Justice & Community Integration 29 $856,582 $526,109
Behavioral Health-Managed Care 15 $829,168 $522,617
Behavioral Health-Northside 8 $315,663 $188,095
Behavioral Health-Older Adult System Of Care 2 $55,770 $32,508
Behavioral Health-Prevention And Early Intervention 16 $272,099 $113,616
Behavioral Health-Public Guardian/Conservator/Administrator 20 $820,864 $530,229
Behavioral Health-Special Services 29 $1,287,604 $689,934
Behavioral Health-Substance Use Disorders 3 $90,653 $60,826
Behavioral Health-Westside 17 $779,445 $475,028
Behavioral Health-Westside Wellness 1 $16,019 $0
Castle Airport Development Cen 12 $473,847 $330,234
Community & Economic Development-Building Division 12 $525,457 $362,409
Community & Economic Development-Environmental Health 25 $592,503 $361,452
County Counsel-Departmental Legal 5 $418,398 $220,961
Department Of Administrative Services-Communication 1 $49,600 $36,442
Department Of Administrative Services-Information 64 $3,241,567 $2,079,998
Department Of Public Works-Administration 17 $1,321,745 $789,134
Department Of Public Works-Roads 81 $3,532,967 $2,385,155
District Attorney-Family Violence Prosecution 2 $75,418 $44,663
District Attorney-Rural Crime 2 $87,444 $70,943
District Attorney-Victim Witness Assistance 12 $380,505 $246,559
Health-California Children Services 16 $881,504 $610,529
Health-Community Health & Wellness 11 $642,468 $416,871
Health-Disease Surveillance And Investigation 5 $359,981 $248,028
Health-Vital Statistics/General 2 $92,325 $71,702
Human Resources Employee Development 1 $109,045 $69,059
Human Services Agency-Administrative Services 184 $5,298,607 $3,964,630
Human Services Agency-Project Planning And Development 40 $1,494,076 $986,329
Human Services-Adult Protection/Public Guardian 50 $2,016,832 $1,452,644
Human Services-Eligibility Services 300 $10,534,938 $7,760,247
Human Services-Employment Services 105 $4,773,805 $3,551,997
Human Services-Los Banos 39 $1,275,924 $907,692
Human Services-Multipurpose Senior Services 8 $325,872 $240,024
Human Services-Social Services 194 $7,810,061 $4,875,104
In Home Supportive Services-Public Authority 2 $85,704 $57,668
Library Literacy 4 $64,553 $15,993
Planning And Community Develop 14 $694,167 $440,256
Probation-Ab 109 35 $1,789,221 $1,376,819
Sheriff-California Ientification 3 $81,827 $45,113