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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
California State Controller's Office Seal
Merced County
Year:
Population
287,303

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

Last Updated: 6/25/2024

Report: Departments

Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Area Agency On Aging 9 $80,299 $0
Board Of Supervisors 13 $904,659 $610,010
Castle Airport Development Center 15 $400,544 $279,756
Child Support Services Agency 101 $3,853,184 $2,779,984
Cooperative Extension 7 $198,858 $140,551
County Counsel 18 $1,572,115 $808,790
County Executive Office 20 $1,932,039 $1,133,370
Department Of Public Works-Building Services Division 25 $933,540 $596,896
Dept Of Workforce Investment 33 $1,080,550 $654,290
District Attorney 103 $5,777,165 $3,568,627
Library 63 $1,584,705 $926,447
Probation 22 $1,198,599 $769,500
Probation-Juvenile 31 $1,119,700 $885,132
Public Defender 45 $2,949,009 $1,609,886
Retirement Operating 18 $1,014,711 $564,042
Risk Management 5 $454,009 $293,929
Sheriff-Corrections 192 $10,215,275 $5,899,939
Tax Collector 8 $278,269 $180,274
Treasurer 9 $589,506 $378,129
Volunteer Firemen-Ballico 10 $14,334 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Delhi 11 $6,649 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Dos Palos 7 $9,008 $0
Volunteer Firemen-El Nido 1 $7,579 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Hilmar 21 $40,994 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Mckee 10 $16,580 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Merced 5 $7,632 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Santa Nella 1 $4,500 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Stevinson 5 $3,466 $0
Agricultural Commissioner 37 $1,669,500 $1,063,234
Assessor 42 $2,390,736 $1,561,049
Auditor-Controller 30 $1,792,452 $1,237,960
Coroner 11 $580,053 $333,942
County Clerk 1 $49,471 $36,965
Department Of Administrative Services 6 $413,396 $258,876
Elections 30 $84,497 $0
Fire 19 $659,300 $265,542
Fleet Management Service 7 $329,338 $290,772
Health-Administration 57 $2,229,244 $1,266,358
Health-Child Health 3 $168,537 $139,320
Health-Emergency Medical Services 4 $285,354 $171,632
Health-Vital Stats/General Support 2 $95,200 $73,863
Human Resources 13 $1,126,862 $695,302
Human Services Agency 13 $727,413 $414,583
Juvenile Hall 62 $2,597,594 $1,900,346
Probation-Adult 55 $2,350,076 $1,751,691
Probation-Crime Prevention Act 16 $512,600 $381,921
Recorder 14 $468,498 $355,610
Registrar Of Voters 20 $672,620 $417,899
Sealer Of Weights & Measures 5 $228,366 $137,361
Sheriff 178 $12,382,212 $6,994,699
Sheriff Inmate Welfare 2 $106,167 $74,683
Sheriff-Cal Id 3 $88,944 $63,605
Sheriff-Court Operations 56 $1,838,461 $711,596
Volunteer Firemen-Atwater 6 $5,351 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Cressey 6 $4,679 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Gustine 13 $11,710 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Le Grand 5 $4,758 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Livingston 19 $63,407 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Los Banos 9 $7,943 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Planada 7 $32,886 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Snelling 2 $2,822 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Winton 16 $23,687 $0
In Home Supportive Services Public Authority 5 $95,120 $64,994
Health-Clinic Services 10 $443,915 $285,597
Health-Maternal & Child Health 18 $811,261 $523,069
Animal Services 36 $934,008 $499,690
Law Library 8 $121,344 $17,115
County Counsel Litigation 1 $94,727 $51,747
Sheriff-California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team Grant 2 $236,508 $142,772
Water Resources 1 $128,382 $71,268
Health-Epidemiology 5 $175,812 $100,931
Sheriff-Dispatcher 24 $932,641 $558,639
Health-Covid 19 Unit 43 $1,595,871 $882,889
Health-Emergency Preparedness 3 $114,869 $70,515
Sheriff-Code Enforcement 10 $208,611 $71,681
Castle Airport Development Cen 1 $59,375 $37,512
County Counsel-Departmental Legal 5 $401,155 $204,128
Health-Disease Surveillance And Investigation 6 $432,949 $294,745
Human Resources Employee Development 2 $65,422 $44,614
Human Services-Employment Services 106 $4,347,960 $3,210,975
Human Services-Los Banos 50 $1,511,863 $1,042,330
Library Literacy 5 $112,296 $43,215
Planning And Community Develop 13 $586,475 $356,048
Probation-Ab 109 1 $56,085 $35,151
Administrative Services Custodial 41 $868,484 $537,684
Administrative Services Purchasing 3 $74,269 $56,137
Administrative Services Support Sv 1 $101,884 $60,129
Area Agency On Aging Calfresh Expansion 2 $11,625 $0
Area Agency On Aging Health Ins Counseling & Ad 4 $111,845 $77,566
Area Agency On Aging Merced Senior Service 7 $92,544 $35,497
Area Agency On Aging Ombudsman Program 4 $106,573 $61,771
Area Agency On Aging Pearls 6 $42,968 $0
Area Agency On Aging Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education 6 $36,569 $0
Behavioral Health 2 $93,554 $69,837
Behavioral Health Administration 77 $3,127,723 $1,968,252
Behavioral Health Alcohol & Drug Abuse 29 $994,134 $638,919
Behavioral Health Alcohol & Drug Prevention 2 $80,090 $53,120
Behavioral Health Alcohol & Drug Raft 12 $338,837 $231,469
Behavioral Health Cal Works Alcohol & Drugs 11 $599,998 $422,919
Behavioral Health Care (Ab2034) 9 $166,287 $102,265
Behavioral Health Cars 35 $1,311,564 $712,055
Behavioral Health Cope 5 $276,612 $147,751
Behavioral Health Drop-In Center 37 $692,622 $382,888
Behavioral Health Dual Diagnosis Program 6 $133,476 $76,431
Behavioral Health Housing 10 $158,846 $94,647
Behavioral Health Innovation 25 $1,014,796 $694,322
Behavioral Health Inpatient 59 $2,560,862 $1,208,560
Behavioral Health Justice&Comm Integration 30 $1,030,150 $625,705
Behavioral Health Los Banos Sud 5 $64,006 $42,513
Behavioral Health Managed Care 18 $756,021 $449,790
Behavioral Health Merced Adult 58 $2,360,291 $1,368,269
Behavioral Health Merced Children 70 $1,979,685 $1,310,202
Behavioral Health Northside 8 $442,557 $246,646
Behavioral Health Osasco 1 $64,151 $37,791
Behavioral Health Pac-Pa 14 $737,162 $451,026
Behavioral Health Pe& I 13 $280,596 $116,661
Behavioral Health Special Services 26 $1,453,439 $746,950
Behavioral Health The Cube 8 $89,785 $31,730
Behavioral Health Westside 20 $794,666 $452,102
Behavioral Health Westside Wellness 1 $7,383 $0
Commerce Aviation & Economic 5 $409,470 $248,314
Community And Economic Development Building Division 13 $544,977 $349,174
Community And Economic Development Environmental Health 31 $1,248,070 $805,306
Department Of Public Works Parks Division 47 $927,118 $548,499
Department Of Public Works Recreation Division 5 $184,259 $103,336
Department Of Public Works Road Division 87 $3,603,853 $2,360,366
Dept Of Admin Services Communication 1 $26,791 $16,429
Dept Of Admin Services Information 66 $3,231,051 $2,115,603
District Attorney Family Violence Prosecution 3 $150,300 $91,408
District Attorney Insurance Fraud 2 $49,397 $34,466
District Attorney Rural Crime 2 $36,178 $30,740
District Attorney Victim Witness Assistance P 9 $367,040 $232,721
Emergency Operations Center 2 $92,260 $56,798
Health-California Children Ser 15 $915,165 $631,073
Health-Community Health & Well 16 $530,274 $335,485
Human Services C IV 2 $125,520 $63,402
Human Services-Administrative Services 150 $4,837,012 $3,527,462
Human Services-Adult Protection Public Guardian 51 $2,304,472 $1,633,402
Human Services-Eligibility Services Divis 285 $10,905,300 $7,740,332
Human Services-Multipurpose Senior Service 8 $282,050 $206,825
Human Services-Project Planning & Development 85 $2,037,311 $1,450,866
Human Services-Social Services Division 193 $8,002,673 $4,886,831
Juvenile Hall - Sb 823 1 $28,098 $20,513
Juvenile Hall - Sb 824 1 $10,450 $8,041
Probation - Pre Trial 4 $55,887 $37,795
Probation-Ab 110 1 $6,073 $3,515
Probation-Ab 111 1 $39,178 $28,675
Probation-Ab 112 1 $47,708 $40,976
Probation-Ab 113 1 $7,106 $5,677
Probation-Ab 114 1 $37,211 $24,313
Probation-Ab 115 1 $60,505 $57,535
Probation-Ab 116 1 $12,140 $10,157
Probation-Ab 117 1 $56,022 $37,282
Probation-Ab 118 1 $33,314 $23,276
Probation-Ab 119 1 $26,947 $17,998
Probation-Ab 120 1 $69,353 $57,748
Probation-Ab 121 1 $24,106 $17,057
Probation-Ab 122 1 $55,321 $38,896
Probation-Ab 123 1 $6,473 $5,823
Probation-Ab 124 1 $60,255 $47,572
Probation-Ab 125 1 $10,504 $8,327
Probation-Ab 126 1 $29,934 $17,769
Probation-Ab 127 1 $85,676 $66,430
Probation-Ab 128 1 $60,079 $45,720
Probation-Ab 129 1 $77,792 $66,775
Probation-Ab 130 1 $18,691 $12,747
Probation-Ab 131 1 $15,882 $13,878
Probation-Ab 132 1 $65,933 $66,372
Probation-Ab 133 1 $70,843 $51,531
Probation-Ab 134 1 $23,527 $31,026
Probation-Ab 135 1 $38,857 $31,594
Probation-Ab 136 1 $5,601 $2,485
Probation-Ab 137 1 $51,592 $36,677
Probation-Ab 138 1 $19,469 $13,572
Probation-Ab 139 1 $8,963 $6,822
Probation-Ab 140 1 $12,780 $9,549
Probation-Ab 141 1 $6,070 $5,109
Probation-Ab 142 1 $66,068 $41,004
Probation-Ab 143 1 $5,552 $3,655
Probation-Ab 144 1 $2,412 $1,962
Probation-Ab 145 1 $9,449 $9,143
Probation-Ab 146 1 $78,963 $62,449
Probation-Ab 147 1 $77,230 $55,716
Probation-Ab 148 1 $9,621 $8,232
Probation-Ab 149 1 $9,621 $8,232
Probation-Ab 150 1 $22,608 $20,223
Probation-Ab 151 1 $11,934 $8,972
Probation-Ab 152 1 $84,016 $63,204
Probation-Ab 153 1 $8,257 $6,813
Probation-Ab 154 1 $80,370 $63,260
Probation-Ab 155 1 $1,775 $1,570
Probation-Ab 156 1 $48,944 $39,667
Probation-Ab 157 1 $18,613 $11,657
Public Works Administration 16 $1,290,362 $765,866