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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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Malia M. Cohen, California State Controller

County Detail

Merced County
Year:
Employers in this County
County Employees
3,834
Population
293,080
Total Wages
$157,742,287
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
$100,701,398

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

Last Updated: 6/24/2025

Report: Departments

Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Area Agency On Aging 8 $93,689 $0
Board Of Supervisors 11 $947,463 $624,141
Castle Airport Development Center 13 $554,327 $345,732
Child Support Services Agency 108 $3,865,131 $2,799,338
Cooperative Extension 8 $207,625 $137,995
County Counsel 18 $1,733,137 $922,219
County Executive Office 20 $1,912,857 $1,147,795
Department Of Public Works-Building Services Division 19 $926,456 $607,074
Department Of Public Works-Public Works Administration 20 $1,374,423 $761,899
Dept Of Workforce Investment 56 $1,377,365 $714,020
District Attorney 90 $6,154,734 $3,850,306
Library 66 $1,638,690 $993,915
Probation 25 $1,180,007 $830,440
Probation-Juvenile 33 $1,183,143 $999,978
Public Defender 48 $2,870,686 $1,593,096
Retirement Operating 26 $1,097,595 $660,536
Risk Management 6 $440,354 $263,971
Sheriff-Corrections 190 $11,382,812 $7,256,884
Tax Collector 8 $275,458 $180,797
Treasurer 9 $520,173 $327,730
Volunteer Firemen-Ballico 12 $22,491 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Delhi 8 $5,466 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Dos Palos 7 $2,760 $0
Volunteer Firemen-El Nido 2 $1,392 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Hilmar 21 $48,588 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Mckee 8 $16,425 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Merced 9 $19,910 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Santa Nella 2 $11,886 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Stevinson 3 $6,129 $0
Agricultural Commissioner 41 $1,679,811 $1,102,312
Assessor 40 $2,366,696 $1,584,372
Auditor-Controller 26 $1,839,717 $1,273,557
Coroner 10 $453,381 $259,303
County Clerk 1 $36,179 $28,436
Department Of Administrative Services 5 $449,367 $284,026
Elections 65 $414,856 $0
Fire 13 $498,649 $244,568
Fleet Management Service 7 $317,962 $299,533
Health-Administration 47 $2,217,800 $1,300,473
Health-Child Health 3 $167,596 $135,338
Health-Emergency Medical Services 4 $338,314 $220,631
Human Resources 14 $1,146,851 $723,080
Human Services Agency 15 $940,963 $572,855
Juvenile Hall 67 $2,887,682 $2,321,295
Planning And Community Development 17 $703,593 $411,093
Probation-Adult 52 $2,238,533 $1,841,754
Probation-Crime Prevention Act 16 $474,596 $424,544
Recorder 11 $516,666 $393,637
Registrar Of Voters 20 $752,696 $455,048
Sealer Of Weights & Measures 4 $208,516 $140,013
Sheriff 197 $13,739,915 $7,631,034
Sheriff Inmate Welfare 2 $103,392 $65,169
Sheriff-Cal Id 4 $77,423 $53,175
Sheriff-Court Operations 61 $2,021,678 $787,896
Volunteer Firemen-Atwater 8 $15,156 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Cressey 4 $4,230 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Dos Palos Y 1 $1,752 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Gustine 11 $9,069 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Le Grand 4 $4,655 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Livingston 20 $76,112 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Los Banos 10 $31,178 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Planada 3 $19,392 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Snelling 2 $3,839 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Winton 21 $36,440 $0
In Home Supportive Services Public Authority 6 $191,386 $135,813
Health-Clinic Services 9 $483,171 $325,796
Health-Maternal & Child Health 13 $567,635 $362,098
Animal Services 42 $1,095,391 $626,969
Law Library 5 $156,049 $28,042
County Counsel Litigation 3 $125,585 $68,520
Sheriff-California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team Grant 3 $254,451 $155,597
Water Resources 1 $80,523 $48,096
Health-Epidemiology 6 $175,100 $36,162
Sheriff-Dispatcher 28 $1,064,678 $598,587
Health-Covid 19 Unit 41 $1,496,110 $931,020
Health-Emergency Preparedness 2 $148,194 $96,393
Health-Health Disparities 1 $102,071 $60,556
Sheriff-Code Enforcement 9 $248,849 $123,056
County Counsel-Departmental Legal 3 $332,598 $165,513
Health-Disease Surveillance And Investigation 7 $380,343 $249,576
Human Resources Employee Development 1 $69,087 $58,622
Human Services-Employment Services 97 $4,163,986 $3,094,496
Human Services-Los Banos 43 $1,575,579 $1,082,523
Library Literacy 10 $130,426 $44,427
Probation-Ab 109 41 $1,793,060 $1,499,099
Administrative Services Custodial 53 $908,221 $583,029
Administrative Services Purchasing 2 $123,417 $81,274
Administrative Services Support Sv 1 $90,193 $55,726
Area Agency On Aging CalFresh Expansion 3 $40,390 $0
Area Agency On Aging Health Ins Counseling & Ad 6 $101,738 $83,109
Area Agency On Aging Merced Senior Service 9 $118,482 $36,730
Area Agency On Aging Ombudsman Program 6 $130,631 $67,756
Area Agency On Aging Pearls 5 $39,974 $0
Area Agency On Aging Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education 4 $63,730 $0
Behavioral Health Administration 76 $3,629,698 $2,270,220
Behavioral Health Alcohol & Drug Abuse 33 $946,756 $656,569
Behavioral Health Alcohol & Drug Prevention 4 $113,969 $83,514
Behavioral Health Alcohol & Drug Raft 9 $379,600 $268,028
Behavioral Health Cal Works Alcohol & Drugs 11 $585,377 $423,126
Behavioral Health Cars 33 $1,014,015 $605,933
Behavioral Health Cope 6 $219,725 $141,139
Behavioral Health Drop-In Center 31 $776,325 $456,960
Behavioral Health Dual Diagnosis Program 7 $144,130 $67,684
Behavioral Health Housing 20 $433,062 $266,077
Behavioral Health Innovation 28 $1,007,417 $715,393
Behavioral Health Inpatient 52 $2,478,156 $1,304,651
Behavioral Health Justice&Comm Integration 29 $918,978 $582,945
Behavioral Health Los Banos Sud 3 $80,101 $57,704
Behavioral Health Managed Care 15 $804,725 $481,939
Behavioral Health Merced Adult 67 $2,449,832 $1,435,445
Behavioral Health Merced Children 72 $2,657,955 $1,763,241
Behavioral Health Northside 7 $340,366 $216,331
Behavioral Health Pe& I 12 $238,337 $74,699
Behavioral Health Special Services 47 $2,150,548 $1,078,894
Behavioral Health The Cube 7 $100,671 $50,734
Behavioral Health Westside 19 $613,955 $375,841
Behavioral Health Westside Wellness 8 $101,583 $49,578
Community And Economic Development Building Division 13 $488,837 $346,134
Community And Economic Development Environmental Health 28 $1,472,902 $965,150
Department Of Public Works Parks Division 41 $999,748 $586,373
Department Of Public Works Recreation Division 4 $186,526 $105,438
Department Of Public Works Road Division 79 $3,409,481 $2,371,890
Dept Of Admin Services Communication 1 $90,843 $53,249
Dept Of Admin Services Information 61 $3,308,658 $2,196,575
District Attorney Family Violence Prosecution 3 $103,773 $66,163
District Attorney Insurance Fraud 1 $35,856 $26,964
District Attorney Rural Crime 1 $103,360 $80,596
District Attorney Victim Witness Assistance P 10 $333,718 $213,718
Emergency Operations Center 3 $244,157 $149,285
Health-California Children Ser 13 $917,676 $624,974
Health-Community Health & Well 13 $517,970 $335,243
Human Services-Administrative Services 108 $4,043,099 $2,861,092
Human Services-Adult Protection Public Guardian 59 $2,302,717 $1,657,549
Human Services-Multipurpose Senior Service 10 $374,815 $249,348
Human Services-Project Planning & Development 115 $3,001,263 $2,185,566
Human Services-Social Services Division 204 $8,261,978 $5,130,138
Juvenile Hall - Sb 823 1 $38,041 $29,624
Juvenile Hall - Sb 824 1 $61,589 $46,860
Probation - Pre Trial 8 $79,514 $47,590
Human Services-Eligibility Services Division 288 $10,846,505 $7,756,317
Commerce Aviation & Economic Development 7 $443,144 $283,107
Juvenile Hall - Sb 825 1 $48,915 $33,092
Health-Vital Stats/General Sup 2 $98,165 $76,599
Board Of Equalization 4 $2,150 $0
Behavioral Health Pgc-Pa 19 $824,731 $526,526