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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
California State Controller's Office Seal
Merced County
Year:
Population
284,836

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

Last Updated: 6/29/2021

Report: Departments

Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Administrative Services-Purchasing 3 $129,105 $95,502
Area Agency On Aging 4 $18,493 $0
Area Agency On Aging-Merced Senior Service 7 $72,711 $34,726
Area Agency On Aging-Pearls 6 $45,012 $0
Board Of Supervisors 13 $841,695 $565,671
Castle Airport Development Center 8 $399,288 $297,788
Child Support Services Agency 88 $3,568,128 $2,840,448
Commerce Aviation And Economic Development 7 $390,624 $209,024
Cooperative Extension 6 $173,306 $141,439
County Counsel 19 $1,417,318 $781,876
County Counsel-Departmental Legal Services 4 $384,844 $237,815
County Executive Office 15 $1,464,149 $860,131
Department Of Administrative Services-Information Systems 51 $2,761,686 $1,921,224
Department Of Public Works-Building Services Division 21 $919,039 $652,144
Department Of Public Works-Public Works Administration 16 $1,307,253 $882,380
Department Of Public Works-Road Division 82 $3,215,378 $2,332,916
District Attorney 98 $5,664,537 $3,727,120
Health-Environmental Health 25 $1,302,186 $890,555
Health-Maternal And Child Health 18 $1,122,263 $772,029
Human Services Agency-Administrative Services Division 130 $5,197,183 $4,246,113
Library 55 $1,269,717 $872,023
Probation 30 $1,085,444 $806,302
Public Defender 42 $2,248,250 $1,315,917
Retirement Operating 10 $598,873 $401,002
Risk Management 6 $431,043 $285,908
Sheriff-Corrections 160 $8,497,896 $5,734,543
Tax Collector 9 $280,848 $227,222
Treasurer 8 $546,729 $387,256
Volunteer Firemen-Ballico 8 $53,434 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Delhi 17 $22,604 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Dos Palos 7 $5,166 $0
Volunteer Firemen-El Nido 1 $536 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Hilmar 8 $34,387 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Mckee 14 $20,325 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Merced 8 $38,810 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Santa Nella 1 $4,998 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Stevinson 5 $5,321 $0
Administrative Services-Custodial 36 $683,068 $511,193
Administrative Services-Mail Room 1 $35,802 $28,067
Administrative Services-Support Services 1 $92,771 $58,893
Agricultural Commissioner 31 $1,630,593 $1,178,575
Area Agency On Aging-Ombudsman Program 5 $75,041 $48,380
Assessor 43 $2,212,980 $1,556,039
Auditor-Controller 27 $1,548,869 $1,194,760
Coroner 8 $633,120 $408,551
County Clerk 1 $46,836 $36,583
Department Of Administrative Services 4 $365,638 $252,140
Department Of Public Works-Building Division 15 $472,178 $325,719
Department Of Public Works-Parks Division 42 $825,542 $502,844
Department Of Public Works-Recreation Division 5 $161,826 $101,817
Department Of Workforce Investment 15 $670,646 $538,874
Elections 77 $257,950 $0
Fire 10 $339,548 $227,428
Fleet Management Service 7 $322,380 $299,956
Health-Administration 42 $1,505,912 $1,021,095
Health-California Children Service 13 $767,031 $572,891
Health-Child Health 4 $219,863 $167,992
Health-Emergency Medical Services 5 $298,549 $200,913
Health-Laboratory 1 $69,214 $52,844
Human Resources 17 $1,211,559 $795,971
Human Services Agency 10 $588,641 $324,357
Human Services Agency-Adult Protection-Public Guardian 45 $1,746,356 $1,312,029
Human Services Agency-C-IV Project 3 $221,816 $177,494
Human Services Agency-Eligibility Services Division 264 $11,101,413 $8,767,871
Human Services Agency-Employment Services 113 $4,837,507 $3,859,937
Human Services Agency-Los Banos 24 $1,155,773 $885,999
Human Services Agency-Multipurpose Senior Services Program 5 $303,796 $224,951
Human Services Agency-Project Planning And Development Group 8 $523,538 $373,267
Human Services Agency-Social Services Division 184 $8,186,725 $5,801,345
Juvenile Hall 72 $3,021,409 $2,566,569
Planning And Community Development 17 $1,043,351 $726,981
Probation-Adult 54 $2,899,907 $2,513,488
Probation-Crime Prevention Act 14 $580,252 $499,298
Recorder 15 $419,752 $372,316
Registrar Of Voters 13 $485,438 $336,832
Sealer Of Weights And Measures 6 $217,907 $155,171
Sheriff 175 $11,156,965 $7,887,740
Sheriff Inmate Welfare 2 $101,679 $74,355
Sheriff-Court Operations 71 $1,668,888 $576,048
Volunteer Firemen-Atwater 12 $10,327 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Cressey 3 $3,709 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Gustine 13 $14,099 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Le Grand 5 $5,397 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Livingston 21 $73,579 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Los Banos 7 $14,164 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Planada 5 $3,940 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Winton 15 $17,077 $0
In Home Supportive Services Public Authority 2 $126,779 $96,230
Fire Prevention 6 $164,174 $110,635
Health-Clinic Services 9 $288,811 $252,032
District Attorney - Victim Witness Assistance Program 10 $284,582 $196,085
Health - Disease Surveillance Investigation 36 $390,032 $174,670
Animal Services 32 $616,977 $388,642
Area Agency on Aging-Health Insurance Counseling And Advocates 4 $118,843 $85,831
Department Of Administrative Services-Communications 1 $59,672 $46,060
Health-Prevention And Health Policy 16 $662,218 $460,816
Health-Vital Statistics/General Support 2 $81,045 $68,753
Law Library 4 $40,777 $0
Area Agency on Aging-Snap Education 2 $11,168 $0
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Administration 56 $2,723,838 $1,873,098
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Alcohol and Drug Abuse 18 $1,000,882 $773,278
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Alcohol and Drug Prevention 4 $122,883 $109,005
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Alcohol and Drug Recovery Assistance For Teens 3 $125,824 $117,578
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-California Works Alcohol and Drug 12 $516,635 $390,024
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Cope 2 $39,404 $32,218
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Drop-In Center 20 $628,225 $329,212
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Dual Diagnosis Program 7 $266,995 $153,016
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Inpatient 53 $2,345,680 $1,294,820
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Los Banos Children 6 $132,970 $97,907
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Managed Care 10 $741,122 $484,609
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Merced Adult 41 $2,142,481 $1,394,405
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Merced Children 32 $1,709,520 $1,128,901
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Northside 10 $370,037 $249,923
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Prevention And Early Intervention 12 $284,515 $98,550
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Psychiatric Genomics Consortium 14 $522,998 $399,828
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Special Services 25 $1,410,667 $696,363
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Westside 37 $1,666,192 $1,042,398
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Westside Wellness 5 $75,056 $0
County Counsel Litigation 2 $123,825 $70,208
Sheriff-California Identification 2 $75,117 $32,654
Sheriff-California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team Grant 4 $314,223 $194,302
Water Resources 1 $108,063 $61,695
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Alcohol and Drug Los Banos 2 $65,716 $51,874
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Human Trafficking 6 $244,460 $192,139
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Innovation 8 $359,438 $254,116
District Attorney - Family Violence Prosecution 23 $1,303,948 $1,055,459
District Attorney - Insurance Fraud 1 $49,820 $35,398
District Attorney - Rural Crime 1 $79,744 $81,652
Health-Epidemiology 7 $233,402 $139,128
Human Resources-Employee Development 1 $97,401 $65,819
Library - Literacy 6 $95,831 $29,366
Sheriff-Dispatcher 24 $820,216 $563,350
Area Agency on Aging-Calfresh Expansion 2 $18,213 $0
Health-Covid 19 Unit 1 $1,900 $0
Probation - Assembly Bill 109 3 $46,474 $37,874