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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
California State Controller's Office Seal
Merced County
Year:
Population
284,338

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

Last Updated: 6/28/2022

Report: Departments

Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
Administrative Services-Purchasing 4 $94,397 $63,305
Area Agency On Aging 5 $29,004 $0
Area Agency On Aging-Merced Senior Service 13 $96,366 $33,724
Area Agency On Aging-Pearls 5 $42,872 $0
Board Of Supervisors 11 $808,626 $550,099
Castle Airport Development Center 11 $419,338 $312,350
Child Support Services Agency 81 $3,512,597 $2,651,473
Commerce Aviation And Economic Development 9 $395,966 $213,946
Cooperative Extension 9 $178,886 $135,544
County Counsel 15 $1,432,883 $764,835
County Counsel-Departmental Legal Services 4 $358,636 $202,239
County Executive Office 18 $1,470,328 $811,989
Department Of Administrative Services-Information Systems 55 $2,993,342 $1,959,940
Department Of Public Works-Building Services Division 22 $962,932 $639,956
Department Of Public Works-Public Works Administration 17 $1,270,253 $778,562
Department Of Public Works-Road Division 84 $3,274,773 $2,262,837
District Attorney 96 $5,747,429 $3,648,283
Health-Environmental Health 35 $1,390,339 $867,983
Health-Maternal And Child Health 19 $1,048,413 $694,506
Human Services Agency-Administrative Services Division 163 $5,121,123 $4,009,093
Library 58 $1,351,159 $866,977
Probation 24 $1,083,966 $742,500
Probation-Juvenile 28 $1,173,547 $933,070
Public Defender 42 $2,482,159 $1,375,687
Retirement Operating 12 $620,186 $405,014
Risk Management 5 $481,064 $302,487
Sheriff-Corrections 167 $9,123,070 $5,695,654
Tax Collector 6 $280,683 $216,251
Treasurer 9 $519,543 $331,803
Volunteer Firemen-Ballico 8 $27,098 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Delhi 22 $26,301 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Dos Palos 7 $6,918 $0
Volunteer Firemen-El Nido 1 $15 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Hilmar 10 $22,203 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Mckee 13 $10,561 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Merced 5 $16,204 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Santa Nella 2 $3,253 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Stevinson 6 $6,222 $0
Administrative Services-Custodial 37 $757,783 $497,579
Administrative Services-Support Services 1 $95,842 $57,388
Agricultural Commissioner 29 $1,616,109 $1,092,921
Area Agency On Aging-Ombudsman Program 5 $117,641 $68,951
Assessor 53 $2,069,541 $1,365,823
Auditor-Controller 25 $1,662,901 $1,231,118
Coroner 11 $658,299 $376,441
County Clerk 1 $46,942 $35,597
Department Of Administrative Services 5 $369,354 $239,641
Department Of Public Works-Parks Division 42 $851,075 $499,094
Department Of Public Works-Recreation Division 4 $167,647 $98,598
Department Of Workforce Investment 12 $716,962 $552,884
Elections 56 $212,888 $0
Fire 12 $348,135 $219,589
Fleet Management Service 7 $325,097 $291,411
Health-Administration 47 $1,608,055 $998,548
Health-California Children Service 15 $766,319 $555,164
Health-Child Health 5 $221,518 $154,635
Health-Emergency Medical Services 5 $332,582 $214,687
Health-Laboratory 2 $55,030 $31,021
Human Resources 19 $1,243,438 $773,241
Human Services Agency 11 $589,933 $329,901
Human Services Agency-Adult Protection-Public Guardian 41 $1,826,896 $1,300,964
Human Services Agency-C-IV Project 3 $227,701 $176,118
Human Services Agency-Eligibility Services Division 271 $10,255,024 $7,806,132
Human Services Agency-Employment Services 103 $4,628,100 $3,625,855
Human Services Agency-Los Banos 29 $1,079,668 $797,595
Human Services Agency-Multipurpose Senior Services Program 6 $274,564 $208,522
Human Services Agency-Project Planning And Development Group 31 $1,186,845 $818,280
Human Services Agency-Social Services Division 178 $8,138,066 $5,334,107
Juvenile Hall 78 $2,970,171 $2,376,193
Planning And Community Development 17 $953,383 $612,578
Probation-Adult 50 $1,698,317 $1,408,793
Probation-Crime Prevention Act 13 $488,539 $404,666
Recorder 12 $447,928 $356,819
Registrar Of Voters 14 $564,736 $369,781
Sealer Of Weights And Measures 4 $232,667 $153,933
Sheriff 171 $10,943,824 $7,171,597
Sheriff Inmate Welfare 2 $102,242 $72,175
Sheriff-Court Operations 69 $1,843,075 $790,505
Volunteer Firemen-Atwater 12 $9,762 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Cressey 4 $2,773 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Gustine 14 $11,177 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Le Grand 5 $4,096 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Livingston 18 $63,594 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Los Banos 5 $1,098 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Planada 4 $4,076 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Snelling 2 $1,846 $0
Volunteer Firemen-Winton 14 $11,404 $0
In Home Supportive Services Public Authority 2 $130,631 $90,147
Fire Prevention 4 $113,658 $62,888
Health-Clinic Services 8 $275,794 $225,277
District Attorney - Victim Witness Assistance Program 11 $385,545 $236,104
Health - Disease Surveillance Investigation 6 $246,177 $188,768
Animal Services 38 $642,556 $372,420
Area Agency on Aging-Health Insurance Counseling And Advocates 6 $130,830 $84,344
Department Of Administrative Services-Communications 1 $59,014 $44,968
Health-Prevention And Health Policy 13 $589,226 $393,525
Health-Vital Statistics/General Support 2 $83,913 $68,585
Law Library 4 $54,476 $0
Area Agency on Aging-Snap Education 3 $8,635 $0
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Administration 72 $2,937,818 $1,894,853
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Alcohol and Drug Abuse 28 $1,047,656 $694,263
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Alcohol and Drug Prevention 4 $108,622 $92,298
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Alcohol and Drug Recovery Assistance For Teens 5 $127,177 $107,309
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-California Works Alcohol and Drug 13 $676,261 $433,232
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Cope 4 $272,734 $150,477
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Drop-In Center 26 $439,232 $190,508
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Dual Diagnosis Program 8 $188,381 $117,236
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Inpatient 58 $2,595,388 $1,319,002
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Los Banos Children 4 $105,162 $79,401
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Managed Care 12 $671,545 $435,156
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Merced Adult 55 $1,911,049 $1,178,806
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Merced Children 43 $1,559,795 $1,041,146
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Northside 8 $326,238 $186,889
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Prevention And Early Intervention 16 $283,685 $102,779
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Psychiatric Genomics Consortium 17 $606,991 $439,844
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Special Services 35 $1,614,573 $825,151
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Westside 54 $1,698,675 $1,036,624
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Westside Wellness 6 $56,671 $0
County Counsel Litigation 1 $75,290 $38,556
Sheriff-California Identification 3 $78,820 $33,306
Sheriff-California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team Grant 3 $208,546 $120,760
Water Resources 1 $122,071 $63,920
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Alcohol and Drug Los Banos 3 $92,725 $62,275
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Human Trafficking 8 $238,165 $158,798
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Innovation 21 $709,621 $453,281
District Attorney - Family Violence Prosecution 2 $131,362 $80,255
District Attorney - Insurance Fraud 1 $52,200 $34,186
District Attorney - Rural Crime 2 $89,059 $64,252
Health-Epidemiology 2 $134,284 $92,106
Human Resources-Employee Development 1 $98,647 $64,114
Library - Literacy 10 $99,290 $36,156
Sheriff-Dispatcher 23 $846,710 $513,540
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Justice and Community Integration 11 $151,835 $91,851
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services-Oasoc 1 $12,608 $7,847
Community Economic Development-Building Division 14 $518,528 $327,347
Health-Covid-19 Unit 65 $1,431,612 $345,595
Health-Emergency Preparedness 2 $15,709 $12,080
Health-Health Disparities 1 $11,634 $6,450
Probation-Assembly Bill 109 39 $1,543,394 $1,237,931
Sheriff-Code Enforcement 4 $67,000 $39,371