Superior Courts

Courts Reported

Employees

20,016

Total Wages

$1,393,315,864

Total Retirement & Health Contribution

$497,385,266

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Last Updated: 10/31/2025

Report: Averages

The averages values are based on all W-2 employees and board members (paid or unpaid) reported for the calendar year. Employees who work partial year and/or part-time are counted as full time employees in the averages calculations. Some employees included in the averages calculations do not receive retirement and/or health benefits.

All Reported Superior Courts

Average Wages

$69,610

Average Retirement & Health Contribution

$24,849

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Superior Court	Employees	Average Wages	Average Retirement & Health Contribution
Alameda County Superior Court	891	$72,387	$20,065
Alpine County Superior Court	7	$96,886	$23,619
Amador County Superior Court	34	$55,309	$14,856
Butte County Superior Court	165	$48,798	$13,382
Calaveras County Superior Court	30	$62,485	$20,920
Colusa County Superior Court	20	$52,889	$18,583
Contra Costa County Superior Court	429	$70,716	$26,349
El Dorado County Superior Court	91	$65,903	$23,025
Fresno County Superior Court	646	$53,001	$27,638
Glenn County Superior Court	28	$55,502	$19,823
Humboldt County Superior Court	101	$52,091	$16,111
Imperial County Superior Court	171	$48,395	$13,228
Inyo County Superior Court	22	$55,750	$8,119
Kern County Superior Court	962	$50,983	$34,655
Kings County Superior Court	88	$56,236	$11,312
Lake County Superior Court	40	$63,203	$12,286
Lassen County Superior Court	30	$52,001	$11,328
Los Angeles County Superior Court	5,385	$79,680	$25,912
Madera County Superior Court	115	$56,750	$19,850
Marin County Superior Court	133	$72,009	$24,528
Mariposa County Superior Court	19	$55,931	$14,276
Mendocino County Superior Court	75	$61,097	$13,482
Merced County Superior Court	162	$50,161	$32,169
Modoc County Superior Court	13	$67,197	$15,538
Mono County Superior Court	22	$57,359	$19,133
Monterey County Superior Court	219	$69,328	$18,439
Napa County Superior Court	85	$71,044	$27,125
Nevada County Superior Court	70	$64,615	$23,248
Orange County Superior Court	1,759	$70,981	$29,280
Placer County Superior Court	152	$64,279	$26,045
Plumas County Superior Court	12	$81,388	$24,258
Riverside County Superior Court	1,235	$68,065	$16,270
Sacramento County Superior Court	787	$74,470	$30,834
San Benito County Superior Court	32	$57,848	$18,702
San Bernardino County Superior Court	1,145	$66,399	$21,016
San Francisco Superior Court	564	$86,145	$27,442
San Joaquin County Superior Court	380	$63,871	$29,322
San Luis Obispo County Superior Court	149	$66,702	$19,919
San Mateo County Superior Court	336	$75,047	$29,647
Santa Barbara County Superior Court	280	$67,785	$22,796
Santa Clara County Superior Court	776	$78,368	$27,994
Santa Cruz County Superior Court	155	$65,232	$20,676
Shasta County Superior Court	219	$47,933	$15,765
Sierra County Superior Court	6	$79,749	$19,435
Siskiyou County Superior Court	39	$67,350	$27,114
Solano County Superior Court	247	$63,452	$17,775
Sonoma County Superior Court	240	$66,950	$33,775
Stanislaus County Superior Court	291	$56,781	$23,643
Sutter County Superior Court	63	$62,366	$22,146
Tehama County Superior Court	48	$61,717	$23,002
Trinity County Superior Court	24	$55,445	$20,155
Tulare County Superior Court	378	$41,484	$17,740
Tuolumne County Superior Court	43	$60,720	$17,186
Ventura County Superior Court	411	$71,100	$26,284
Yolo County Superior Court	136	$60,079	$18,186
Yuba County Superior Court	56	$64,898	$19,235