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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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Courts Reported
57
20,636
Last Updated: 4/26/2024

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
$69,693
Superior Court Employees Average Wages Average Retirement & Health Contribution
Alameda County Superior Court 896 $75,021 $20,223
Alpine County Superior Court 9 $74,139 $15,420
Amador County Superior Court 34 $48,046 $13,353
Butte County Superior Court 147 $48,843 $15,199
Calaveras County Superior Court 33 $57,667 $19,026
Colusa County Superior Court 18 $59,577 $20,261
Contra Costa County Superior Court 417 $70,730 $30,791
El Dorado County Superior Court 89 $66,857 $22,484
Fresno County Superior Court 634 $50,244 $25,392
Glenn County Superior Court 30 $53,447 $18,142
Humboldt County Superior Court 107 $46,970 $14,928
Imperial County Superior Court 175 $48,770 $12,332
Inyo County Superior Court 20 $61,070 $11,050
Kern County Superior Court 325 $71,705 $37,999
Kings County Superior Court 94 $55,879 $12,979
Lake County Superior Court 42 $59,404 $10,364
Lassen County Superior Court 33 $45,724 $9,884
Los Angeles County Superior Court 5,385 $76,698 $25,487
Madera County Superior Court 114 $55,711 $17,732
Marin County Superior Court 137 $70,524 $24,629
Mariposa County Superior Court 20 $49,706 $14,008
Mendocino County Superior Court 75 $58,609 $10,283
Merced County Superior Court 160 $49,089 $32,763
Modoc County Superior Court 14 $61,965 $13,759
Mono County Superior Court 21 $55,753 $16,547
Monterey County Superior Court 215 $69,950 $15,733
Napa County Superior Court 86 $71,115 $25,718
Nevada County Superior Court 77 $60,121 $15,302
Orange County Superior Court 1,757 $71,614 $29,979
Placer County Superior Court 139 $71,378 $26,219
Plumas County Superior Court 12 $85,037 $22,291
Riverside County Superior Court 1,279 $64,612 $12,817
Sacramento County Superior Court 768 $72,751 $31,554
San Benito County Superior Court 29 $70,333 $19,974
San Bernardino County Superior Court 1,088 $65,032 $20,019
San Diego County Superior Court 1,479 $71,113 $26,870
San Francisco Superior Court 543 $89,359 $28,178
San Joaquin County Superior Court 369 $64,793 $28,077
San Luis Obispo County Superior Court 155 $67,550 $23,701
San Mateo County Superior Court 334 $70,285 $30,269
Santa Barbara County Superior Court 292 $64,991 $21,395
Santa Clara County Superior Court 803 $76,484 $28,314
Santa Cruz County Superior Court 147 $68,407 $20,322
Shasta County Superior Court 201 $51,580 $15,489
Sierra County Superior Court 7 $90,225 $25,235
Siskiyou County Superior Court 44 $61,945 $22,300
Solano County Superior Court 248 $61,689 $16,259
Sonoma County Superior Court 222 $67,744 $33,787
Stanislaus County Superior Court 275 $59,072 $23,461
Sutter County Superior Court 65 $57,352 $21,097
Tehama County Superior Court 47 $61,544 $21,827
Trinity County Superior Court 21 $39,508 $12,242
Tulare County Superior Court 294 $50,837 $20,373
Tuolumne County Superior Court 45 $61,558 $14,247
Ventura County Superior Court 377 $67,613 $24,398
Yolo County Superior Court 136 $55,134 $14,655
Yuba County Superior Court 53 $68,653 $18,158