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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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Courts Reported
56
20,016
Last Updated: 4/19/2024

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
$69,610
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