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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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Government Compensation in California
Malia M. Cohen, California State Controller

Superior Courts

Courts Reported
57
Employees
22,492
Total Wages
$1,668,328,640
Total Retirement & Health Contribution
$508,915,868
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
$74,174
Average Retirement & Health Contribution
$22,627
Superior Court Employees Average Wages Average Retirement & Health Contribution
Alameda County Superior Court 923 $77,430 $23,913
Alpine County Superior Court 9 $87,924 $20,830
Amador County Superior Court 34 $71,090 $10,782
Butte County Superior Court 182 $54,060 $11,345
Calaveras County Superior Court 32 $67,530 $14,420
Colusa County Superior Court 24 $47,056 $11,152
Contra Costa County Superior Court 434 $79,000 $29,251
El Dorado County Superior Court 97 $65,709 $17,680
Fresno County Superior Court 640 $57,405 $31,684
Glenn County Superior Court 30 $53,778 $14,232
Humboldt County Superior Court 103 $57,181 $11,648
Imperial County Superior Court 148 $55,471 $14,560
Inyo County Superior Court 23 $71,555 $11,635
Kern County Superior Court 638 $64,668 $25,131
Kings County Superior Court 119 $54,277 $9,633
Lake County Superior Court 50 $59,119 $9,980
Lassen County Superior Court 27 $65,050 $10,918
Los Angeles County Superior Court 5,820 $86,511 $22,070
Madera County Superior Court 128 $57,306 $18,980
Marin County Superior Court 124 $82,891 $24,700
Mariposa County Superior Court 19 $63,734 $10,756
Mendocino County Superior Court 83 $66,266 $25,386
Merced County Superior Court 170 $58,008 $29,683
Modoc County Superior Court 14 $81,451 $24,901
Mono County Superior Court 25 $58,658 $14,319
Monterey County Superior Court 251 $69,703 $15,933
Napa County Superior Court 93 $68,777 $19,059
Nevada County Superior Court 60 $76,175 $31,426
Orange County Superior Court 1,841 $72,507 $18,400
Placer County Superior Court 164 $69,961 $20,107
Plumas County Superior Court 13 $79,391 $21,466
Riverside County Superior Court 1,311 $70,101 $18,715
Sacramento County Superior Court 820 $78,404 $33,902
San Benito County Superior Court 31 $67,491 $13,149
San Bernardino County Superior Court 1,262 $70,327 $16,209
San Diego County Superior Court 1,642 $61,126 $27,078
San Francisco Superior Court 550 $91,129 $28,269
San Joaquin County Superior Court 410 $69,277 $33,109
San Luis Obispo County Superior Court 160 $68,698 $23,917
San Mateo County Superior Court 371 $76,817 $30,989
Santa Barbara County Superior Court 291 $71,597 $25,394
Santa Clara County Superior Court 819 $86,396 $22,829
Santa Cruz County Superior Court 170 $67,198 $15,273
Shasta County Superior Court 227 $57,586 $18,434
Sierra County Superior Court 8 $89,820 $8,977
Siskiyou County Superior Court 38 $63,054 $19,966
Solano County Superior Court 269 $68,198 $8,772
Sonoma County Superior Court 244 $68,208 $29,951
Stanislaus County Superior Court 312 $60,598 $18,756
Sutter County Superior Court 74 $57,854 $19,606
Tehama County Superior Court 54 $65,448 $19,135
Trinity County Superior Court 22 $65,561 $10,209
Tulare County Superior Court 351 $55,238 $26,678
Tuolumne County Superior Court 53 $56,648 $11,881
Ventura County Superior Court 475 $71,781 $26,036
Yolo County Superior Court 134 $74,578 $17,842
Yuba County Superior Court 76 $57,034 $11,661