California Counties

Counties Reported

County Employees

404,027

Total Wages

$31,834,076,812

Total Retirement & Health Contribution

$10,389,148,929

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Last Updated: 1/1/2024

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 Counties

Average Wages

$78,792

Average Retirement & Health Contribution

$25,714

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County	Residents	Employees	Average Wages	Average Retirement & Health Contribution
Alameda	1,636,194	10,973	$97,251	$33,024
Alpine	1,184	132	$47,767	$14,226
Amador	39,837	537	$64,974	$17,061
Butte	205,592	2,827	$53,240	$17,302
Calaveras	44,890	777	$52,418	$13,206
Colusa	21,771	471	$56,314	$16,047
Contra Costa	1,147,653	11,875	$88,611	$38,462
Del Norte	26,599	525	$44,538	$11,102
El Dorado	189,006	2,201	$70,845	$19,888
Fresno	1,011,499	8,980	$55,162	$33,459
Glenn	28,636	617	$53,952	$16,410
Humboldt	134,047	2,530	$54,116	$12,120
Imperial	179,476	2,371	$54,341	$13,710
Inyo	18,896	520	$61,239	$17,283
Kern	907,476	8,877	$62,199	$39,960
Kings	151,018	1,762	$52,037	$12,605
Lake	66,800	1,148	$51,042	$12,409
Lassen	28,275	443	$46,707	$11,869
Los Angeles	9,761,210	109,182	$94,395	$27,229
Madera	158,148	1,841	$55,189	$24,984
Marin	252,959	3,236	$79,110	$15,907
Mariposa	16,935	670	$51,662	$12,018
Mendocino	89,164	1,431	$63,380	$33,271
Merced	285,337	3,686	$39,714	$25,433
Modoc	8,527	350	$33,587	$7,175
Mono	13,156	387	$69,409	$11,428
Monterey	430,368	6,155	$84,022	$21,411
Napa	134,637	1,861	$80,033	$18,448
Nevada	100,720	1,101	$63,710	$31,300
Orange	3,137,164	21,106	$73,651	$21,888
Placer	410,305	3,254	$80,383	$40,551
Plumas	18,996	485	$44,219	$10,825
Riverside	2,439,234	28,197	$66,072	$12,730
Sacramento	1,572,453	14,251	$80,600	$20,744
San Benito	65,666	749	$51,618	$9,331
San Bernardino	2,182,056	24,583	$65,148	$28,378
San Diego	3,269,755	25,940	$62,246	$31,024
San Joaquin	786,145	8,419	$69,950	$39,818
San Luis Obispo	278,348	3,642	$67,696	$28,559
San Mateo	737,644	8,135	$86,643	$38,009
Santa Barbara	440,557	5,266	$78,439	$23,633
Santa Clara	1,886,079	27,347	$103,796	$24,838
Santa Cruz	262,051	3,133	$79,265	$19,520
Shasta	179,436	1,972	$61,140	$7,756
Sierra	3,193	159	$54,939	$17,965
Siskiyou	43,548	816	$42,415	$15,442
Solano	443,749	3,460	$80,123	$9,710
Sonoma	478,174	5,412	$77,982	$24,800
Stanislaus	545,939	5,297	$61,454	$27,730
Sutter	98,952	1,144	$56,698	$18,170
Tehama	64,271	1,034	$41,979	$14,986
Trinity	15,939	396	$56,604	$24,297
Tulare	475,064	7,237	$54,535	$13,447
Tuolumne	54,590	880	$53,896	$16,951
Ventura	825,653	11,190	$80,591	$28,429
Yolo	220,880	2,033	$72,824	$10,882
Yuba	82,677	1,024	$59,659	$15,586