California · 2025 pay

How much do Alameda County employees make?

Name: County of Alameda employee pay 2025
Creator: PublicPayData

$100,521typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025

$65,975 – $149,198what most people earned

Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year and seasonal workers. The source doesn't show who worked the full year.

California State Controller's Office publishes pay by position without employee names, so there is no name search here.

Common jobs: Deputy Sheriff II Eligibility Services Technician III Sheriff's Technician

✓ Official data from California State Controller's OfficeMatches the agency's latest releasesco.ca.gov ↗

How is pay spread across workers?

A year of pay for a lower-paid, typical and higher-paid worker (counting everyone paid), and the top earner, split into regular pay, overtime and extra pay.

$65,943

$100,520

$149,585

$693,433

Lower-paid workerearns more than 1 in 4 coworkers

Typical workerright in the middle

Higher-paid workerearns more than 3 in 4 coworkers

Highest paidone person

Regular payOvertimeExtra pay

Is pay going up?

Yes. Typical pay went from $84,356 in 2022 to $100,521 in 2025 (+19%).

Typical payNumber of people paidTotal payroll

What changed since 2024

+12.0%Typical pay went up from $89,762 to $100,521.
−41211,077 people were paid in 2025, compared with 11,489 in 2024.
+19%Since 2022, typical pay has gone from $84,356 to $100,521, while the number of people paid went up from 10,973 to 11,077.

The next update is expected in late 2027.

Pay slip · 2025

A typical worker's year

Alameda County

4years of
official data
2022–2025

Average pay of people in the middle of the pay range
Regular pay	$92,995
Overtime	$3,750
Extra pay	$3,776
Total for the year	$100,520

Average of the 554 workers in the middle of the pay range. Does not include benefits.

Official source: California State Controller's Office (Government Compensation in California), sco.ca.gov ↗
Matches the agency's latest release

Worth knowing about pay at Alameda County

What stands out in the payroll data, checked against the rest of our data before it is shown.

10¢
Of every dollar Alameda County paid in 2025, about 10 cents was overtime.
Usual among the 19 other counties in California in our data: about 6 cents. Highest of 20.
The data shows what was paid, not why. Overtime is pay for hours beyond the regular schedule.
+19%
Since 2022, total pay at Alameda County went up 19% while the number of people paid stayed about the same.
Counts everyone paid during each year. Not adjusted for inflation.

Pay by job

Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.

Job	People	Typical pay	Most earn	Since 2024
Deputy Sheriff II	716	$212,338	$179k – $250k	▲ 8.9%
Eligibility Services Technician III	403	$84,444	$77k – $89k	▲ 2.0%
Sheriff's Technician	352	$90,126	$79k – $107k	▲ 4.2%
Admin Support I San Tap	315	$17,925	$5k – $46k	▲ 82.4%
Professional Tec Sp I San Tapn	224	$8,964	$6k – $28k	▼ 37.3%
Election Worker I San	208	$1,165	$1k – $1k	▲ 11.0%
Child Welfare Worker II	207	$119,979	$98k – $136k	▲ 3.5%
Eligibility Support Clerk	188	$65,907	$57k – $70k	▲ 6.7%
Specialist Clerk I	177	$68,597	$64k – $71k	▲ 5.6%
Specialist Clerk II	163	$73,152	$68k – $76k	▲ 5.5%
Sergeant	136	$291,076	$239k – $345k	▲ 11.1%
Firefighter	136	$189,131	$140k – $224k	▼ 6.5%
Deputy District Attorney	135	$201,515	$148k – $280k	▼ 0.1%
Social Worker III	131	$100,463	$95k – $107k	▲ 4.0%
Program Specialist	129	$124,144	$107k – $131k	▲ 17.9%
Deputy Sheriff I	117	$142,242	$112k – $156k	▲ 50.8%
Professional Tec Sp II Santapn	114	$42,495	$19k – $70k	▲ 1.5%
Deputy Probation Officer III	112	$137,406	$130k – $143k	▲ 3.0%
Admin Specialist II	110	$113,619	$106k – $118k	▲ 17.4%
Juvenile Inst Officer	108	$113,290	$94k – $141k	▼ 1.4%
Retired Annuitant Ll	101	$35,944	$20k – $62k	▼ 17.0%
Fire Captain	95	$294,340	$256k – $355k	▲ 1.1%
Fire Engineer	93	$251,256	$214k – $297k	▲ 1.4%
Registered Nurse II	91	$165,680	$156k – $176k	▲ 5.8%
Clerk II	89	$65,664	$60k – $68k	▲ 5.0%
Admin Assistant	86	$89,229	$84k – $92k	▲ 5.4%
Supervising Eligibility Technician	85	$118,272	$106k – $122k	new
Janitor	74	$65,900	$62k – $71k	▲ 6.2%
Deputy Sheriff's Recruit	73	$11,608	$11k – $47k	▼ 66.5%
Eligibility Services Technician IV	69	$97,087	$93k – $104k	▼ 0.9%
Child Welfare Supervisor	67	$146,995	$144k – $154k	▲ 10.2%
Deputy Public Defender	63	$248,301	$214k – $283k	▲ 7.2%
Financial Services Specialist II	63	$111,370	$103k – $118k	▲ 16.2%
Behavioral Clinician II	62	$119,854	$109k – $122k	▲ 4.3%
Eligibility Services Technician II	61	$49,790	$48k – $65k	▼ 2.2%
Auditor Associate III	60	$84,722	$77k – $87k	▲ 3.5%
Admin Support II San Tap	60	$64,116	$46k – $72k	▲ 11.8%
Deputy Probation Officer II	54	$116,476	$105k – $122k	▲ 1.9%
Service Support Specialist	54	$71,019	$67k – $73k	▲ 9.3%
Secretary II	52	$98,238	$91k – $102k	▲ 14.1%
Management Analyst	51	$128,114	$114k – $131k	▲ 14.3%
Library Page	51	$27,755	$24k – $32k	▲ 5.5%
Sheriff's Safety Aide	50	$79,530	$57k – $89k	▲ 38.8%
Child Support Specialist II	49	$87,803	$79k – $91k	▲ 1.0%
Inspector II	47	$180,815	$167k – $188k	▲ 2.7%
Clinical Review Specialist	47	$137,330	$130k – $140k	▲ 4.2%
Retired Annuitant - Safety II	47	$61,858	$51k – $70k	▲ 7.1%
Librarian II	44	$95,004	$89k – $97k	▲ 7.0%
Accounting Specialist I	44	$78,431	$70k – $81k	▲ 11.0%
Employment Counselor	43	$87,239	$81k – $91k	▲ 6.1%
Lieutenant	41	$262,260	$239k – $272k	▲ 6.2%
Associate Deputy Public Defender	41	$172,624	$136k – $185k	▲ 5.0%
Supervising Program Specialist	41	$144,872	$141k – $148k	new
Supervising Clerk II	41	$105,600	$101k – $108k	new
Application Systems Engineer III	40	$206,233	$193k – $213k	new
Adult Protective Services Worker II	38	$117,610	$87k – $128k	▲ 16.1%
Senior Auditor	38	$115,180	$106k – $121k	▲ 3.0%
Accounting Specialist II	38	$81,564	$74k – $85k	▲ 11.9%
Social Services Program Manager	37	$168,915	$164k – $174k	▲ 15.3%
Mental Health Specialist III	37	$85,105	$77k – $91k	▲ 7.1%
Application Systems Engineer II	36	$173,282	$162k – $184k	new
Supply Clerk II	36	$69,711	$66k – $74k	▲ 4.6%
Senior Program Specialist	35	$135,568	$132k – $139k	▲ 16.3%
Program/Financial Specialist	35	$127,616	$115k – $132k	▲ 18.4%
Clerk Intermittent II San	35	$53,445	$52k – $59k	▼ 11.3%
Program Services Coordinator	34	$128,221	$92k – $132k	▲ 15.6%
Deputy County Counsel	33	$265,890	$223k – $281k	▲ 3.0%
Information Systems Analyst	33	$151,549	$135k – $158k	▲ 14.3%
Legal Secretary	33	$83,220	$81k – $86k	▲ 8.2%
Janitor Detention Facilities	33	$77,996	$71k – $87k	▲ 10.1%
Library Clerk II	33	$56,684	$39k – $65k	▲ 13.1%
Assistant Da I-Senior Deputy Da I	32	$302,850	$267k – $318k	▲ 0.7%
Reg Envrnmtlhlth Specialist	32	$122,541	$112k – $129k	▲ 9.2%
Behavioral Clinician I	31	$106,620	$98k – $109k	▲ 17.3%
Eligibility Services Technician I	31	$28,794	$22k – $32k	▲ 37.2%
Legal Assistant San	31	$19,080	$11k – $27k	▲ 17.9%
Unit Supervisor Probation	29	$152,860	$140k – $157k	▲ 3.2%
Deputy Public Guard-Cons/Inves	29	$115,593	$102k – $118k	▲ 4.7%
Comm Outreach Worker II	29	$78,157	$74k – $80k	▲ 2.8%
Assessor's Technician	29	$68,545	$65k – $75k	▲ 9.1%
Stationary Engineer Gsa	27	$135,487	$126k – $149k	▲ 5.9%
Information Systems Specialist	27	$117,641	$106k – $123k	▲ 20.1%
Assistant Public Defender	26	$315,323	$310k – $322k	▲ 3.6%
Infrastructure Services Engineer	26	$199,306	$180k – $212k	▲ 10.9%
Departmental Hr Officer	26	$141,311	$118k – $146k	new
Supervisor's Assistant	26	$80,229	$56k – $105k	new
Forensic Behv Health Clinicn I	25	$153,402	$80k – $172k	▲ 11.7%
Social Work Supervisor	25	$143,062	$133k – $145k	▲ 15.1%
Health Insurance Technician	25	$93,435	$91k – $95k	▲ 4.6%
Laborer	25	$74,539	$70k – $78k	▲ 1.9%
Dispatcher	24	$169,041	$145k – $191k	▲ 0.2%
Appraiser II	24	$97,960	$86k – $102k	▲ 1.0%
Elections Technician	24	$84,877	$77k – $91k	▼ 10.7%
Library Clerk I	24	$4,582	$3k – $27k	new
Appeals Officer	23	$127,508	$124k – $130k	▲ 6.3%
Human Resources Technician	23	$97,337	$94k – $103k	▲ 20.0%
Senior Assessor's Technician	23	$78,118	$66k – $83k	▲ 0.8%
Library Technician	23	$71,280	$49k – $78k	▲ 50.9%
Stenographer I	23	$58,782	$56k – $60k	▲ 7.5%
Juvenile Inst Officer Associat	23	$54,674	$48k – $89k	▲ 23.2%
Fire Fuels Crew Technician P	23	$47,355	$38k – $71k	▼ 16.3%
Registered Nurse III	22	$181,228	$175k – $188k	▲ 7.5%
Staff Development Specialist	22	$132,382	$131k – $135k	▲ 22.9%
Quality Assr/Quality Control Technician	22	$113,213	$111k – $118k	▲ 17.9%
Infrastructure Services Technician	22	$108,730	$101k – $118k	▲ 10.1%
Nutrition Assistant II	22	$76,801	$71k – $79k	▲ 4.2%
Financial Services Officer	21	$154,090	$147k – $160k	▲ 15.2%
Supervising Financial Services Specialist	21	$133,404	$123k – $137k	new
Appraiser III	21	$116,150	$109k – $119k	▲ 2.5%
Payroll Records Clerk	21	$69,763	$61k – $73k	▲ 3.3%
Account Clerk II	21	$67,806	$55k – $71k	▲ 2.3%
Physician III	20	$368,363	$247k – $432k	▲ 4.7%
Probation Specialist	20	$139,201	$128k – $142k	▲ 15.7%
Heavy Truck Driver	20	$100,183	$44k – $105k	▲ 4.0%
Information Systems Manager	19	$176,795	$171k – $180k	▲ 18.6%
Fingerprint Examiner	19	$90,080	$86k – $99k	▲ 2.7%
Regional Train Center Instructor N	19	$32,525	$26k – $50k	▼ 2.4%
Retired Annuitant I	19	$22,401	$8k – $32k	▲ 4.3%
Water Plant Operator III Z 7	18	$166,320	$156k – $177k	▲ 9.0%
Forensic Behv Health Clinicn II	18	$157,272	$141k – $177k	▲ 6.1%
Program Systems Coordinator	18	$131,093	$128k – $135k	▲ 20.9%
Senior Retirement Technician	18	$109,631	$105k – $115k	▲ 8.8%
Supervising Clerk I	18	$98,396	$96k – $104k	new
Sheriff's Service Cadet N	18	$15,469	$3k – $18k	▲ 122.5%
Captain	17	$293,849	$265k – $301k	▲ 4.4%
Emergency Service Dispatcher II	17	$146,103	$130k – $161k	▲ 8.6%
Agri and Standards Investigator III	17	$108,051	$106k – $113k	new
Public Health Investigator	17	$88,679	$85k – $95k	▲ 5.5%
Family Support Case Manager	17	$64,329	$39k – $93k	▼ 29.2%
Child Welfare Worker I	17	$39,408	$21k – $76k	▲ 287.2%
Institutional Supervisor I	16	$154,243	$146k – $168k	▲ 9.8%
Information Systems Technician II	16	$94,827	$88k – $96k	▲ 7.2%
Social Worker II	16	$85,171	$57k – $92k	▲ 4.8%
Stationary Engineer Pwa	16	$62,149	$42k – $127k	▼ 46.2%
Agricultural and Stands Aide N	16	$43,912	$40k – $53k	▲ 5.6%
Fire Department Aide San	16	$4,866	$3k – $11k	▲ 23.4%
Registered Nurse IV	15	$207,854	$204k – $219k	▲ 21.3%
Building Equipment Maintenance Worker	15	$111,677	$105k – $122k	▲ 6.8%
Bridge Tender	15	$107,575	$105k – $111k	▲ 8.7%
Career Development Specialist I	15	$91,613	$82k – $100k	▲ 1.0%
Legal Assistant San P	15	$30,608	$22k – $54k	▼ 0.8%
Public Defender Investigtr III	14	$180,137	$173k – $183k	▲ 6.9%
Senior Financial Services Specialist	14	$123,008	$119k – $125k	▲ 17.4%
Child Support Assistant II	14	$72,936	$72k – $75k	▲ 2.3%
Deputy Probation Officer I	14	$33,744	$24k – $93k	▼ 60.3%
Division Director Bhcs	13	$183,127	$175k – $192k	▲ 19.1%
Division Director	13	$175,194	$162k – $181k	▲ 5.2%
Senior Infrastructure Services Analyst	13	$153,101	$148k – $163k	new
Human Resource Analyst	13	$149,122	$145k – $151k	▲ 20.9%
Adult Protection Supervisor	13	$148,074	$146k – $149k	▲ 18.5%
Senior Hazardous Mat Specialist	13	$140,488	$138k – $144k	▲ 3.7%
Assistant Engineer	13	$111,923	$88k – $136k	▼ 16.4%
Administrative Associatecao	13	$99,624	$85k – $104k	▲ 22.2%
Accountant	13	$98,059	$95k – $101k	▲ 6.7%
Legal Process Clerk II	13	$97,470	$78k – $130k	▼ 11.7%
Member Assessment Appeals Bd	13	$3,600	$2k – $6k	▼ 31.9%
Fire Battalion Chief	12	$359,654	$351k – $370k	▲ 11.9%
Staff Fire Captain	12	$314,339	$266k – $384k	▲ 14.0%
Assistant Deputy Director Cda	12	$199,412	$196k – $213k	▲ 3.4%
Emergency Medical Services Coordinator	12	$172,150	$172k – $174k	▲ 14.7%
Health Care Program Admin II	12	$146,762	$143k – $152k	▲ 2.8%
Technical Support Analyst	12	$145,728	$140k – $149k	▲ 14.7%
Behavl Health Clini Supervisor	12	$143,305	$131k – $146k	▲ 12.6%
Painter	12	$110,241	$104k – $113k	▲ 10.1%
Procrment and Contrcts Specialist II	12	$105,756	$99k – $110k	▲ 4.2%
Pediatric Occupational Therapist	12	$88,678	$67k – $121k	▼ 19.9%
Gardener II Gsa	12	$81,351	$64k – $84k	▲ 4.4%
Customer Srv Representative Dcss	12	$61,896	$61k – $64k	▲ 6.5%
For Mental Health Specialist	12	$54,648	$15k – $102k	▼ 40.8%
Election Worker II San	12	$2,910	$3k – $3k	▲ 18.1%
Inspector III	11	$190,431	$189k – $206k	▼ 3.1%
Division Director Ssa	11	$190,292	$189k – $194k	▲ 14.3%
Departmental Hr Manager	11	$155,837	$152k – $161k	new
Infrastructure Services Analyst	11	$139,851	$134k – $153k	▲ 8.7%
Application Systems Engineer I	11	$131,015	$128k – $135k	new
Hazardous Materials Specialist	11	$125,351	$122k – $142k	▼ 2.9%
Supervising Clerk III	11	$115,931	$115k – $119k	new
Vector Control Biologist	11	$109,172	$105k – $112k	▲ 8.0%
Pediatric Physical Therapist	11	$106,362	$88k – $111k	▲ 113.5%
Information Technologynology Specialist IV	11	$90,872	$84k – $105k	▲ 4.4%
Social Worker I	11	$76,323	$14k – $89k	▲ 108.2%
Behav Health Clinical Manager	10	$160,008	$158k – $164k	▲ 23.6%
Mechanic II	10	$140,203	$133k – $147k	▲ 0.8%
Senior Reg Envrnmtlhlth Specialist	10	$139,706	$136k – $142k	▲ 2.2%
Emp Counselor Suprvsr	10	$129,630	$127k – $133k	new
Clerk-Recorder and Coll Sup	10	$127,646	$127k – $140k	▲ 20.5%
Housing and Comm Development Specialist III	10	$125,106	$117k – $130k	▲ 8.0%
Program Specialist P	10	$113,625	$98k – $118k	▲ 20.6%
Public Works Technician Assistant II	10	$100,518	$93k – $103k	▲ 5.8%
Family Support Care Coordinator	10	$86,836	$40k – $94k	▲ 10.3%
Stenographer II	10	$64,675	$63k – $68k	▲ 5.9%
Forensic Behav Health Clin Sup	9	$191,174	$182k – $196k	▲ 11.5%
Criminalist III	9	$170,948	$156k – $178k	▲ 3.0%
Supervising Appraiser II	9	$168,814	$160k – $172k	new
Clinical Reviewsp Supervisor	9	$168,391	$167k – $171k	▲ 16.8%
Real Estate Projects Manager	9	$162,022	$159k – $164k	▲ 12.3%
Information Systems Coordinator	9	$161,875	$155k – $172k	new
Principal Auditor	9	$156,077	$155k – $158k	▲ 6.6%
Institutional Supervisor II	9	$151,938	$149k – $163k	▲ 2.7%
Senior Supervising Auditor	9	$140,588	$140k – $144k	new
Senior Management Analyst	9	$140,578	$137k – $146k	▲ 19.1%
Financial Analyst Ssa	9	$133,967	$129k – $137k	▲ 18.6%
Child Support Supervisor	9	$129,733	$124k – $139k	▲ 16.9%
Auto Mechanic	9	$129,563	$120k – $137k	▲ 13.5%
Admin Support Manager	9	$119,731	$115k – $121k	▲ 19.8%
Environmental Healthtechnician	9	$111,137	$99k – $113k	▲ 15.1%
Management Analyst P	9	$107,781	$51k – $123k	▲ 75.4%
Crew Leader	9	$107,283	$101k – $110k	▲ 6.1%
Rehabilitation Counselor I	9	$103,185	$95k – $105k	▲ 6.8%
Civil Legal Secretary	9	$91,895	$88k – $94k	▲ 0.8%
Building Maintenance Laborer	9	$79,731	$36k – $82k	▲ 7.7%
Medical Records Technician	9	$78,496	$26k – $80k	▲ 4.3%
Food Service Worker	9	$70,663	$67k – $75k	▲ 14.8%
Human Resources Leaves Technician	9	$60,179	$32k – $92k	new
Child Support Specialist I	9	$18,743	$16k – $45k	▼ 45.4%
Physician IV	8	$389,572	$164k – $407k	▲ 21.4%
Division Commander	8	$355,157	$300k – $359k	▲ 10.7%
Admin/Financial Services Manager	8	$173,618	$169k – $177k	▲ 5.0%
Housing and Community Development Manager	8	$167,909	$166k – $171k	▲ 13.4%
Library Manager II	8	$150,439	$147k – $155k	▲ 15.3%
Behav Health Crisis Intr Specialist II	8	$145,588	$144k – $148k	▲ 2.8%
Electrician	8	$138,112	$135k – $146k	▲ 5.6%
Water Resources Techii Z 7	8	$130,000	$128k – $134k	▲ 2.4%
Retirement Benefits Specialist	8	$122,671	$114k – $123k	▲ 2.7%
Medical Social Worker II	8	$116,781	$96k – $120k	▲ 5.1%
Senior Accountant	8	$116,448	$115k – $119k	▲ 24.0%
Senior Vector Control Biologist	8	$115,784	$114k – $118k	▲ 0.7%
Clinical Case Manager Chsc	8	$113,761	$113k – $114k	▲ 4.9%
Library Assistant Manager	8	$113,019	$106k – $121k	▲ 9.0%
Janitor Supervisor	8	$93,743	$82k – $99k	▲ 23.5%
Collection Enforcement Deputy II	8	$87,500	$81k – $89k	new
Treasurer-Tax Coll Specialist III	8	$87,122	$84k – $95k	▲ 9.2%
Secretary I	8	$72,407	$71k – $73k	▲ 4.1%
Employment Specialist II	8	$71,068	$68k – $82k	▼ 4.8%
Legal Stenographer	8	$69,809	$68k – $71k	▲ 6.8%
Elections Technician N	8	$66,307	$62k – $70k	▲ 0.6%
Medical Clerk	8	$64,413	$58k – $70k	▲ 11.6%
Technical Service Director	7	$229,474	$225k – $237k	▲ 6.7%
Division Chief Auditor	7	$197,486	$190k – $212k	▲ 10.6%
Senior Project Manager Gsa	7	$184,445	$183k – $189k	▲ 5.1%
Associate Civil Engineer Zone 7	7	$184,045	$183k – $197k	▲ 6.9%
Supervising Environmental Health Specialist	7	$175,492	$173k – $182k	new
Library Manager I	7	$139,052	$138k – $140k	▲ 16.5%
Epidemiologist II	7	$131,555	$131k – $132k	▲ 14.3%
Fire Code Compliance Officer	7	$131,255	$131k – $132k	▲ 2.4%
Automatic Guided Vehicle Technician	7	$127,631	$108k – $135k	▲ 12.8%
Heavy Equipment Mechanic	7	$120,058	$116k – $130k	new
Carpenter	7	$116,484	$113k – $122k	▲ 5.7%
Admin Analyst	7	$113,544	$103k – $136k	new
Admin Services Assistant	7	$107,838	$107k – $112k	▲ 26.2%
Building Maintenance Worker II	7	$107,691	$106k – $113k	▲ 3.9%
Housing and Comm Development Specialist II	7	$107,105	$107k – $112k	▲ 7.6%
Admin Specialist II P	7	$103,383	$83k – $111k	new
Auditor	7	$93,055	$92k – $94k	▲ 19.7%
Child Support Specialist III	7	$92,913	$83k – $96k	▼ 3.8%
Nutritionist II	7	$91,755	$50k – $108k	▲ 23.9%
Auditor-Appraiser II	7	$85,909	$85k – $92k	new
Associate Civil Engineer	7	$74,654	$72k – $162k	▼ 49.1%
Transportation Worker	7	$72,391	$70k – $87k	▲ 0.5%
Janitor Floor Specialist	7	$68,706	$65k – $77k	▲ 0.2%
Data Input Clerk	7	$67,823	$66k – $68k	▲ 11.5%
Retired Annuitant Safety	7	$30,516	$22k – $55k	▲ 435.4%
Emergency Service Dispatcher I	7	$13,597	$10k – $86k	▼ 61.0%
Member Bd of Directors Zone 7	7	$8,742	$7k – $11k	new
Library Clerk II San	7	$4,726	$5k – $10k	▲ 63.4%
Division Chief	6	$294,462	$284k – $324k	▲ 6.8%
Deputy Director Cda	6	$247,780	$236k – $258k	▲ 6.2%
Infrastructure Services Director	6	$225,494	$222k – $230k	new
Deputy Chief Probation Officer	6	$221,329	$208k – $226k	▲ 3.2%
Lieutenant of Inspectors	6	$220,519	$201k – $234k	▼ 2.0%
Member Bd of Supervisors	6	$204,297	$187k – $209k	▼ 1.8%
Prob Re-Entry Services Coordinator	6	$159,951	$27k – $167k	new
Plant Mechaniczone 7	6	$134,035	$69k – $138k	▲ 5.9%
Sheriff's Program/Financial Specialist	6	$130,794	$127k – $134k	▲ 21.5%
Hr Leaves Case Manager	6	$126,590	$104k – $139k	new
Telecom Technician	6	$123,053	$49k – $135k	▲ 21.7%
Behav Health Crisis Inter Specialist I	6	$122,013	$115k – $126k	▲ 33.0%
Heavy Equipment Operator	6	$116,760	$98k – $120k	new
Assessment Supervisor II	6	$110,705	$110k – $116k	▲ 18.0%
Crime Technician	6	$102,850	$100k – $107k	▲ 0.2%
Civil Paralegal	6	$101,383	$75k – $112k	▲ 12.0%
Veterans Service Representative	6	$92,494	$90k – $97k	▲ 7.9%
Literacy Specialist	6	$85,971	$84k – $87k	▲ 5.4%
Regional Train Center Leadinstr N	6	$83,084	$42k – $97k	▼ 2.8%
Reg Envrnmtlhlth Specialist Traine	6	$79,589	$74k – $82k	▲ 63.7%
Retirement Technician	6	$77,590	$68k – $80k	▼ 7.2%
Procrment and Contrcts Assistant	6	$77,176	$74k – $80k	▲ 7.7%
Treasurer-Tax Coll Specialist II	6	$68,467	$67k – $71k	▼ 4.4%
Appraiser I	6	$65,692	$62k – $69k	▼ 4.1%
Health Services Trainee	6	$52,720	$43k – $62k	▲ 42.2%
Dispatcher Trainee	6	$42,613	$41k – $43k	▼ 49.3%
Auditor Associate I	6	$19,595	$9k – $46k	▼ 39.9%
Transportation Worker San	6	$13,105	$10k – $16k	new
Legal Process Clerk I	6	$12,470	$5k – $57k	▼ 76.4%
Planning Commissioner	6	$1,375	$1k – $1k	▲ 10.0%
Senior Deputy County Counsel	5	$307,628	$305k – $308k	new
Assistant Da II-Senior Deputy Da II	5	$209,071	$122k – $324k	new
Chiefenvironmental Health	5	$190,434	$188k – $193k	new
Senior Civil Engineer	5	$184,743	$170k – $187k	new
Labor Relations Analyst II	5	$177,577	$166k – $193k	▲ 5.9%
Supervising Hazardous Mat Specialist	5	$172,865	$172k – $179k	new
Chief Department Hr Administrator	5	$169,114	$154k – $169k	▲ 2.1%
Chief of Staff Bos	5	$166,200	$146k – $199k	▼ 7.8%
Executive Programs Coordinator	5	$153,396	$147k – $154k	▲ 9.8%
Field Maintenance Supervisor	5	$151,118	$148k – $158k	▲ 24.7%
Assistant Business Analyst	5	$151,074	$143k – $153k	▲ 15.4%
Senior Therapist	5	$150,862	$113k – $155k	▲ 5.4%
Assistant Engineer Zone 7	5	$146,699	$146k – $149k	new
Librarian IV	5	$144,146	$129k – $144k	new
Senior Program Specialist P	5	$133,028	$127k – $136k	new
Career Development Specialist II	5	$130,982	$131k – $134k	▲ 28.7%
Supervising Admin Specialist	5	$130,378	$126k – $131k	new
Public Assistance Investigator	5	$130,095	$124k – $131k	▲ 13.1%
Retirement Accountant II	5	$130,046	$120k – $131k	▲ 6.2%
Pw Inspectoriiiconstruction	5	$127,579	$127k – $136k	▲ 11.2%
Core Clinical Therapist	5	$122,391	$96k – $123k	▲ 10.2%
Planner III	5	$121,890	$121k – $131k	▲ 10.7%
Client Advocate	5	$120,752	$111k – $123k	▲ 3.1%
Senior Clinical Case Manager Chsc	5	$119,608	$119k – $122k	▲ 6.1%
Sustainability Project Manager	5	$118,735	$107k – $139k	▼ 0.5%
Auditor-Appraiser III	5	$115,863	$115k – $117k	▼ 0.7%
Admin Secretary	5	$111,146	$102k – $114k	▲ 17.2%
Public Information Specialist	5	$107,892	$99k – $108k	▲ 36.2%
Accounting Technician	5	$100,909	$89k – $102k	new
Financial Services Specialist I	5	$97,779	$86k – $100k	▲ 49.4%
Senior Management Analyst P	5	$95,807	$81k – $121k	new
Mapping Technician III	5	$93,654	$92k – $94k	new
Graphic Designer	5	$92,434	$77k – $108k	new
Sh Video and Multimedia Produc	5	$91,434	$87k – $97k	▲ 7.9%
Vegetation Management Technician	5	$89,261	$87k – $92k	new
Truck Driver	5	$88,903	$87k – $91k	▲ 5.1%
Associate Program Specialist	5	$86,199	$49k – $103k	▲ 0.5%
Admin Support Splist Acera	5	$82,431	$62k – $94k	new
Lead Janitor	5	$82,297	$76k – $87k	▲ 3.8%
Agricultural and Stand Technician	5	$81,602	$72k – $87k	▲ 3.0%
Technical Support Specialist II	5	$77,651	$77k – $78k	▲ 2.1%
Billing Technician III	5	$75,396	$75k – $76k	▲ 11.3%
Specialist Clerk	5	$74,740	$58k – $79k	new
Library Lead Clerk	5	$71,234	$68k – $72k	▲ 4.1%
Physician III N	5	$70,928	$7k – $183k	▼ 34.8%
Therapy Aide	5	$65,629	$51k – $67k	new
Auditor Associate II	5	$65,545	$64k – $66k	▲ 6.5%
Pw Inspector III Facilities	5	$64,289	$13k – $111k	new
Firefighter Recruit-EMT	5	$32,073	$32k – $32k	new
Librarian II San	5	$8,227	$4k – $23k	▲ 132.2%
Civil Service Commissioner	5	$2,100	$2k – $2k	▲ 13.5%

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How many people earn what

Under $10k734
$10k – $30k648
$30k – $50k612
$50k – $70k1,149
$70k – $90k1,640
$90k – $110k1,359
$110k – $150k2,198
$150k or more2,737

Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.

Pay by department

Department	People	Typical pay
Welfare to Work	995	$82,492
Det & Corr-sta Rita Jail	742	$138,230
Tap Program	713	$19,631
Hcsa-behavioral Care	689	$117,139
Fire District-alaco	517	$203,738
Children and Family Services	469	$109,717
District Attorney	452	$121,981
Agency Administration	354	$105,204
Adult and Aging Services	307	$99,362
Registrar of Voters	297	$1,235
County Library	289	$64,011
Information Technology	238	$162,804

Common questions

How much does a Alameda County employee make?

The typical employee was paid $100,521 in 2025: half of the 11,077 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $65,975 and $149,198.

Why do so many people earn very little?

The list includes everyone who got a paycheck during the year: part-time, seasonal and short-term workers, and people who joined or left partway through. 734 people (6.6%) were paid under $10,000.

Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?

No. It is the pay people received: regular salary or wages (85.3% of all pay), overtime (9.8%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (4.9%).

Where does this data come from, and when is it updated?

From California State Controller's Office (Government Compensation in California) (sco.ca.gov). Our figures match the agency's latest release; the next update is expected in late 2027.

"Typical pay" is the median: half earn more, half earn less. "Most earn" is the middle half of workers. Figures are calculated by PublicPayData from the official dataset; 0 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals