California · 2025 pay

How much do Butte County employees make?

Name: County of Butte employee pay 2025
Creator: PublicPayData

$61,349typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025

$39,884 – $88,554what 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: Eligibility and Employment Specialist II Deputy Sheriff Behavioral Health Counselor II

✓ 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.

$40,069

$61,432

$88,529

$337,264

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 $52,402 in 2022 to $61,349 in 2025 (+17%).

Typical payNumber of people paidTotal payroll

What changed since 2024

+1.7%Typical pay went up from $60,299 to $61,349.
−272,584 people were paid in 2025, compared with 2,611 in 2024.
+17%Since 2022, typical pay has gone from $52,402 to $61,349, while the number of people paid went down from 2,827 to 2,584.

The next update is expected in late 2027.

Pay slip · 2025

A typical worker's year

Butte County

4years of
official data
2022–2025

Average pay of people in the middle of the pay range
Regular pay	$56,479
Overtime	$868
Extra pay	$4,085
Total for the year	$61,432

Average of the 129 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

Pay by job

Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.

Job	People	Typical pay	Most earn	Since 2024
Eligibility and Employment Specialist II	118	$53,895	$46k – $60k	▼ 2.9%
Deputy Sheriff	82	$134,755	$76k – $165k	▲ 9.8%
Behavioral Health Counselor II	69	$61,199	$42k – $70k	▲ 4.2%
Correctional Deputy II	66	$107,427	$97k – $118k	▲ 4.9%
Administrative Assistant	52	$42,629	$26k – $49k	▼ 4.5%
Behavioral Health Counselor I	46	$36,452	$16k – $53k	▲ 6.3%
Eligibility and Employment Specialist I	43	$35,343	$16k – $43k	▲ 91.5%
Behavioral Health Clinician I	42	$66,311	$36k – $78k	▼ 0.2%
Peer Support Specialist	39	$18,358	$9k – $33k	▲ 50.0%
Child Support Specialist II	38	$57,263	$43k – $61k	▼ 0.5%
Senior Administrative Assistant	36	$56,310	$50k – $60k	▲ 0.1%
Health Services Assistant II	34	$47,382	$36k – $55k	▲ 0.1%
Senior Deputy Probation Officer	33	$110,901	$96k – $120k	▲ 13.1%
Administrative Analyst II	27	$75,329	$69k – $80k	▲ 8.6%
Employment Case Manager II	27	$56,173	$51k – $65k	▼ 9.1%
Social Services Associate - Child Welfare	27	$48,855	$31k – $54k	new
Eligibility and Employment Supervisor	26	$78,866	$77k – $82k	▲ 6.4%
Social Worker III - Child Welfare	24	$81,893	$65k – $84k	new
Deputy Probation Officer II	24	$69,240	$38k – $83k	▲ 30.1%
Public Works Maintenance Worker III	24	$58,947	$52k – $63k	▼ 3.0%
Behavioral Health Worker II	22	$49,410	$35k – $60k	▲ 5.4%
Library Assistant I	21	$20,250	$11k – $30k	▲ 52.8%
Behavioral Health Worker I	21	$14,893	$7k – $27k	▲ 5.0%
Sheriff's Sergeant	20	$217,377	$195k – $227k	▲ 16.9%
Deputy Probation Officer III	20	$93,734	$83k – $98k	▲ 15.4%
Senior Eligibility and Employment Specialist	19	$66,003	$63k – $71k	▲ 2.8%
Social Worker II - Child Welfare	19	$57,405	$36k – $61k	new
Administrative Technician	19	$52,100	$14k – $61k	▼ 1.4%
Deputy Probation Officer I	19	$39,339	$24k – $60k	▲ 67.8%
Public Works Maintenance Worker II	19	$35,772	$32k – $42k	▼ 23.4%
Social Worker III - Adult Services	18	$72,383	$65k – $80k	▼ 4.9%
Accounting Technician	18	$44,324	$33k – $52k	▼ 11.8%
Senior Administrative Analyst	17	$84,178	$79k – $95k	▼ 0.2%
Correctional Deputy I	17	$50,080	$39k – $63k	▲ 7.1%
Investigator II	16	$151,425	$125k – $158k	▲ 8.5%
Deputy Probation Officer Supervisor	16	$122,216	$107k – $131k	▲ 19.8%
Program Manager	16	$103,267	$92k – $112k	▲ 0.8%
Administrative Analyst III	16	$79,666	$67k – $94k	▼ 5.7%
Public Health Nurse II	16	$54,454	$46k – $103k	▼ 32.5%
Account Clerk II	16	$40,946	$14k – $51k	▲ 8.4%
Child Support Specialist I	16	$21,715	$18k – $29k	▼ 19.1%
Behavioral Health Peer Advocate	16	$1,102	$1k – $2k	▼ 9.4%
Social Worker IV - Child Welfare	15	$85,267	$76k – $91k	new
Senior Correctional Technician	15	$79,601	$75k – $86k	▲ 4.9%
Public Safety Dispatcher II	15	$75,392	$69k – $85k	new
Deputy District Attorney IV	14	$176,695	$84k – $209k	▲ 21.8%
Information Technology Analyst III	14	$105,105	$91k – $110k	▲ 6.5%
Investigative Assistant	14	$49,358	$8k – $59k	▼ 15.7%
Social Work Supervisor - Child Welfare	13	$97,938	$87k – $105k	new
Information Technology Analyst II	13	$89,010	$87k – $91k	▲ 4.7%
Behavioral Health Clinician II	13	$88,558	$78k – $92k	▲ 0.8%
Administrative Analyst I	13	$62,540	$60k – $65k	▲ 27.6%
Senior Child Support Specialist	13	$62,442	$59k – $69k	▼ 5.6%
Substance Use Disorder Counselor II	13	$60,014	$52k – $64k	▲ 51.0%
Senior Health Services Assistant	13	$57,405	$46k – $61k	▲ 31.2%
Social Worker II - Adult Services	13	$50,783	$14k – $72k	▼ 16.2%
Public Works Maintenance Worker I	13	$18,775	$4k – $31k	▲ 22.6%
Behavioral Health Emergency and Forensic Clinician I	12	$72,906	$43k – $81k	▼ 1.0%
Information Technology Specialist II	12	$58,667	$55k – $63k	▲ 1.4%
Library Assistant II	12	$46,149	$41k – $49k	▲ 3.0%
Health Services Assistant I	12	$30,485	$7k – $44k	▼ 2.5%
Correctional Sergeant	11	$130,211	$126k – $159k	▲ 12.0%
Behavioral Health Counselor Supervisor	11	$81,922	$70k – $90k	▲ 5.2%
Sheriff's Clerk II	11	$38,391	$11k – $53k	▼ 28.5%
Behavioral Health Education Specialist I	11	$21,198	$16k – $61k	▲ 7.1%
Principal Information Technology Analyst	10	$120,054	$112k – $125k	▲ 9.3%
Eligibility and Employment Program Specialist	10	$65,860	$54k – $71k	▲ 0.9%
Sheriff Security Officer	10	$63,658	$59k – $65k	▼ 2.0%
Information Technology Supervisor	9	$129,855	$114k – $131k	▲ 3.7%
Health and Human Services Program Analyst III	9	$91,267	$89k – $96k	▼ 0.2%
Behavioral Health Clinician Supervisor	9	$88,185	$19k – $105k	▲ 8.7%
Program Supervisor	9	$86,964	$83k – $92k	▲ 1.4%
Health Education Specialist I	9	$53,694	$13k – $57k	▲ 2.8%
Custodian	9	$49,262	$41k – $49k	▲ 6.5%
Assessment Technician I	9	$41,306	$26k – $43k	▼ 1.2%
Nutrition Specialist I	9	$16,286	$10k – $25k	▼ 18.8%
Administrative Analyst Supervisor	8	$95,315	$91k – $102k	▼ 4.1%
Public Works Maintenance Supervisor	8	$90,806	$84k – $91k	▼ 2.9%
Program Coordinator	8	$77,194	$76k – $80k	▲ 3.1%
Senior Public Works Maintenance Worker	8	$70,938	$69k – $72k	▼ 1.2%
Correctional Technician II	8	$69,246	$62k – $84k	▲ 19.3%
Child Support Supervisor	8	$64,353	$61k – $70k	▼ 17.2%
Senior Accounting Technician	8	$63,843	$57k – $67k	▼ 4.4%
Senior Support Services Supervisor	8	$62,089	$54k – $69k	new
Senior Legal Secretary	8	$58,915	$23k – $60k	▼ 1.3%
Facilities Maintenance Technician II	8	$34,288	$9k – $50k	▼ 2.1%
Social Worker I - Child Welfare	8	$27,014	$7k – $54k	new
Sheriff's Lieutenant	7	$201,434	$30k – $214k	▲ 26.5%
Psychiatric Nurse III	7	$106,240	$105k – $112k	▲ 4.1%
Public Health Nurse Supervisor	7	$105,114	$82k – $121k	▲ 68.3%
Employment Case Manager III	7	$68,472	$68k – $71k	new
Code Enforcement Officer II	7	$67,679	$29k – $81k	▲ 2.9%
Housing Navigator	7	$49,295	$33k – $68k	▲ 62.3%
Public Health Nurse I	7	$44,703	$23k – $65k	▲ 186.1%
Social Worker II - Adoptions Specialist	6	$81,256	$61k – $84k	▲ 7.6%
Senior Information Technology Specialist	6	$81,246	$76k – $84k	▲ 8.5%
Health and Human Services Program Analyst II	6	$81,022	$77k – $87k	▼ 0.7%
Psychiatric Technician III	6	$70,372	$48k – $74k	▼ 0.8%
Deputy Public Guardian/Public Administrator II	6	$69,149	$65k – $71k	new
Disease Intervention Specialist II	6	$64,004	$62k – $68k	▲ 3.6%
Behavioral Health Education Specialist II	6	$57,889	$4k – $68k	▲ 124.5%
Heavy Equipment Mechanic II	6	$49,772	$16k – $54k	▲ 157.8%
Human Resources Analyst I	6	$48,696	$28k – $58k	new
Health Education Specialist II	6	$48,430	$36k – $71k	▼ 18.7%
Code Enforcement Officer I	6	$35,761	$8k – $64k	▼ 36.6%
Scale Attendant I	6	$16,887	$4k – $39k	new
Inventory/Warehouse Worker I	6	$10,413	$4k – $14k	▼ 54.8%
Deputy District Attorney Supervisor	5	$222,193	$221k – $233k	▲ 23.1%
Assistant Director of Employment and Social Services	5	$134,992	$123k – $156k	▼ 7.8%
Correctional Lieutenant	5	$129,177	$72k – $144k	new
Program Manager of Employment and Social Services - Eligibility and Employment	5	$119,579	$120k – $123k	▲ 4.1%
Capital Improvement Project Manager III	5	$107,418	$90k – $113k	new
Social Work Supervisor - Adult Services	5	$101,331	$99k – $102k	▲ 10.3%
Senior Contracts/Procurement Agent	5	$100,745	$99k – $109k	▲ 3.7%
Business Systems Analyst III	5	$95,466	$92k – $95k	▲ 11.1%
Behavioral Health Emergency and Forensic Clinician II	5	$93,626	$31k – $98k	▲ 5.1%
Fiscal Manager	5	$90,097	$70k – $96k	new
Board of Supervisor Member	5	$87,767	$85k – $89k	▲ 14.9%
Paralegal	5	$71,141	$68k – $73k	▲ 10.0%
Property Appraiser II	5	$63,706	$57k – $72k	▼ 0.1%
Senior Sheriff's Clerk	5	$60,126	$57k – $60k	▼ 0.2%
Board of Supervisors' Executive Assistant	5	$59,656	$42k – $60k	▲ 10.3%
Social Services Associate - Adult Services	5	$48,666	$46k – $52k	new
Legal Secretary II	5	$27,543	$9k – $45k	new
Correctional Technician I	5	$24,527	$9k – $25k	new
Legal Secretary I	5	$11,544	$10k – $12k	▼ 65.3%
Agricultural Biologist Technician	5	$9,795	$7k – $10k	▲ 32.0%

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How many people earn what

Under $10k220
$10k – $30k284
$30k – $50k392
$50k – $70k655
$70k – $90k411
$90k – $110k256
$110k – $150k221
$150k or more145

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

Pay by department

Department	People	Typical pay
Employment and Social Services	596	$58,409
Behavioral Health	538	$54,740
Sheriff-coroner	325	$94,422
Public Health	199	$60,957
Probation	158	$81,045
Public Works	120	$59,406
District Attorney	108	$67,709
Child Support Services	91	$59,212
General Services	63	$52,462
Development Services	50	$67,757
Library	47	$33,824
Assessor	46	$49,857

Common questions

How much does a Butte County employee make?

The typical employee was paid $61,349 in 2025: half of the 2,584 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $39,884 and $88,554.

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. 220 people (8.5%) 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 (87.6% of all pay), overtime (4.5%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (7.8%).

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; 1 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals