California · 2025 pay

How much do Contra Costa County employees make?

Name: County of Contra Costa employee pay 2025
Creator: PublicPayData

$91,994typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025

$58,723 – $146,862what 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: Registered Nurse Clerk-Senior Level Deputy Sheriff (40 Hours)

✓ 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.

$58,641

$91,899

$146,967

$563,036

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 $75,227 in 2022 to $91,994 in 2025 (+22%).

Typical payNumber of people paidTotal payroll

What changed since 2024

+5.4%Typical pay went up from $87,309 to $91,994.
+41012,763 people were paid in 2025, compared with 12,353 in 2024.
+22%Since 2022, typical pay has gone from $75,227 to $91,994, while the number of people paid went up from 11,875 to 12,763.

The next update is expected in late 2027.

Pay slip · 2025

A typical worker's year

Contra Costa County

4years of
official data
2022–2025

Average pay of people in the middle of the pay range
Regular pay	$85,230
Overtime	$2,565
Extra pay	$4,104
Total for the year	$91,899

Average of the 638 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
Registered Nurse	674	$184,207	$154k – $209k	▲ 4.6%
Clerk-Senior Level	640	$69,300	$60k – $75k	▲ 5.1%
Deputy Sheriff (40 Hours)	534	$172,002	$142k – $198k	▲ 6.1%
Staff Nurse-Per Diem	467	$90,711	$45k – $146k	▼ 0.0%
Clerk-Experienced Level	325	$44,890	$24k – $57k	▲ 10.9%
Mh Clinical Specialist	293	$111,187	$75k – $122k	▲ 6.4%
Eligibility Worker II	292	$86,030	$71k – $96k	new
Clerk-Specialist Level	271	$83,774	$77k – $86k	▲ 4.5%
Licensed Vocational Nurse	263	$77,927	$54k – $92k	▲ 9.4%
Library Aide-Exempt	224	$8,042	$4k – $13k	▲ 16.5%
Eligibility Worker III	168	$98,521	$89k – $104k	▲ 133.7%
Elections Temporary Assignment	143	$132	$0k – $5k	▼ 97.3%
Social Worker III	137	$120,967	$109k – $124k	▲ 4.4%
Certified Nursing Assistant	123	$56,068	$31k – $74k	▲ 20.2%
Firefighter/ (56 Hours)	111	$168,513	$113k – $195k	▲ 5.4%
Administrative Services Assistant III	110	$113,062	$94k – $119k	▲ 8.1%
Inst Services Worker-Generalist	107	$62,947	$47k – $72k	▲ 8.4%
Account Clerk-Advanced Level	98	$74,280	$67k – $79k	▲ 5.7%
Sergeant	91	$230,923	$191k – $254k	▲ 8.6%
Public Health Nurse	91	$200,997	$191k – $205k	▲ 4.5%
Certified Medical Assistant	91	$63,477	$48k – $70k	▲ 14.2%
Juvenile Instit Officer II	89	$123,691	$83k – $148k	▲ 8.1%
Deputy Probation Officer II	86	$124,165	$90k – $132k	▲ 5.7%
Eligibility Worker I	85	$33,716	$14k – $53k	▲ 984.8%
Eligibility Work Supervisor	82	$110,395	$98k – $115k	▲ 2.8%
Social Worker	82	$101,204	$90k – $105k	▲ 6.0%
Clerical Supervisor	73	$95,064	$88k – $99k	▲ 5.5%
Fire Captain-Paramedic/ (56 Hours)	72	$264,591	$224k – $293k	▲ 4.9%
Fire Engineer/ (56 Hours)	70	$198,161	$170k – $230k	▲ 6.2%
Substance Abuse Counselor	65	$98,290	$84k – $108k	▲ 9.8%
Firefighter-Paramedic/ (56 Hours)	63	$185,355	$163k – $216k	▲ 2.4%
Fire Captain (56 Hours)	61	$237,462	$189k – $269k	▲ 4.6%
Library Assistant-Journey Level	61	$60,888	$38k – $71k	▲ 10.8%
Nurse Practitioner	59	$193,119	$158k – $229k	▲ 5.7%
Mh Community Support Worker II	58	$61,733	$56k – $66k	▲ 4.2%
Student Intern Level I	58	$7,529	$7k – $13k	▲ 38.4%
Secretary-Advanced Level	57	$78,423	$55k – $82k	▲ 3.5%
Teacher Assistant Trainee-Project	54	$26,647	$11k – $37k	▼ 3.9%
Student Intern Level II	53	$12,059	$6k – $16k	▲ 45.9%
Primary Care Provider-Lmtd-Ex	52	$288,386	$245k – $310k	new
Librarian II	52	$94,253	$86k – $101k	▲ 9.1%
Accounting Technician	52	$82,769	$68k – $86k	▲ 7.0%
Medical Social Worker II	50	$115,269	$102k – $120k	▲ 3.6%
Hs Systems Analyst II	49	$153,333	$141k – $167k	▲ 6.0%
Child Support Specialist II	49	$82,820	$76k – $84k	▲ 6.3%
Community Health Worker II	49	$70,606	$57k – $76k	▲ 9.9%
Charge Nurse	48	$248,001	$236k – $267k	▲ 3.0%
Fire Engineer Paramedic/ (56 Hours)	46	$214,602	$183k – $251k	▲ 4.4%
Social Casework Assistant	46	$96,378	$65k – $104k	▲ 5.2%
Deputy Public Defender III	45	$181,168	$157k – $203k	▲ 8.1%
Social Work Supervisor II	45	$140,794	$119k – $146k	▲ 6.3%
Accountant III	45	$114,442	$106k – $119k	▲ 6.0%
Social Worker II	44	$95,357	$48k – $104k	▲ 28.7%
Account Clerk-Experienced Level	44	$38,144	$16k – $59k	▲ 17.0%
Custodian II	43	$64,799	$53k – $84k	▲ 9.7%
Fire District Aide-Ex	42	$18,390	$11k – $26k	▲ 50.2%
Deputy District Attorney IV	41	$253,194	$236k – $260k	▲ 4.9%
Sheriff's Specialist	41	$91,969	$79k – $101k	▲ 14.5%
Mh Specialist II	41	$90,681	$79k – $107k	▲ 2.6%
Mh Community Support Worker I	39	$34,790	$23k – $50k	▲ 37.8%
Deputy Public Defender IV	38	$250,779	$244k – $261k	▲ 7.3%
Deputy Sheriff-Recruit-Fixed	38	$24,161	$14k – $26k	▼ 0.5%
Deputy District Attorney III	37	$191,975	$163k – $204k	▲ 4.7%
Sheriff's Dispatcher II	36	$149,726	$108k – $158k	▼ 4.0%
Information Systems Programmer/Analyst IV	36	$149,026	$104k – $157k	▲ 2.0%
Legal Assistant	36	$96,724	$88k – $100k	▲ 8.6%
Ambulatory Care Provider-Ex	36	$96,674	$34k – $216k	▲ 62.2%
Medical Records Technician	36	$75,059	$65k – $79k	▲ 6.6%
Maintenance Worker I	36	$65,918	$25k – $72k	▲ 41.0%
Lieutenant	35	$209,690	$200k – $226k	▲ 1.5%
Departmental Hr Analyst II	35	$120,665	$99k – $147k	▲ 13.9%
Laboratory Technician II	35	$65,483	$42k – $77k	▲ 9.7%
Associate Teacher-Project	35	$56,410	$43k – $62k	▲ 5.5%
Fire Control Worker	35	$44,655	$36k – $53k	▲ 4.5%
Primary Care Provider-Exempt	34	$244,517	$190k – $292k	▲ 4.4%
Physical Therapist II	34	$131,179	$100k – $133k	▲ 6.0%
Information Systems Technician II	34	$103,750	$91k – $111k	▲ 4.7%
Human Services Division Manager	33	$159,201	$131k – $166k	new
Law Enforce Training Instructor-Per Dm	33	$30,563	$6k – $61k	▲ 3.8%
Da Senior Inspector	32	$167,324	$101k – $182k	▲ 5.6%
Environmental Health Specialist II	32	$141,281	$128k – $149k	▲ 9.0%
Occupational Therapist II	32	$131,697	$120k – $137k	▲ 7.5%
Hospitalist-Exempt	31	$335,886	$308k – $367k	▲ 2.3%
Sheriff's Ranger	31	$73,168	$66k – $98k	▲ 6.2%
Nutrition Assistant	31	$68,380	$40k – $72k	▲ 7.8%
Public Health Program Specialist I	29	$111,972	$104k – $117k	▲ 10.1%
Mh Program Manager	28	$147,487	$144k – $154k	▲ 1.7%
Mh Program Supervisor	28	$134,663	$132k – $141k	▲ 5.0%
Health Services Admin-Level C	28	$129,573	$122k – $141k	▲ 1.6%
Community Health Worker Specialist	28	$80,284	$76k – $82k	▲ 9.1%
Health Plan Authorization Representative	28	$70,110	$63k – $76k	▼ 6.9%
Intermediate Clerk-Project	28	$38,658	$23k – $56k	▲ 63.3%
Resp Care Practitioner-Perdiem	28	$31,165	$21k – $45k	▼ 22.9%
Inst Services Aide	28	$25,741	$7k – $50k	▼ 20.2%
Di Technician III	27	$167,046	$90k – $184k	▲ 0.3%
Homeless Services Specialist	27	$84,559	$13k – $93k	▲ 6.1%
Therapist Aide	27	$70,791	$54k – $77k	▲ 11.9%
Student Intern Level III	27	$12,529	$8k – $24k	▲ 15.1%
Deputy District Attorney I	26	$56,531	$20k – $124k	▲ 6.2%
Deputy Sheriff-Per Diem	26	$38,109	$26k – $52k	▲ 41.9%
Resp Care Practitioner II	25	$103,737	$79k – $149k	▼ 12.1%
Sheriff's Aide	25	$92,432	$60k – $128k	▼ 7.2%
Pharmacy Technician	25	$82,175	$56k – $90k	▲ 3.5%
Deputy Probation Officer I	25	$76,225	$53k – $115k	▲ 15.9%
Administrative Analyst	25	$72,663	$49k – $81k	▲ 9.3%
Food Service Worker - Gen	25	$63,972	$48k – $68k	▲ 13.7%
Wex Trainee	25	$11,776	$5k – $17k	▼ 4.1%
Pharmacist I	24	$204,889	$197k – $217k	▲ 1.1%
Clinical Lab Scientist II	24	$154,217	$93k – $167k	▲ 17.0%
Probation Supervisor I	24	$133,952	$102k – $141k	▲ 2.3%
Comprehensive Services Assistant Manager-Pr	24	$80,077	$75k – $82k	▲ 6.3%
Juvenile Instit Officer I	24	$31,842	$12k – $38k	▲ 260.0%
Associate Teacher-Project-Sub	24	$24,336	$9k – $37k	▼ 27.2%
Dentist-Exempt	23	$126,120	$65k – $178k	▼ 14.7%
Sterile Process and District Technician	23	$49,851	$37k – $75k	new
Utilization Review Coordinator	22	$190,198	$66k – $196k	▲ 2.9%
Fire District Dispatcher	22	$168,438	$150k – $186k	▲ 4.8%
Account Clerk Supervisor	22	$92,830	$90k – $96k	▲ 7.5%
Workforce Services Specialist	21	$133,124	$118k – $139k	▲ 6.9%
Planner/Evaluation-Level B	21	$90,468	$84k – $110k	▲ 15.5%
Resident III	21	$89,554	$63k – $93k	▲ 9.3%
Administrative Services Assistant II	21	$87,885	$55k – $96k	▲ 2.5%
Patient Financial Services Specialist	21	$78,985	$63k – $82k	▲ 2.5%
Health Plan Member Services Couns	21	$69,803	$47k – $75k	▲ 10.5%
Criminalist III	20	$185,448	$173k – $190k	▲ 5.2%
Health Services Information Systems Specialist	20	$118,790	$104k – $128k	▲ 5.1%
Executive Secretary-Exempt	20	$94,169	$83k – $100k	▲ 10.3%
Medical Interpreter	20	$80,188	$67k – $83k	▲ 4.9%
Senior Clerk-Project	20	$72,424	$67k – $76k	▲ 9.5%
Vict/Wit Assistance Program Specialist	20	$64,952	$39k – $76k	▼ 1.1%
Driver Clerk	20	$64,142	$59k – $67k	▲ 2.6%
Law Clerk III	20	$21,630	$20k – $22k	▲ 16.1%
Stationary Engineer	19	$128,856	$88k – $182k	▲ 3.3%
Secretary-Journey Level	19	$65,769	$59k – $76k	▲ 4.0%
Agency Board Member	19	$450	$0k – $1k	▼ 18.2%
Emergency Medicine-Exempt	18	$391,645	$143k – $449k	▲ 4.5%
Pediatrician-Ambulatory-Exempt	18	$287,095	$212k – $298k	▲ 5.0%
Soc Service Staff Development Specialist	18	$122,190	$91k – $125k	▲ 4.6%
Assistant Appraiser	18	$105,147	$93k – $108k	▲ 3.1%
Master Teacher-Project	18	$79,076	$69k – $81k	▲ 11.2%
Medical Staff Coordinator	18	$77,570	$70k – $82k	▲ 6.0%
Registered Dental Assistant	18	$70,370	$69k – $72k	▲ 6.0%
Teacher-Project	18	$68,324	$61k – $73k	▲ 13.4%
Advice Nurse	17	$191,563	$144k – $213k	▲ 5.5%
Network Administrator II	17	$140,416	$125k – $147k	▲ 11.6%
Senior Soc Service Information Systems Analyst	17	$135,641	$129k – $137k	▲ 11.8%
Senior Health Education Specialist	17	$100,420	$95k – $106k	▲ 12.5%
Health Ed Specialist	17	$67,243	$39k – $74k	▲ 12.2%
Reserve Firefighter	17	$5,305	$4k – $8k	▲ 129.5%
Planner III	16	$129,199	$127k – $142k	▲ 5.0%
Senior Community Library Manager	16	$123,547	$111k – $133k	▼ 1.9%
Departmental Fiscal Officer	16	$121,864	$105k – $140k	▼ 1.0%
Carpenter	16	$110,069	$104k – $121k	▲ 2.3%
Inst Services Worker-Specialist	16	$73,054	$55k – $77k	▲ 2.3%
Pest Detection Specialist -Project	16	$40,441	$40k – $41k	▲ 4.7%
Sheriff's Dispatcher I	16	$36,107	$12k – $55k	▼ 0.5%
Background Investigator I	16	$19,918	$10k – $49k	▲ 49.6%
Battalion Chief (56 Hours)	15	$352,916	$319k – $381k	▲ 7.2%
Nursing Program Manager	15	$341,614	$311k – $348k	▲ 4.7%
Deputy Co Counsel-Advanced-Ex	15	$237,252	$224k – $246k	▲ 6.3%
Public Health Nurse Program Manager	15	$219,751	$212k – $223k	▲ 6.2%
Associate Appraiser	15	$131,017	$129k – $133k	▲ 5.2%
Electrician	15	$122,334	$120k – $144k	▲ 8.7%
Soc Service Program Analyst	15	$122,323	$117k – $126k	▲ 5.2%
Comprehensive Services Man -Project	15	$101,068	$96k – $103k	▲ 15.8%
Gardener	15	$67,627	$64k – $76k	▲ 13.3%
Infant Toddler Associate Tcher-Project	15	$59,513	$36k – $62k	new
Student Intern Level V	15	$37,437	$33k – $51k	▲ 37.4%
Obgyn-Fam Med Adv Obst-Ex	14	$287,080	$282k – $303k	▲ 6.7%
Health Services Education and Training Specialist	14	$230,954	$208k – $240k	▲ 0.4%
Probation Manager	14	$161,754	$104k – $177k	▼ 3.1%
Fire Inspector II	14	$152,381	$140k – $172k	▲ 15.6%
Deputy District Attorney II	14	$141,101	$67k – $143k	▲ 16.0%
Case Preparation Assistant	14	$76,268	$48k – $79k	▲ 15.1%
Personnel Technician	14	$76,190	$38k – $94k	▼ 11.2%
Inst Supervisor I	13	$197,117	$166k – $206k	▲ 23.3%
Hazardous Materials Specialist II	13	$191,670	$187k – $202k	▲ 9.3%
Deputy Public Defender II	13	$137,336	$132k – $139k	▲ 16.2%
Human Resources Analyst	13	$106,183	$46k – $115k	▼ 1.0%
Electronic Systems Specialist	13	$105,459	$94k – $112k	▲ 2.8%
Building Plan Checker II	13	$92,296	$81k – $93k	▲ 4.9%
Child Support Specialist III	13	$92,243	$91k – $94k	▲ 6.4%
Lead Cook	13	$87,461	$80k – $95k	▼ 0.9%
Resident II	13	$82,020	$81k – $83k	▲ 3.2%
Inst Services Worker-Lead	13	$72,672	$63k – $85k	▼ 9.7%
Child Support Assistant	13	$58,393	$39k – $67k	▼ 2.3%
Dietitian	13	$43,816	$21k – $72k	▼ 37.2%
Resident I	13	$36,653	$36k – $37k	▲ 4.0%
Assistant Public Defender-Exempt	12	$277,598	$274k – $281k	▲ 5.0%
Captain	12	$241,135	$236k – $257k	▲ 4.1%
Pediatrician-Hospitalist-Ex	12	$226,822	$169k – $288k	▼ 6.4%
Hs Information Technology Manager	12	$225,906	$191k – $251k	▲ 15.4%
Quality Management Program Coordinator	12	$161,093	$152k – $166k	▲ 12.6%
Chief of Admin Services I - Ex	12	$137,438	$119k – $154k	▲ 11.5%
Bos - Specialist II	12	$118,070	$92k – $122k	▲ 8.1%
Child Support Supervisor	12	$114,945	$114k – $117k	▲ 5.4%
Medical Records Coder	12	$97,267	$91k – $105k	▲ 11.9%
Animal Services Officer	12	$92,415	$88k – $97k	▲ 3.9%
Surgical Technologist	12	$87,432	$65k – $106k	▲ 42.6%
Information Systems Technician I	12	$82,088	$64k – $85k	▲ 16.5%
Hs Timekeeping Technician	12	$82,088	$59k – $84k	▲ 9.6%
Student Intern Level IV	12	$20,836	$9k – $27k	▲ 46.6%
Obgyn-Full Spectrum-Exempt	11	$370,991	$359k – $407k	▲ 9.2%
Deputy Co Counsel-Advanced	11	$256,514	$254k – $259k	▲ 6.1%
Mh Program Chief	11	$202,967	$189k – $276k	▼ 8.2%
Health Services Information Systems Program/Anl	11	$159,611	$150k – $177k	▲ 6.5%
Public Defender Investigator II	11	$148,555	$147k – $154k	▲ 5.8%
Health Services Reim Accountant	11	$142,298	$117k – $167k	▼ 10.5%
Engineer-Journey Level	11	$135,220	$119k – $140k	▲ 1.1%
Program/Projects Coordinator	11	$128,034	$126k – $139k	▲ 8.4%
Information Systems Programmer/Analyst III	11	$115,538	$108k – $127k	▼ 3.0%
Health Services Admin-Level B	11	$115,433	$91k – $121k	▲ 8.2%
Maintenance Worker III	11	$93,636	$94k – $97k	▲ 5.9%
Senior Medical Rec Technician	11	$86,057	$82k – $88k	▲ 7.5%
Clerk-Recorder Services Technician	11	$68,531	$68k – $74k	▲ 1.5%
Information Systems Assistant II	11	$59,113	$56k – $63k	▲ 8.5%
Building Plan Checker I	11	$51,024	$42k – $78k	▼ 26.8%
Community Health Worker I	11	$43,177	$25k – $56k	▲ 106.6%
Assistant Director of Health Services	10	$224,633	$206k – $302k	▲ 29.8%
Ultrasound Technologist II	10	$182,213	$166k – $242k	▲ 17.9%
Senior Clinical Lab Scientist	10	$168,461	$129k – $171k	▲ 91.8%
Steamfitter	10	$125,859	$47k – $153k	▼ 10.3%
Engineering Technician-Senior	10	$121,549	$120k – $124k	▲ 5.4%
Agricultural Biol/W and M Insp III	10	$118,361	$113k – $120k	▲ 7.4%
Network Technician II	10	$115,692	$109k – $118k	▲ 12.4%
Fire Inspector I	10	$113,180	$55k – $125k	▲ 10.5%
Information Systems Specialist III	10	$107,794	$104k – $118k	▲ 6.8%
Substance Abuse Program Supervisor	10	$103,439	$91k – $116k	▼ 6.0%
Equipment Mechanic	10	$95,289	$89k – $98k	▲ 22.7%
Accountant-Auditor I	10	$86,004	$81k – $95k	▲ 10.5%
Home Economist	10	$81,385	$77k – $85k	▲ 8.1%
Building Inspector I	10	$77,635	$56k – $99k	▼ 15.3%
Public Health Mobile Clinic Op	10	$75,094	$73k – $76k	▲ 6.4%
Cook	10	$65,254	$42k – $70k	▲ 1.7%
Storeroom Clerk	10	$54,261	$38k – $58k	▼ 3.9%
Seasonal Clerk	10	$21,910	$14k – $33k	▼ 39.5%
Medical Director	9	$449,097	$432k – $479k	▲ 7.4%
Psychiatrist-Adult-Exempt	9	$296,377	$228k – $323k	▲ 2.9%
Pre-Hospital Care Coordinator	9	$217,514	$193k – $223k	▲ 4.3%
Hs IT Clinical Systems Analyst II	9	$200,334	$198k – $218k	▲ 1.1%
Health Services Information Technology Supervisor	9	$178,704	$175k – $214k	▲ 0.1%
Probation Director	9	$174,702	$100k – $193k	▼ 4.3%
Information Systems Manager I	9	$154,869	$148k – $174k	▼ 5.6%
Diagnostic Imaging Technician - II	9	$134,974	$54k – $154k	▼ 0.7%
Painter	9	$134,123	$120k – $148k	▲ 7.2%
Information Systems Project Manager	9	$129,209	$95k – $166k	▼ 14.0%
Aging and Adult Services Senior Staff As	9	$120,258	$51k – $126k	▲ 3.5%
Fingerprint Technician II	9	$116,824	$109k – $121k	▲ 2.1%
Deputy Public Defender I	9	$114,663	$69k – $117k	new
Workers Comp Claims Adjust II	9	$102,126	$53k – $111k	▲ 47.5%
Maintenance Worker IV	9	$99,722	$83k – $105k	▼ 3.2%
Engineer-Entry Level	9	$93,122	$89k – $105k	▼ 9.9%
Accountant II	9	$93,118	$92k – $106k	▲ 6.4%
Planner I	9	$90,016	$86k – $94k	▲ 26.6%
Elections Services Specialist	9	$84,102	$77k – $89k	▲ 5.8%
Clerk-Recorder Services Specialist	9	$84,102	$74k – $86k	▲ 5.0%
Detention Services Worker	9	$82,191	$18k – $104k	▲ 7.8%
Maintenance Worker II	9	$75,762	$74k – $77k	new
Infant Toddler Teacher-Project	9	$69,648	$68k – $75k	▲ 3.1%
Animal Center Technician	9	$65,329	$63k – $68k	▲ 6.4%
Buyer II	9	$62,751	$38k – $98k	▼ 28.9%
Law Clerk I	9	$7,344	$7k – $8k	▲ 5.5%
Assistant Fire Chief-Exempt	8	$324,491	$292k – $380k	▲ 9.5%
Arp Engineer	8	$184,439	$138k – $190k	▲ 9.3%
Hs IT Clinical Systems Analyst I	8	$177,499	$160k – $198k	▲ 7.5%
Senior Civil Engineer	8	$169,351	$166k – $172k	▲ 7.6%
Principal Planner-Level B	8	$167,760	$162k – $170k	▲ 3.4%
Staff Advice Nurse-Per Diem	8	$147,869	$82k – $169k	▼ 1.4%
Soc Service Appeals Officer	8	$134,246	$122k – $144k	▲ 32.8%
Public Health Program Specialist II	8	$130,077	$129k – $135k	▲ 3.5%
Community Library Manager	8	$122,972	$105k – $126k	▲ 6.1%
Pw Maintenance Supervisor	8	$121,694	$119k – $123k	▲ 6.9%
Social Work Supervisor I	8	$120,745	$118k – $124k	▲ 8.7%
Deptl Comm and Media Rel Coordinator	8	$120,596	$119k – $122k	▲ 5.4%
Senior Health Education Specialist-Project	8	$104,661	$101k – $108k	▲ 16.3%
Senior Disease Interven Technician	8	$101,031	$99k – $106k	▲ 1.6%
Human Resources Technician	8	$94,165	$88k – $97k	▲ 5.5%
Senior Real Property Technician Assistant	8	$90,664	$73k – $93k	▲ 16.6%
Environmental Services Supervisor	8	$88,529	$87k – $89k	▲ 5.2%
Site Supervisor II	8	$86,604	$69k – $91k	▲ 9.4%
Psychiatric Technician	8	$77,687	$58k – $89k	▲ 16.9%
Cardiology Technician I	8	$68,048	$55k – $74k	▲ 11.5%
Veterinary Assistant	8	$64,376	$55k – $68k	▲ 44.1%
Occupational Therapist-Per Dm	8	$27,033	$21k – $60k	▼ 27.9%
Law Clerk II	8	$8,682	$9k – $9k	▲ 5.0%
Dep Director of Health Services-Ex	7	$272,489	$213k – $362k	new
Infection Prev and Control Manager	7	$216,994	$144k – $291k	▲ 3.3%
Information Systems Manager II	7	$176,361	$170k – $180k	▲ 6.6%
Supervising Sheriff's Dispatcher	7	$168,510	$165k – $208k	▲ 14.1%
Database Administrator	7	$162,624	$162k – $166k	▲ 5.9%
Senior Capital Fac Project Manager	7	$157,111	$156k – $162k	▲ 12.2%
Mh Project Manager	7	$136,944	$122k – $142k	▲ 0.9%
Health Services Accountant	7	$134,688	$131k – $145k	▲ 17.9%
Supervising Accountant	7	$120,134	$112k – $130k	▲ 38.1%
Bos - Deputy Chief of Staff	7	$116,502	$91k – $135k	▲ 2.9%
Librarian III	7	$112,347	$112k – $114k	▲ 4.8%
Laboratory Technician III	7	$107,869	$43k – $109k	▲ 2.2%
Community and Media Relations Sp	7	$105,964	$101k – $111k	▲ 26.6%
Public Health Microbiologist	7	$104,447	$101k – $117k	▲ 35.6%
Engineering Technician-Entry	7	$82,355	$82k – $85k	▲ 11.0%
Inf/Tod Master Teacher-Project	7	$75,037	$73k – $79k	new
Registered Veterinary Technician	7	$73,239	$51k – $89k	▲ 3.1%
Storekeeper	7	$72,778	$70k – $74k	▲ 20.0%
Elections Services Technician	7	$70,699	$66k – $75k	▲ 20.8%
Pharmacist-Per Diem	7	$43,119	$32k – $82k	▼ 30.1%
Translator	7	$36,401	$29k – $72k	▼ 11.8%
Fire Captain-Paramedic/ (40 Hours)	6	$301,796	$236k – $451k	new
Nursing Shift Coordinator	6	$260,608	$88k – $286k	▲ 6.1%
Ambulatory Care Clin Supervisor	6	$244,918	$237k – $249k	▲ 3.8%
Senior Deputy County Administrator	6	$243,525	$218k – $254k	▲ 6.5%
Systems Software Analyst II	6	$226,368	$200k – $233k	▲ 4.3%
Supervising Civil Engineer	6	$183,196	$168k – $202k	▼ 1.0%
Chief of Admin Services II	6	$179,097	$171k – $191k	▲ 3.6%
Supervising Environ Health Specialist	6	$178,253	$138k – $185k	▲ 2.8%
Board of Supervisors Member	6	$174,649	$162k – $180k	new
Deputy Co Counsel-Standard-Ex	6	$147,616	$83k – $188k	new
Sheriff's Director of Sup Services	6	$146,057	$142k – $156k	▲ 13.0%
Network Analyst II	6	$136,757	$105k – $170k	▲ 5.4%
Bos - Chief of Staff	6	$136,186	$126k – $139k	▲ 11.9%
Network Administrator I	6	$133,772	$118k – $170k	▲ 4.1%
Planner II	6	$109,819	$109k – $111k	▲ 10.0%
Senior Public Health Nutrition	6	$106,635	$99k – $108k	▲ 6.5%
Ambulatory Care Clin Coordinator	6	$104,948	$104k – $109k	▲ 5.7%
Public Defender Client Service Spc	6	$104,310	$99k – $110k	▲ 8.8%
Site Supervisor III	6	$94,690	$94k – $97k	new
Elections Services Supervisor	6	$87,933	$86k – $96k	▲ 8.5%
Disease Intervention Technician	6	$87,278	$81k – $87k	▲ 7.8%
Agricultural Biol/W and M Insp II	6	$82,385	$66k – $85k	new
Lead Detention Services Worker	6	$82,345	$66k – $92k	▲ 5.6%
Accountant I	6	$81,960	$76k – $91k	▲ 24.2%
Animal Center Operations Coordinator	6	$78,538	$43k – $86k	▲ 9.5%
Administrative Aide-Deep Class	6	$76,960	$40k – $82k	▲ 24.3%
Information Systems Specialist I	6	$75,326	$37k – $91k	▲ 0.2%
Fire Control Worker Specialist	6	$74,269	$73k – $78k	▲ 14.8%
Agricultural Biol/W and M Insp I	6	$68,121	$36k – $77k	▼ 5.2%
Recycle Center Attendant II	6	$64,466	$63k – $72k	new
Computer Operator II	6	$63,404	$36k – $79k	new
Library Assistant-Advanced Level	6	$58,388	$49k – $82k	▲ 6.4%
Finishing Worker	6	$52,918	$4k – $65k	new
Watershed Management Plng Specialist	6	$43,447	$8k – $109k	new
Cardiac Ultrasonographer-Per Diem	6	$20,021	$14k – $33k	▼ 51.9%
Animal Services Clerk	6	$12,284	$4k – $17k	new
Assistant Sheriff-Exempt	5	$302,489	$288k – $307k	▲ 5.6%
Assistant County Counsel-Exempt	5	$297,484	$293k – $302k	▲ 6.8%
Assistant District Attorney-Exempt	5	$282,828	$176k – $292k	new
Assistant Director of Safety and Performance Impr	5	$234,880	$222k – $247k	▲ 11.0%
Fire Prevention Captain	5	$216,360	$187k – $219k	▲ 3.8%
Principal Appraiser	5	$186,758	$184k – $198k	▼ 1.0%
Ehs Deputy Bureau Director-Ex	5	$181,220	$181k – $191k	new
Senior Structural Engineer	5	$169,077	$168k – $173k	▲ 7.1%
Principal Planner-Level a	5	$157,648	$150k – $161k	▲ 2.4%
Supervising Appraiser	5	$155,535	$144k – $159k	▲ 9.8%
Senior Business Systems Analyst	5	$148,689	$128k – $157k	new
Department Hr Supervisor	5	$147,438	$131k – $148k	new
Associate Civil Engineer	5	$147,031	$131k – $148k	▲ 19.2%
Research and Evaluation Manager	5	$143,230	$127k – $155k	▲ 19.5%
Principal Building Inspector	5	$138,866	$136k – $140k	new
Training and Staff Development Spc	5	$130,521	$114k – $132k	new
Commequipspecii	5	$129,172	$95k – $153k	new
Senior Public Health Microbiologist	5	$127,290	$110k – $135k	▲ 8.3%
Telecom Specialist II	5	$125,347	$88k – $126k	▲ 6.0%
Deputy Ag Commissioner/Sealer W and M	5	$123,758	$121k – $129k	new
Clinical Psychologist	5	$122,587	$119k – $124k	▲ 4.9%
Business Systems Analyst	5	$120,965	$104k – $125k	▲ 22.3%
Sheriff Community Service Officer	5	$110,080	$100k – $112k	▲ 4.4%
Animal Services Sergeant	5	$105,405	$96k – $107k	▲ 9.2%
Da Office Manager	5	$103,313	$97k – $103k	▲ 5.6%
Calwin Help Desk Specialist	5	$100,413	$100k – $103k	▲ 4.8%
Clerk-Recorder Services Supervisor	5	$99,844	$94k – $104k	▲ 4.7%
Veterans Service Representative II	5	$94,792	$90k – $105k	▲ 0.9%
Bos - Specialist I	5	$93,500	$81k – $95k	new
Lead Gardener	5	$91,714	$90k – $100k	▲ 2.7%
Supervising Assessment Clerk	5	$88,409	$54k – $92k	new
Payroll Technician	5	$86,501	$86k – $89k	▲ 13.2%
Computer Operator III	5	$85,785	$81k – $88k	new
Children's Services Cler Specialist	5	$80,227	$41k – $82k	new
Graphic Designer	5	$79,362	$77k – $84k	▲ 3.9%
Duplicating Machine Operator II	5	$74,575	$73k – $75k	new
Assistant Real Property Agent	5	$72,440	$68k – $72k	new
Food Service Worker - Specialist	5	$70,124	$66k – $72k	▲ 1.3%
Nursing Shift Coordinator - Per Diem	5	$68,866	$65k – $85k	new
Health Ed Specialist-Project	5	$68,015	$39k – $68k	▲ 12.4%
Planner/Evaluation-Level a	5	$65,700	$47k – $75k	▲ 53.5%
Mh Specialist I	5	$41,682	$38k – $57k	new
Animal Services Utility Worker	5	$28,869	$10k – $50k	new
Equipment Services Worker	5	$27,360	$26k – $76k	▼ 46.6%

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How many people earn what

Under $10k805
$10k – $30k983
$30k – $50k874
$50k – $70k1,470
$70k – $90k2,089
$90k – $110k1,466
$110k – $150k1,999
$150k or more3,077

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

Pay by department

Department	People	Typical pay
Health Services-hospital Entrprs	3,577	$86,632
Ehsd-workforce Services	834	$82,373
Health Services-mntl Health	733	$91,164
Ccc Fire Protection District	695	$170,448
Sheriff	611	$148,953
Health Services-public Health	463	$96,261
Sheriff Detention	445	$149,857
Library-community Services	394	$15,898
Ehsd-children&family Services	386	$97,921
Contra Costa Health Plan	312	$87,001
District Attorney	300	$100,910
Ehsd-administration Services	277	$99,493

Common questions

How much does a Contra Costa County employee make?

The typical employee was paid $91,994 in 2025: half of the 12,763 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $58,723 and $146,862.

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. 805 people (6.3%) 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 (85.6% of all pay), overtime (6.9%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (7.5%).

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