California · 2025 pay

How much do El Dorado County employees make?

Name: County of El Dorado employee pay 2025
Creator: PublicPayData

$72,222typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025

$44,256 – $108,206what 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: 5402 Deputy Sheriff II 1307 Administrative Analyst II 5502 Sheriff's Correctional Officer 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.

$44,146

$72,475

$108,413

$437,380

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 $64,767 in 2022 to $72,222 in 2025 (+12%).

Typical payNumber of people paidTotal payroll

What changed since 2024

+4.1%Typical pay went up from $69,381 to $72,222.
−382,227 people were paid in 2025, compared with 2,265 in 2024.
+12%Since 2022, typical pay has gone from $64,767 to $72,222, while the number of people paid went up from 2,201 to 2,227.

The next update is expected in late 2027.

Pay slip · 2025

A typical worker's year

El Dorado County

4years of
official data
2022–2025

Average pay of people in the middle of the pay range
Regular pay	$66,137
Overtime	$1,712
Extra pay	$4,626
Total for the year	$72,475

Average of the 112 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
5402 Deputy Sheriff II	142	$148,864	$124k – $166k	▲ 7.4%
1307 Administrative Analyst II	61	$87,763	$80k – $94k	▲ 3.5%
5502 Sheriff's Correctional Officer II	56	$101,121	$93k – $111k	▼ 0.5%
1305 Administrative Technician	49	$70,417	$63k – $76k	▲ 5.7%
7102 Eligibility Specialist II	43	$59,454	$54k – $66k	▲ 6.5%
5501 Sheriff's Correctional Officer I	42	$33,051	$12k – $63k	▲ 5.9%
2203 Fiscal Technician	39	$54,747	$31k – $62k	▲ 32.1%
2104 Senior Office Assistant	39	$45,245	$38k – $51k	▲ 7.9%
7203 Social Worker III	33	$98,764	$85k – $103k	▲ 5.7%
5712 Deputy Probation Officer II a	32	$96,992	$90k – $102k	▲ 0.6%
5211 Deputy Attorney	31	$166,347	$155k – $186k	new
5410 Sheriff's Sergeant	30	$189,100	$177k – $205k	▲ 5.9%
2717 Sheriff's Technician II	29	$58,837	$51k – $67k	▲ 12.1%
7205 Social Worker IV	27	$89,216	$70k – $102k	▼ 1.9%
6123 Highway Maintenance Worker III	27	$65,862	$33k – $80k	▼ 5.0%
7101 Eligibility Specialist I	25	$29,379	$13k – $43k	▼ 24.4%
2610 Elections Worker - Eh	24	$1,218	$1k – $2k	▼ 53.5%
5713 Deputy Probation Officer III a	23	$104,552	$96k – $111k	▼ 1.2%
1308 Senior Administrative Analyst	23	$99,949	$89k – $112k	▼ 0.5%
2102 Office Assistant II	22	$38,039	$13k – $43k	▲ 51.7%
2101 Office Assistant I	22	$16,196	$12k – $25k	▲ 4.0%
7103 Eligibility Specialist III	21	$73,580	$70k – $80k	▲ 6.0%
5603 Investigator D.a.	20	$162,520	$52k – $182k	▼ 0.2%
8632 Mental Health Worker II	20	$56,175	$35k – $62k	▲ 1.1%
7301 Program Assistant	20	$52,880	$48k – $56k	▲ 5.2%
7121 Program Manager	19	$133,950	$115k – $139k	▲ 4.4%
6122 Highway Maintenance Worker II	19	$34,795	$22k – $61k	▲ 19.8%
1306 Administrative Analyst I	17	$73,171	$70k – $80k	▲ 12.4%
7602 Library Assistant II	16	$38,468	$21k – $46k	▲ 54.5%
8501 Health Education Coordinator	14	$81,270	$62k – $81k	▲ 3.9%
5703 Probation Assistant	14	$57,061	$32k – $64k	▼ 1.7%
8200 Mental Health Clinician Ia	14	$44,357	$22k – $84k	▲ 30.3%
5510 Sheriff's Correctional Sergeant	13	$114,454	$100k – $132k	▼ 11.6%
8116 Public Health Nurse II	13	$89,375	$73k – $104k	▲ 3.5%
7110 Eligibility Supervisor	13	$85,963	$80k – $91k	▲ 4.6%
7208 Social Service Aide	13	$51,691	$38k – $58k	▲ 6.6%
5210 Associate Attorney	12	$124,318	$58k – $131k	new
2402 Legal Secretary II	12	$55,294	$53k – $58k	▲ 11.9%
5714 Deputy Prob Officer Supervisor a	11	$126,104	$122k – $155k	new
3802 Sheriff's Public Safety Dispatch II	11	$84,878	$65k – $101k	▲ 10.5%
7202 Social Worker II	11	$65,826	$62k – $76k	▼ 7.2%
2716 Sheriff's Technician I	11	$37,679	$23k – $59k	▼ 16.5%
6142 Snow Removal Worker - Eh	11	$6,957	$7k – $25k	▼ 21.4%
4107 Senior Civil Engineer	10	$158,874	$150k – $170k	▲ 2.0%
7211 Social Worker Supervisor I	10	$112,539	$101k – $123k	▲ 1.0%
3170 Department Systems Analyst	10	$100,094	$49k – $109k	▲ 7.0%
5514 Sheriff's Security Officer II	10	$71,865	$71k – $73k	▲ 4.0%
4710 Development Technician II	10	$67,439	$58k – $71k	▲ 2.6%
5711 Deputy Probation Officer I a	10	$39,732	$33k – $70k	▼ 23.0%
3801 Sheriff's Public Safety Dispatch I	10	$26,976	$15k – $42k	▲ 300.4%
3130 Applications Analyst II	9	$109,380	$104k – $110k	▲ 9.4%
4503 Building Inspector III	9	$107,233	$104k – $109k	▲ 1.0%
7702 Child Support Specialist II	9	$61,493	$54k – $66k	▲ 2.3%
6202 Equipment Mechanic II	9	$58,904	$19k – $77k	▲ 4.3%
6622 Grounds Maintenance Worker II	9	$51,161	$44k – $54k	▲ 4.8%
7601 Library Assistant I	9	$12,855	$8k – $22k	▼ 3.7%
2207 Fiscal Manager	8	$133,153	$129k – $154k	▼ 6.5%
1323 Admin Analyst Supervisor	8	$112,078	$103k – $116k	▼ 1.2%
4203 Senior Planner	8	$108,527	$104k – $113k	▲ 1.4%
6124 Highway Maintenance Supervisor	8	$100,297	$98k – $109k	▼ 5.8%
4718 Senior Engineering Technician	8	$64,038	$37k – $98k	▼ 32.3%
5816 Animal Shelter Attendant	8	$56,396	$26k – $59k	▲ 2.3%
5905 Correctional Cook	8	$52,989	$6k – $68k	▼ 1.3%
5802 Animal Services Officer II	8	$52,533	$15k – $66k	▼ 20.3%
4709 Development Technician I	8	$49,205	$46k – $55k	▼ 1.9%
3301 Accountant I	8	$41,102	$12k – $64k	▲ 79.9%
6121 Highway Maintenance Worker I	8	$31,653	$25k – $59k	▼ 42.1%
2201 Fiscal Assistant I	8	$28,742	$24k – $40k	▲ 18.7%
8631 Mental Health Worker I	8	$23,999	$16k – $40k	▼ 12.8%
Poll Elections Poll Worker-Eh	8	$793	$1k – $1k	new
5705 Senior Deputy Prob Officer B	7	$107,050	$99k – $111k	new
4104 Assistant in Civil Engineering	7	$104,992	$99k – $110k	▲ 4.1%
3302 Accountant II	7	$75,515	$65k – $93k	▼ 11.0%
5116 Paralegal II	7	$70,812	$69k – $75k	▲ 10.5%
7502 Employ and Training Worker II	7	$65,868	$63k – $79k	▼ 9.7%
1406 Human Resources Technician	7	$64,935	$65k – $69k	▲ 8.1%
8201 Mental Health Clinician II	7	$35,879	$24k – $97k	▲ 21.9%
7831 Meal Site Coordinator	7	$25,249	$23k – $32k	new
7300 Program Aide	7	$8,409	$7k – $30k	▼ 33.6%
5415 Sheriff's Lieutenant	6	$230,106	$219k – $243k	▲ 13.3%
5104 Deputy County Counsel	6	$187,407	$187k – $190k	▲ 4.0%
7122 Deputy Director Hhsa	6	$169,922	$161k – $172k	▲ 8.7%
7212 Social Worker Supervisor II	6	$113,551	$87k – $128k	▲ 15.0%
3125 IT Analyst II-Server Ds and Administrator	6	$110,296	$106k – $118k	new
5401 Deputy Sheriff I	6	$103,159	$101k – $108k	new
3306 Supervisor Accountant/Auditor	6	$100,726	$97k – $107k	▲ 17.2%
1309 Principal Management Analyst	6	$93,090	$17k – $157k	▲ 0.1%
3906 Supervisor's Assistant	6	$91,208	$91k – $95k	▲ 2.6%
4201 Assistant Planner	6	$72,938	$41k – $75k	new
7201 Social Worker I	6	$61,007	$57k – $66k	new
6602 Building Maintenance Worker II	6	$60,647	$60k – $65k	▲ 0.9%
8215 Health Program Specialist	6	$48,732	$18k – $60k	▼ 3.5%
2602 Assessment Technician II	6	$45,734	$43k – $48k	new
2125 Office Services Supervisor	6	$30,760	$21k – $51k	▼ 4.8%
3195 River Instructor - Eh	6	$3,575	$2k – $7k	new
5212 Senior Attorney	5	$206,813	$206k – $208k	new
7120 Program Manager-Protect Services	5	$150,346	$146k – $173k	▲ 0.8%
0329 Agency Chief Fiscal Officer	5	$149,501	$146k – $160k	new
4602 Environmental Health Specialist II	5	$93,664	$90k – $96k	▲ 4.4%
3175 IT Department Specialist	5	$93,601	$80k – $105k	new
6125 Senior Highway Maintenance Worker	5	$91,597	$86k – $93k	new
6204 Senior Equipment Mechanic	5	$89,835	$86k – $94k	▲ 0.4%
7412 Deputy Public Guardian II	5	$80,398	$48k – $99k	▼ 9.1%
5616 Investigative Assistant II	5	$70,576	$70k – $75k	new
8505 Supervisor Health Education Coordinator	5	$68,010	$46k – $103k	▼ 25.8%
6608 Building Maintenance Worker III	5	$64,586	$64k – $67k	▲ 0.1%
2718 Senior Sheriff's Technician	5	$63,971	$63k – $75k	▼ 5.5%
2612 Recorder Doc Exam/Indexer II	5	$56,856	$43k – $59k	new
2711 Sheriff's Fiscal Technician	5	$56,556	$7k – $65k	new
2605 Property Transfer Specialist	5	$55,150	$47k – $72k	new
2403 Senior Legal Secretary	5	$47,015	$3k – $65k	new
5801 Animal Services Officer I	5	$31,415	$10k – $32k	new
4404 Ag Biology Technician	5	$21,625	$19k – $22k	new
6962 Student Intern Undergrad - Eh	5	$14,065	$11k – $16k	▲ 152.6%

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How many people earn what

Under $10k151
$10k – $30k250
$30k – $50k247
$50k – $70k407
$70k – $90k346
$90k – $110k290
$110k – $150k264
$150k or more272

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

Pay by department

Department	People	Typical pay
Ss Calworks	296	$65,270
Sheriff Custody	164	$87,036
Sheriff Operations	162	$152,941
Da Administration	74	$109,272
Ad Admin Finance Hhsa	74	$65,681
Bh Mental Health Mhs	70	$60,545
Road Maintenance Placerville	56	$59,195
Library	52	$43,508
Adult Probation Services	48	$101,512
Sheriff Support Service	47	$93,148
Assessor	46	$65,004
Building Services	45	$73,059

Common questions

How much does a El Dorado County employee make?

The typical employee was paid $72,222 in 2025: half of the 2,227 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $44,256 and $108,206.

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. 151 people (6.8%) 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 (86.2% of all pay), overtime (4.6%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (9.1%).

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