California · 2025 pay
How much do Humboldt County employees make?
$57,812typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$31,027 – $82,141what 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: Election WorkerEligibility Specialist IIDeputy Sheriff 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.
$31,128
$57,738
$82,014
$308,510
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 $50,343 in 2022 to $57,812 in 2025 (+15%).
What changed since 2024
- +8.3%Typical pay went up from $53,404 to $57,812.
- −1172,493 people were paid in 2025, compared with 2,610 in 2024.
- +15%Since 2022, typical pay has gone from $50,343 to $57,812, while the number of people paid went down from 2,530 to 2,493.
The next update is expected in late 2027.
Pay slip · 2025
A typical worker's year
Humboldt County
official data
2022–2025
| Regular pay | $53,515 |
|---|---|
| Overtime | $914 |
| Extra pay | $3,310 |
| Total for the year | $57,738 |
Average of the 124 workers in the middle of the pay range. Does not include benefits.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election Worker | 139 | $546 | $0k – $1k | ▼ 31.9% |
| Eligibility Specialist II | 83 | $51,821 | $46k – $62k | ▼ 1.1% |
| Deputy Sheriff II | 68 | $103,945 | $35k – $127k | ▼ 2.2% |
| Eligibility Specialist I | 58 | $40,397 | $12k – $47k | ▲ 10.4% |
| Admin Analyst II (40 Hours) | 53 | $70,275 | $45k – $77k | new |
| Correctional Deputy II | 52 | $91,542 | $63k – $103k | ▲ 4.3% |
| Office Assistant II (40 Hours) | 50 | $43,439 | $33k – $48k | ▲ 3.0% |
| Admin Analyst I (40 Hours) | 41 | $59,109 | $55k – $63k | new |
| Library Assistant I * | 35 | $10,925 | $6k – $15k | ▲ 19.5% |
| Staff Services Analyst II | 34 | $74,203 | $69k – $80k | ▼ 4.9% |
| Senior Fiscal Assistant (40 Hours) | 34 | $52,037 | $31k – $57k | ▲ 3.2% |
| Eligibility Specialist III | 33 | $68,835 | $58k – $73k | ▲ 7.1% |
| Behavioral Health Clinician II | 29 | $87,883 | $65k – $97k | ▲ 2.4% |
| Behavioral Health Clinician I | 29 | $64,145 | $34k – $73k | ▼ 4.9% |
| Behavioral Health Case Manager II | 29 | $61,399 | $49k – $68k | ▼ 1.2% |
| Office Assistant I (40 Hours) | 29 | $27,282 | $12k – $39k | ▲ 18.4% |
| Administrative Secretary (40 Hours) | 28 | $42,591 | $22k – $51k | ▼ 8.8% |
| Correctional Deputy I | 26 | $68,013 | $23k – $85k | ▲ 16.9% |
| Social Service Aide | 24 | $47,683 | $45k – $53k | ▲ 7.7% |
| Program Coordinator | 23 | $74,341 | $69k – $83k | ▲ 1.1% |
| Social Worker Supervisor II (40 Hours) | 22 | $115,290 | $94k – $123k | ▼ 3.2% |
| Road Maintenance Worker III | 22 | $68,438 | $63k – $74k | ▲ 6.8% |
| Behavioral Health Case Manager I | 21 | $25,975 | $12k – $53k | ▼ 38.0% |
| Behavioral Health Nurse II | 20 | $108,131 | $87k – $114k | ▲ 5.0% |
| Correctional Corporal | 19 | $111,373 | $99k – $121k | new |
| Soc Worker Swiv (40 Hours) | 19 | $82,200 | $66k – $86k | new |
| Health Ed Specialist II | 19 | $62,763 | $59k – $67k | ▲ 5.0% |
| Social Worker I (40 Hours) | 19 | $56,818 | $50k – $63k | ▲ 42.2% |
| Probation Officer II (40 Hours) | 18 | $81,556 | $77k – $96k | ▼ 3.9% |
| Building Maintenance Custodian | 18 | $44,855 | $35k – $49k | ▲ 0.6% |
| Medical Office Assistant II | 18 | $40,482 | $29k – $48k | ▼ 11.8% |
| Public Health Nurse | 17 | $98,254 | $97k – $108k | ▲ 6.8% |
| Social Worker IV C (40 Hours) | 16 | $82,221 | $76k – $103k | ▼ 3.3% |
| Deputy Sheriff I | 16 | $81,065 | $72k – $91k | ▲ 16.4% |
| Social Worker II (40 Hours) | 16 | $67,713 | $65k – $71k | ▲ 3.4% |
| Senior Library Assistant | 16 | $48,280 | $42k – $55k | ▲ 11.1% |
| Fiscal Assistant II (40 Hours) | 16 | $46,491 | $44k – $49k | ▲ 11.7% |
| Sheriff's Sergeant | 15 | $147,406 | $131k – $160k | ▲ 4.3% |
| Eligibility Supervisor | 15 | $83,438 | $69k – $88k | ▲ 6.6% |
| Road Maintenance Worker II | 15 | $61,753 | $58k – $66k | ▲ 2.0% |
| Senior Office Assistant (40 Hours) | 15 | $51,932 | $49k – $56k | ▲ 5.7% |
| Juvenile Corrections Officer I | 15 | $16,015 | $9k – $63k | ▼ 50.3% |
| Supervising Bh Clinician | 14 | $105,690 | $101k – $114k | ▲ 2.8% |
| Social Worker III (40 Hours) | 13 | $78,274 | $71k – $83k | ▲ 15.9% |
| Comm Health Outreach Worker I | 13 | $38,554 | $17k – $46k | new |
| Animal Shelter/Care Attend I | 13 | $6,489 | $2k – $14k | new |
| Deputy District Attorney IV | 12 | $121,397 | $57k – $134k | ▲ 96.7% |
| Senior Probation Officer (40 Hours) | 12 | $89,606 | $65k – $98k | ▼ 0.7% |
| Social Worker IV B (40 Hours) | 12 | $82,058 | $60k – $103k | ▼ 5.0% |
| Office Services Supervisor (40 Hours) | 12 | $64,848 | $60k – $69k | ▲ 3.1% |
| Comm Health Outreach Worker II | 12 | $52,604 | $48k – $59k | new |
| Airport Services Worker II | 12 | $29,808 | $22k – $43k | ▼ 34.4% |
| Program Manager II | 11 | $123,271 | $109k – $128k | ▲ 5.4% |
| Associate Planner | 11 | $76,802 | $75k – $84k | ▲ 4.4% |
| Executive Secretary Mc | 11 | $63,284 | $63k – $68k | ▲ 5.3% |
| Emergency Comm Dispatcher | 11 | $55,118 | $20k – $63k | new |
| Senior Medical Office Assistant | 11 | $54,803 | $45k – $58k | ▲ 3.8% |
| Road Maintenance Worker I | 11 | $8,046 | $7k – $45k | ▼ 76.5% |
| Deputy Pub Defender IV | 10 | $131,761 | $128k – $148k | ▲ 2.2% |
| Employment Training Worker II | 10 | $67,622 | $62k – $70k | ▲ 17.1% |
| Vocational Counselor I (40 Hours) | 10 | $50,518 | $48k – $54k | ▲ 120.0% |
| Laborer | 10 | $23,120 | $8k – $38k | ▲ 76.3% |
| Legal Office Assistant I | 10 | $14,541 | $4k – $30k | ▼ 47.3% |
| Fiscal Assistant I (40 Hours) | 10 | $14,467 | $9k – $38k | ▼ 36.5% |
| Deputy County Counsel IV | 9 | $127,349 | $86k – $141k | new |
| Investigator District attorney | 9 | $121,198 | $114k – $136k | ▼ 10.0% |
| Program Manager | 9 | $115,808 | $105k – $127k | ▲ 3.8% |
| Department Information Systems Analyst 40 - Hr | 9 | $67,098 | $58k – $73k | new |
| Probation Officer I (40 Hours) | 9 | $61,952 | $31k – $65k | ▼ 1.1% |
| Staff Services Analyst I | 9 | $61,464 | $59k – $64k | ▲ 3.5% |
| Senior Legal Office Assistant (40 Hours) | 9 | $50,050 | $18k – $54k | ▲ 3.0% |
| Peer Coach II | 9 | $40,749 | $34k – $45k | ▲ 23.7% |
| Nutrition Aide | 9 | $33,270 | $8k – $43k | ▼ 15.7% |
| Vocational Assistant (40 Hours) | 9 | $14,133 | $6k – $40k | ▲ 10.4% |
| M H Cook | 9 | $10,209 | $2k – $22k | ▼ 52.8% |
| Deputy Branch Director | 8 | $139,686 | $63k – $143k | ▼ 2.4% |
| Administrative Services Officer | 8 | $80,813 | $64k – $86k | ▼ 1.5% |
| Soc Worker II-Underfill IV (40 Hours) | 8 | $74,051 | $71k – $77k | new |
| Staff Services Specialist | 8 | $54,897 | $53k – $56k | ▲ 1.2% |
| M H Worker II (40 Hours) | 8 | $49,131 | $48k – $52k | ▼ 3.3% |
| Medical Office Assistant I | 8 | $39,240 | $37k – $41k | ▲ 65.1% |
| Peer Coach I | 8 | $25,185 | $21k – $37k | ▲ 6.9% |
| Correctional Sergeant | 7 | $135,100 | $135k – $146k | new |
| Senior Program Manager-Mental Health | 7 | $126,971 | $125k – $135k | ▲ 1.4% |
| Social Worker IV D (40 Hours) | 7 | $101,431 | $96k – $150k | ▲ 7.3% |
| Environ Health Specialist II | 7 | $80,136 | $76k – $84k | ▲ 9.1% |
| Road Maintenance Supervisor | 7 | $78,612 | $77k – $83k | ▲ 11.0% |
| Ssb-Information Systems Analyst II | 7 | $76,353 | $66k – $77k | ▲ 14.3% |
| Appraiser III | 7 | $74,606 | $72k – $75k | ▲ 4.7% |
| Correctional Work Crew Leader | 7 | $64,025 | $51k – $81k | ▼ 17.0% |
| IT Applications Analyst I | 7 | $63,027 | $52k – $72k | ▲ 8.6% |
| Vocational Counselor II (40 Hours) | 7 | $58,051 | $57k – $67k | new |
| Child Support Specialist I | 7 | $51,109 | $38k – $53k | ▲ 51.5% |
| Senior Public Health Nurse | 7 | $48,961 | $48k – $114k | ▼ 52.0% |
| Payroll/Personnel Specialist | 7 | $23,253 | $9k – $60k | ▼ 57.7% |
| Supervising Pub Health Nurse | 6 | $130,216 | $107k – $136k | ▲ 4.1% |
| Supervising Bh Nurse | 6 | $129,477 | $103k – $148k | ▼ 3.0% |
| Supervising Probation Officer | 6 | $107,585 | $100k – $112k | ▼ 0.6% |
| Facility Maintenance Mech II - 40 | 6 | $69,514 | $60k – $73k | ▲ 6.9% |
| Senior Environmental Analyst | 6 | $64,628 | $47k – $74k | ▲ 50.6% |
| Substance Abuse Counselor II | 6 | $61,823 | $61k – $64k | ▲ 3.4% |
| Health Ed Specialist I | 6 | $49,783 | $27k – $57k | ▲ 9.4% |
| M H Worker I (40 Hours) | 6 | $47,193 | $33k – $53k | ▲ 16.4% |
| Board Supervisor | 5 | $116,908 | $102k – $117k | ▲ 13.8% |
| Welfare Investigator II | 5 | $106,584 | $99k – $113k | new |
| Senior Planner | 5 | $94,044 | $92k – $99k | ▲ 3.6% |
| Department Information Systems Supervisor | 5 | $92,721 | $84k – $94k | new |
| Investigator Public defender | 5 | $83,910 | $84k – $88k | ▲ 2.4% |
| Permit Technician II | 5 | $66,724 | $62k – $74k | ▲ 2.9% |
| Fiscal Services Supervisor | 5 | $59,475 | $53k – $66k | new |
| Dep Information System Technician 40 | 5 | $53,653 | $39k – $54k | new |
| Employment Training Worker I | 5 | $53,200 | $51k – $55k | ▲ 137.4% |
| Revenue and Tax Technician | 5 | $51,866 | $29k – $64k | new |
| Laboratory Technician II | 5 | $41,402 | $29k – $53k | ▼ 11.7% |
| Legal Clerk I - 40.0 | 5 | $37,413 | $37k – $37k | new |
| Animal Control Officer | 5 | $27,770 | $15k – $32k | new |
| Assessment Technician I | 5 | $19,797 | $17k – $26k | ▲ 0.4% |
| Park Caretaker I | 5 | $18,662 | $10k – $24k | new |
No jobs match.
How many people earn what
- Under $10k319
- $10k – $30k291
- $30k – $50k396
- $50k – $70k598
- $70k – $90k412
- $90k – $110k195
- $110k – $150k216
- $150k or more66
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Pay by department
| Department | People | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|
| Social Services | 427 | $52,972 |
| Behavioral Health | 281 | $57,934 |
| Child Welfare Services | 179 | $62,347 |
| Elections | 148 | $562 |
| Sheriff | 137 | $58,007 |
| Sheriff - Jail | 121 | $89,836 |
| County Library | 71 | $22,921 |
| Public Health Field Nursing | 66 | $59,239 |
| Public Health Administration | 62 | $58,363 |
| Roads-construction & Maintenance | 58 | $64,502 |
| District Attorney | 49 | $60,200 |
| Facility Management | 45 | $48,804 |
Highest paid at Humboldt County in 2025
Common questions
How much does a Humboldt County employee make?
The typical employee was paid $57,812 in 2025: half of the 2,493 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $31,027 and $82,141.
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. 319 people (12.8%) 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 (87.0% of all pay), overtime (4.9%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (8.0%).
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