California · 2025 pay

How much do Placer County employees make?

Name: County of Placer employee pay 2025
Creator: PublicPayData

$86,346typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025

$55,751 – $126,441what 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 Correctional Officer - II Eligibility Specialist - 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.

$55,805

$86,496

$126,625

$438,570

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 $75,100 in 2022 to $86,346 in 2025 (+15%).

Typical payNumber of people paidTotal payroll

What changed since 2024

+7.5%Typical pay went up from $80,322 to $86,346.
−553,437 people were paid in 2025, compared with 3,492 in 2024.
+15%Since 2022, typical pay has gone from $75,100 to $86,346, while the number of people paid went up from 3,254 to 3,437.

The next update is expected in late 2027.

Pay slip · 2025

A typical worker's year

Placer County

4years of
official data
2022–2025

Average pay of people in the middle of the pay range
Regular pay	$75,524
Overtime	$2,537
Extra pay	$8,435
Total for the year	$86,496

Average of the 172 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
Deputy Sheriff - II	241	$153,111	$42k – $179k	▲ 4.4%
Correctional Officer - II	115	$109,602	$98k – $124k	▼ 5.4%
Eligibility Specialist - II	92	$69,866	$60k – $78k	▲ 3.5%
Client Services Practitioner - II	81	$117,705	$99k – $126k	▲ 1.7%
Administrative Clerk - Journey	78	$48,726	$26k – $55k	▲ 0.8%
Administrative Technician	66	$74,361	$67k – $81k	▲ 4.3%
Client Services Counselor - I	66	$23,004	$12k – $59k	▼ 28.5%
Administrative Clerk - Senior	63	$57,761	$54k – $66k	▼ 6.4%
Student Intern	59	$4,872	$4k – $11k	▲ 13.6%
Client Services Counselor - II	57	$84,736	$74k – $90k	▲ 2.6%
Administrative Legal Clerk - Journey	51	$60,439	$47k – $80k	▼ 6.3%
Deputy Probation Officer II - Field	50	$110,345	$107k – $122k	▲ 5.9%
Bus Driver - II	50	$63,243	$37k – $79k	▲ 3.1%
Client Services Practitioner - I	47	$89,472	$67k – $103k	▲ 39.2%
Eligibility Specialist - Senior	45	$83,762	$79k – $88k	▲ 1.9%
Health and Human Services Program Supervisor	44	$142,048	$127k – $168k	▲ 4.8%
Equipment Operator	44	$66,380	$41k – $76k	▼ 0.1%
Sheriff's Sergeant	43	$216,603	$197k – $258k	▲ 7.0%
Accounting Technician	41	$69,973	$63k – $79k	▼ 1.4%
Deputy Sheriff - I	36	$112,601	$100k – $121k	▲ 0.9%
Staff Services Analyst - II	35	$101,907	$96k – $109k	▲ 2.5%
Eligibility Specialist - I	34	$43,255	$29k – $55k	▼ 3.6%
Information Technology Analyst - II	33	$132,463	$115k – $141k	▼ 0.7%
Information Technology Analyst - Senior	31	$146,045	$143k – $155k	▲ 2.3%
Deputy Probation Officer I - Institution	31	$22,105	$10k – $67k	▼ 12.2%
Accounting Assistant - Journey	25	$53,117	$20k – $59k	▲ 6.4%
Accountant - II	24	$90,597	$84k – $96k	▲ 2.7%
Client Services Assistant - I	24	$12,762	$7k – $16k	▼ 39.8%
Eligibility Supervisor	23	$107,271	$103k – $110k	▲ 3.3%
Administrative Legal Clerk - Senior	23	$76,153	$69k – $92k	▲ 6.5%
Administrative Legal Clerk - Entry	23	$39,785	$18k – $62k	▼ 3.2%
Client Services Practitioner - Senior	22	$128,264	$120k – $138k	▼ 1.2%
Correctional Officer - I	22	$61,880	$21k – $83k	▲ 110.8%
Sheriff's Lieutenant	20	$205,782	$192k – $226k	▼ 6.3%
Health and Human Services Program Manager	20	$167,539	$153k – $177k	▲ 5.4%
Information Technology Specialist	20	$112,037	$102k – $122k	▲ 10.3%
Accountant - Senior	20	$104,436	$97k – $112k	▲ 3.2%
Equipment Operator - Senior	20	$86,781	$82k – $91k	▲ 2.2%
Child Support Specialist - I	19	$35,346	$15k – $55k	▲ 168.6%
Elections Aide	18	$884	$1k – $2k	▼ 42.8%
Planner - Senior	17	$131,124	$118k – $137k	▲ 11.7%
Investigative Assistant	17	$82,902	$65k – $90k	▼ 1.5%
Clerk/Recorder/Elections Technician - Journey	17	$59,435	$58k – $61k	▲ 4.0%
Accounting Assistant - Senior	17	$58,513	$40k – $67k	▲ 2.4%
Deputy District Attorney - IV	16	$175,508	$146k – $190k	▲ 5.2%
Civil Engineer - Senior	16	$170,501	$154k – $174k	▲ 1.2%
Client Services Counselor - Senior	16	$95,630	$91k – $101k	▼ 0.0%
Executive Assistant	16	$77,156	$66k – $82k	▲ 0.2%
Accountant - I	16	$73,031	$70k – $82k	▼ 5.1%
Administrative Assistant	16	$69,225	$66k – $76k	▲ 5.1%
Eligibility Specialist - Trainee	16	$7,501	$7k – $11k	▲ 14.1%
Investigator - District Attorney	15	$167,061	$160k – $177k	▼ 0.5%
Deputy Probation Officer Senior - Field	15	$123,980	$116k – $129k	▲ 1.7%
Public Safety Dispatcher - II	15	$115,386	$50k – $133k	▼ 1.3%
Staff Services Analyst - Senior	15	$114,899	$109k – $124k	▲ 3.6%
Engineering Technician - II	15	$100,556	$86k – $105k	▲ 5.8%
Staff Services Analyst - I	15	$82,339	$70k – $93k	▼ 1.1%
Animal Care Attendant	15	$17,965	$10k – $57k	▼ 4.2%
Information Technology Supervisor	14	$165,405	$165k – $169k	▲ 3.6%
Appraiser - Senior	14	$137,068	$118k – $142k	▲ 3.0%
Administrative and Fiscal Officer - II	14	$133,257	$126k – $142k	▲ 3.9%
Appraiser - II	14	$119,757	$104k – $122k	▲ 5.5%
Building Inspector - II	14	$93,818	$83k – $107k	▲ 3.7%
Administrative and Fiscal Operations Manager	13	$152,493	$133k – $166k	▲ 0.4%
Information Technology Technician - II	13	$91,586	$51k – $101k	▼ 5.2%
Library Clerk - Entry	13	$44,501	$35k – $46k	▲ 25.5%
Elections Aide - Senior	13	$1,461	$1k – $2k	▼ 15.3%
Deputy Probation Officer - Supervising	12	$148,121	$144k – $154k	▲ 4.6%
Engineer - Assistant	12	$110,374	$103k – $124k	▲ 11.8%
Environmental Health Specialist - Registered - Associate	12	$96,942	$94k – $112k	▼ 11.0%
Legal Secretary - Journey	12	$72,739	$67k – $77k	▼ 0.1%
Library Clerk - Journey	12	$55,507	$49k – $64k	▼ 6.4%
Parks Worker	12	$38,672	$7k – $61k	new
Correctional Sergeant	11	$135,434	$129k – $148k	▲ 3.3%
Deputy Probation Officer I - Field	11	$85,405	$82k – $88k	▲ 6.1%
Library Specialist	11	$74,093	$65k – $79k	▲ 12.5%
Community Development Technician - Associate	11	$71,565	$70k – $79k	▼ 6.6%
Deputy Sheriff - Trainee	11	$26,872	$18k – $48k	▲ 27.0%
Deputy District Attorney - Senior	10	$216,480	$211k – $219k	▲ 2.0%
Deputy District Attorney - III	10	$143,439	$137k – $149k	▲ 3.1%
Staff Services Manager	10	$135,646	$134k – $155k	▲ 4.8%
Management Analyst - II	10	$120,082	$111k – $124k	▲ 10.2%
Utility Service Worker	10	$88,097	$78k – $94k	▲ 12.4%
Community Development Technician - Assistant	10	$66,020	$51k – $71k	▲ 2.9%
Probation Manager	9	$190,310	$162k – $195k	▲ 5.4%
Deputy District Attorney - II	9	$130,738	$110k – $137k	▲ 7.5%
Civil Engineer - Associate	9	$126,325	$119k – $140k	▲ 4.5%
Building Crafts Mechanic	9	$88,966	$88k – $94k	▲ 9.7%
Planner - Assistant	9	$88,159	$74k – $90k	▲ 7.9%
Maintenance Worker	9	$61,861	$49k – $64k	▲ 586.8%
Clerk/Recorder/Elections Technician - Entry	9	$52,924	$47k – $56k	▼ 0.9%
Road District Operations Supervisor	8	$106,305	$104k – $112k	new
Road District Crew Supervisor	8	$100,907	$95k – $105k	new
Building Crafts Mechanic - Senior	8	$100,626	$97k – $105k	▲ 2.3%
Engineer - Junior	8	$96,040	$93k – $102k	▲ 55.4%
Deputy Probation Officer II - Institution	8	$83,304	$77k – $88k	▲ 9.2%
Administrative Supervisor	8	$74,098	$71k – $76k	▲ 1.7%
Client Services Assistant - II	8	$70,241	$66k – $73k	▲ 0.5%
Child Support Specialist - II	8	$65,422	$62k – $69k	▲ 19.7%
Bus Driver - I	8	$16,083	$8k – $24k	▲ 242.0%
Lifeguard	8	$3,093	$2k – $4k	▼ 6.7%
Deputy District Attorney - Supervising	7	$250,648	$251k – $262k	▲ 4.4%
Principal Planner	7	$165,406	$164k – $180k	▲ 3.6%
Information Technology Specialist - Senior	7	$132,674	$131k – $137k	▲ 3.9%
Board of Supervisors District Chief of Staff Contract	7	$127,417	$121k – $136k	▲ 2.0%
Project Manager - Senior	7	$125,362	$122k – $139k	▲ 2.3%
Public Health Nurse - II	7	$107,717	$97k – $129k	▲ 5.3%
Public Information Officer - II	7	$106,995	$102k – $112k	new
Bus Driver - Senior	7	$101,375	$90k – $112k	▼ 3.7%
Assessment Technician - II	7	$82,121	$78k – $82k	▲ 6.7%
Collection Agent - II	7	$68,777	$64k – $76k	▼ 2.1%
Communicable Disease Specialist	7	$66,382	$28k – $72k	▲ 19.5%
Administrative Dispatcher	7	$63,569	$63k – $94k	▲ 37.9%
Agricultural Inspector Aide	7	$17,704	$16k – $19k	▲ 16.5%
Parking Enforcement Officer	7	$2,744	$2k – $38k	new
Deputy Director of Health and Human Services	6	$214,504	$206k – $227k	▲ 1.5%
Engineering Manager	6	$198,023	$184k – $200k	▲ 14.1%
Health and Human Services Assistant Program Director	6	$186,752	$185k – $200k	▲ 3.3%
Deputy County Counsel - IV	6	$185,698	$176k – $188k	▲ 15.0%
Principal Management Analyst	6	$166,816	$159k – $174k	▲ 6.3%
Supervisor - Board of Supervisors	6	$114,117	$110k – $115k	▲ 3.1%
Accountant - Supervising	6	$111,093	$107k – $132k	▲ 2.0%
Human Resources Analyst - I	6	$102,640	$90k – $105k	▲ 6.8%
Psychiatric Nurse - II	6	$102,516	$39k – $115k	▼ 8.3%
Planner - Associate	6	$100,743	$89k – $106k	▲ 14.6%
Community Development Technician - Senior	6	$99,681	$93k – $104k	new
Administrative Legal Supervisor	6	$93,627	$82k – $94k	▲ 1.5%
Clerk/Recorder/Elections Technician - Senior	6	$79,104	$78k – $80k	▲ 1.8%
Appraisal Technician - II	6	$74,374	$73k – $82k	▲ 7.3%
Environmental Health - Trainee	6	$72,985	$20k – $81k	▲ 0.2%
Victim/Witness Advocate - II	6	$60,808	$58k – $62k	new
Waste Disposal Site Attendant	6	$54,549	$25k – $69k	▼ 17.0%
Custodian - II	6	$46,923	$34k – $55k	▼ 6.1%
Public Safety Dispatcher - I	6	$23,452	$12k – $53k	▼ 5.7%
Sheriff's Automotive Technician - I	6	$20,371	$18k – $23k	new
Sheriff's Captain	5	$229,926	$210k – $269k	▼ 11.3%
Information Technology Manager	5	$180,342	$162k – $182k	▲ 2.6%
Managing Accountant - Auditor	5	$173,693	$157k – $177k	new
Treasurer - Tax Manager	5	$148,809	$97k – $150k	▲ 11.1%
Human Resources Analyst - Senior	5	$146,327	$130k – $147k	new
Enterprise Resource Planning Analyst - II	5	$138,868	$136k – $145k	▲ 5.9%
Human Resources Analyst - II	5	$134,048	$132k – $143k	▲ 8.3%
Building Inspector - Senior	5	$121,694	$119k – $128k	▲ 9.8%
Environmental Resources Specialist	5	$114,309	$110k – $116k	▲ 10.1%
Project Manager - II	5	$106,612	$85k – $115k	new
Code Enforcement Officer - II	5	$101,559	$92k – $102k	▲ 2.2%
Health Education Program Coordinator - II	5	$98,152	$82k – $103k	▲ 13.3%
Master Equipment Mechanic	5	$96,716	$96k – $102k	new
Management Analyst - I	5	$96,092	$66k – $98k	new
Building Inspector - I	5	$89,374	$48k – $96k	▲ 24.2%
Animal Control Officer - II	5	$87,408	$83k – $95k	new
Evidence Technician - II	5	$85,995	$67k – $97k	▲ 3.8%
Code Enforcement Officer - I	5	$82,974	$80k – $98k	▲ 25.5%
Librarian - I	5	$79,103	$73k – $92k	▲ 55.1%
Equipment Mechanic - I	5	$70,350	$69k – $73k	▲ 21.4%
Coroner Technician	5	$66,803	$4k – $79k	▲ 77.0%
Library Supervisor	5	$64,906	$64k – $73k	▼ 4.2%
Information Technology Analyst - I	5	$60,340	$60k – $64k	▼ 40.9%
Air Pollution Control Specialist - I	5	$31,692	$9k – $34k	new
Child Support Specialist - Senior	5	$29,156	$25k – $82k	new
Board of Supervisors District Aide Contract	5	$12,251	$9k – $17k	new

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How many people earn what

Under $10k262
$10k – $30k272
$30k – $50k221
$50k – $70k486
$70k – $90k566
$90k – $110k457
$110k – $150k636
$150k or more537

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

Pay by department

Department	People	Typical pay
Health and Human Services Department	979	$76,366
Sheriffs Office	721	$110,357
Department of Public Works	311	$82,339
Community Development Resource Agency Department	181	$100,556
Probation Department	177	$99,068
District Attorney Department	147	$109,550
County Executive Office	119	$106,854
Department of General Services	96	$84,026
Information Technology Department	95	$136,359
Assessor Department	89	$111,030
Clerk-recorder-registrar Department	85	$53,114
Department of Agriculture Parks and Natural Resources	78	$55,161

Common questions

How much does a Placer County employee make?

The typical employee was paid $86,346 in 2025: half of the 3,437 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $55,751 and $126,441.

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. 262 people (7.6%) 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 (84.1% of all pay), overtime (4.7%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (11.2%).

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