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California · 2025 pay

How much do San Bernardino County employees make?

$64,623typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025

$41,979 – $103,435what 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 Worker IIDeputy Sheriff Shift-80 (12 Hours)Public Service Employee

✓ 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.

$41,811

$64,643

$103,528

$552,967

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 $53,749 in 2022 to $64,623 in 2025 (+20%).

What changed since 2024

  • +5.9%Typical pay went up from $61,002 to $64,623.
  • +87226,526 people were paid in 2025, compared with 25,654 in 2024.
  • +20%Since 2022, typical pay has gone from $53,749 to $64,623, while the number of people paid went up from 24,583 to 26,526.

The next update is expected in late 2027.

Pay slip · 2025

A typical worker's year

San Bernardino County

4years of
official data
2022–2025
Average pay of people in the middle of the pay range
Regular pay$58,697
Overtime$3,216
Extra pay$2,730
Total for the year$64,643

Average of the 1,327 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.

JobPeopleTypical payMost earnSince 2024
Eligibility Worker II1,473$52,155$43k – $63k▼ 1.8%
Deputy Sheriff Shift-80 (12 Hours)635$127,421$105k – $151k▲ 3.4%
Public Service Employee561$12,499$6k – $22k▼ 2.5%
Senior Office Assistant550$44,607$36k – $51knew
Deputy Sheriff Shift-84 (12 Hours)537$101,688$76k – $133k▼ 4.0%
Social Worker II465$68,970$57k – $78k▲ 6.3%
Deputy Sheriff424$140,250$125k – $163k▲ 5.3%
Employment Readiness Particip405$9,636$3k – $17knew
Office Assistant390$39,163$25k – $47knew
Speclty Care Rn Critical Care372$123,802$106k – $147knew
Probation Officer II364$90,351$70k – $109k▲ 3.9%
Registered Nurse II - Armc340$114,649$97k – $137knew
Social Service Practitioner II336$78,121$45k – $92k▲ 4.0%
Probation Corrections Officer315$85,842$43k – $110k▲ 2.6%
Senior Office Assistant - Healthcare270$47,237$41k – $53knew

How many people earn what

  • Under $10k1,987
  • $10k – $30k2,778
  • $30k – $50k4,209
  • $50k – $70k5,576
  • $70k – $90k3,774
  • $90k – $110k2,245
  • $110k – $150k3,133
  • $150k or more2,824

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

Pay by department

DepartmentPeopleTypical pay
Human Services5,902$53,502
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center4,683$62,132
Sheriff-coroner/public Administration4,115$97,879
Behavioral Health1,665$62,426
Probation1,405$80,748
Board Governed1,398$102,945
Public Health1,244$55,553
Public Works665$71,201
District Attorney661$71,123
Aging & Adult Services565$62,920
Child Support Services507$59,283
Innovation and Technology Department373$99,746

Common questions

How much does a San Bernardino County employee make?

The typical employee was paid $64,623 in 2025: half of the 26,526 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $41,979 and $103,435.

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. 1,987 people (7.5%) 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 (84.4% of all pay), overtime (9.6%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (6.0%).

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