California · 2025 pay

How much do San Joaquin County employees make?

Name: County of San Joaquin employee pay 2025
Creator: PublicPayData

$64,219typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025

$37,623 – $106,024what 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: Staff Nurse III -Inpatient Senior Office Assistant Staff Nurse IV - Inpatient

✓ 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.

$37,565

$64,056

$106,032

$1,280,433

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 $55,654 in 2022 to $64,219 in 2025 (+15%).

Typical payNumber of people paidTotal payroll

What changed since 2024

+3.2%Typical pay went up from $62,231 to $64,219.
+3549,628 people were paid in 2025, compared with 9,274 in 2024.
+15%Since 2022, typical pay has gone from $55,654 to $64,219, while the number of people paid went up from 8,419 to 9,628.

The next update is expected in late 2027.

Pay slip · 2025

A typical worker's year

San Joaquin County

4years of
official data
2022–2025

Average pay of people in the middle of the pay range
Regular pay	$60,399
Overtime	$1,675
Extra pay	$1,982
Total for the year	$64,056

Average of the 481 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
Staff Nurse III -Inpatient	517	$86,188	$46k – $123k	▲ 2.6%
Senior Office Assistant	444	$48,658	$36k – $53k	▲ 6.8%
Staff Nurse IV - Inpatient	431	$160,794	$89k – $196k	▲ 4.2%
Eligibility Worker II	340	$62,610	$56k – $65k	▲ 1.6%
Deputy Sheriff II	292	$158,901	$122k – $186k	▲ 12.4%
Correctional Officer	235	$124,687	$99k – $150k	▲ 1.5%
Nursing Assistant	168	$29,826	$12k – $43k	▲ 21.5%
Mental Health Specialist II	142	$65,493	$48k – $74k	▲ 4.0%
Office Assistant Specialist	128	$55,823	$48k – $58k	▲ 4.3%
Social Worker IV	121	$95,468	$80k – $99k	▲ 1.7%
Housekeeping Service Worker - Sigh	121	$25,066	$6k – $42k	new
Medical Assistant Sb-525	106	$43,052	$23k – $53k	new
Medical Assistant	105	$31,537	$18k – $47k	▼ 3.5%
Eligibility Worker I	105	$30,478	$8k – $39k	▲ 82.1%
Mental Health Clinician I	101	$94,462	$69k – $106k	▲ 8.5%
Accounting Technician I	89	$59,951	$53k – $64k	▲ 2.1%
Senior Office Assistant Sb-525	89	$50,858	$46k – $57k	new
Physician	85	$331,687	$200k – $549k	▼ 1.1%
Hospital Unit Clerk	83	$27,030	$12k – $53k	▼ 12.0%
Office Worker II	82	$18,971	$9k – $29k	▲ 40.1%
Social Worker V	78	$101,294	$93k – $110k	▲ 3.7%
Deputy District Attorney IV	76	$190,076	$157k – $194k	▲ 4.8%
Child Support Specialist II	76	$58,523	$54k – $65k	new
Probation Officer II	72	$86,368	$75k – $95k	▼ 3.2%
Behavioral Health Outreach Worker	68	$39,091	$20k – $57k	new
Patient Registration Clerk	65	$24,918	$13k – $48k	▼ 28.6%
Eligibility Supervisor	60	$80,484	$74k – $83k	▲ 1.5%
Social Worker II	60	$66,820	$61k – $74k	▲ 3.7%
Licensed Vocational Nurse	59	$47,910	$12k – $70k	▲ 28.4%
Staff Nurse V-Assistant Ndptmg-Inpatient	54	$209,609	$185k – $233k	new
Da Investigator II	50	$133,884	$66k – $145k	▲ 0.4%
Office Supervisor	49	$59,249	$48k – $66k	▲ 2.0%
Management Analyst II	48	$87,422	$81k – $101k	▲ 3.4%
Accounting Technician II	47	$72,798	$65k – $74k	▲ 5.1%
Probation Officer III	46	$107,156	$100k – $117k	▲ 4.5%
Office Assistant	45	$26,113	$17k – $44k	▼ 9.6%
Deputy Public Defender IV	43	$174,907	$155k – $194k	▲ 19.3%
Crafts Worker III	43	$78,216	$58k – $84k	▲ 8.4%
Staff Nurse IV - Ambulatory	42	$150,499	$113k – $161k	▲ 7.8%
Management Analyst III	42	$121,083	$111k – $129k	▲ 8.7%
Respiratory Care Practitioner II	42	$96,710	$45k – $119k	new
Sergeant	41	$224,507	$196k – $236k	▲ 19.9%
Elections Technician	41	$8,430	$5k – $30k	▼ 52.6%
Mental Health Clinician II	40	$124,663	$112k – $133k	▲ 7.8%
Senior Psychiatric Technician	40	$84,362	$79k – $89k	▲ 2.8%
Mental Health Clinician III	39	$137,357	$120k – $149k	▲ 2.8%
Background Investigator	39	$28,508	$20k – $42k	▼ 14.4%
Employment Training Specialist II	38	$71,943	$65k – $74k	▲ 6.4%
Social Worker Supervisor II	36	$112,768	$109k – $123k	▲ 2.6%
Shelter Counselor II	36	$78,461	$68k – $83k	▲ 10.5%
Clinical Lab Scientist II	36	$69,725	$40k – $131k	▲ 2.4%
Psychiatric Technician	36	$41,066	$20k – $57k	▼ 14.8%
Resident Physician 2nd Yr	34	$74,651	$42k – $75k	▲ 4.1%
Respiratory Care Practitioner I	33	$16,314	$13k – $39k	new
Chief Mental Health Clinician	32	$153,662	$149k – $158k	▲ 8.5%
Shelter Counselor I	32	$22,050	$10k – $45k	▼ 19.3%
Staff Nurse I - Inpatient	32	$16,419	$8k – $23k	▼ 71.6%
Patient Reg Clerk Sb-525	31	$31,609	$21k – $55k	new
Hospital Attendant	31	$23,143	$6k – $43k	▲ 48.3%
Juvenile Detention Officer	30	$82,932	$70k – $92k	▼ 3.0%
Equipment Operator I	30	$68,892	$61k – $73k	▲ 9.6%
Staff Nurse II - Inpatient	30	$51,270	$45k – $61k	▲ 12.4%
Eligibility Worker III	29	$68,371	$67k – $71k	▲ 1.8%
Administrative Assistant II	28	$87,071	$66k – $90k	▲ 8.7%
Equipment Operator II	28	$77,578	$64k – $81k	▼ 0.4%
Substance Abuse Counselor II	28	$65,153	$46k – $78k	▼ 5.3%
Maintenance Worker	28	$29,754	$18k – $41k	▲ 52.7%
Laundry Worker	28	$28,128	$15k – $34k	▲ 122.5%
Administrative Assistant I	27	$68,820	$65k – $74k	▲ 5.3%
Pharmacy Technician II	27	$37,635	$14k – $60k	▼ 13.9%
Probation Assistant	27	$20,884	$9k – $33k	▼ 11.6%
Probation Unit Supervisor	26	$116,729	$111k – $124k	▲ 0.0%
Highway Maintenance Worker	26	$53,478	$50k – $56k	▲ 3.0%
Park Worker	26	$51,212	$40k – $58k	▲ 39.8%
Hsa Staff Analyst II	25	$103,256	$94k – $106k	▲ 3.5%
Paralegal II	25	$71,715	$63k – $73k	▲ 3.4%
Intern	25	$31,821	$32k – $32k	▲ 4.5%
Staff Nurse V Clinical Nurse-Inpatient	24	$206,207	$197k – $232k	new
Pharmacist	24	$83,899	$23k – $169k	▲ 17.2%
Transfer Truck Driver	24	$78,258	$32k – $85k	▲ 17.5%
Legal Technician I	24	$51,886	$42k – $54k	▲ 11.8%
Office Worker II Sb-525	24	$28,572	$15k – $34k	new
Information Systems Analyst IV	23	$148,403	$145k – $177k	▲ 4.6%
Resident Physician 1st Year	23	$66,130	$66k – $66k	▲ 4.2%
Office Technician/Coordinator	23	$57,734	$52k – $60k	▲ 4.7%
Agriculture and Standards Program Aide	23	$28,400	$18k – $36k	▲ 0.8%
Edd Program Assistant	23	$10,806	$4k – $22k	new
Information Systems Analyst III	22	$125,258	$112k – $131k	new
Social Worker III	22	$77,843	$49k – $84k	▲ 21.6%
Legal Technician II	22	$60,891	$57k – $64k	▲ 4.3%
Solid Waste Recovery Worker I	22	$31,637	$12k – $45k	new
Laboratory Assistant I	22	$27,123	$18k – $49k	▼ 24.1%
Public Health Nurse II	21	$152,627	$137k – $163k	▲ 9.1%
Employment Training Specialist I	21	$57,186	$54k – $62k	▲ 4.7%
Juvenile Detention Officer Assistant	21	$32,225	$24k – $52k	▼ 8.9%
Park Fee Collector	21	$18,971	$15k – $26k	▼ 3.7%
Student Law Clerk	21	$6,296	$4k – $7k	new
Correctional Sergeant	20	$155,208	$137k – $168k	▼ 4.4%
Information Systems Analyst II	20	$101,493	$98k – $110k	▲ 12.0%
Probation Officer I	20	$57,929	$41k – $74k	▲ 16.1%
Housekeeping Service Worker Sb-525	20	$42,420	$30k – $56k	new
Elections Technician Trainee	20	$4,441	$3k – $5k	new
Psychiatrist	19	$279,477	$9k – $456k	▼ 21.3%
Lieutenant	19	$225,922	$210k – $237k	▲ 20.1%
Accountant III	19	$92,210	$85k – $99k	▼ 1.6%
Accountant II	19	$75,603	$65k – $86k	▼ 3.8%
Dialysis Patient Care Technician	19	$55,349	$41k – $61k	new
Sterile Processing Technician II	19	$46,294	$26k – $55k	▼ 2.6%
Food Service Worker I	19	$27,579	$16k – $30k	▲ 31.0%
Community Services Program Work	19	$18,598	$10k – $27k	new
Social Worker	19	$16,944	$8k – $31k	▼ 57.9%
Stock Clerk I	19	$12,584	$8k – $21k	▼ 25.7%
Personnel Analyst II	18	$95,162	$72k – $101k	▲ 3.8%
Communications Dispatcher II	18	$83,618	$73k – $92k	▲ 7.6%
Office Assistant Specialist Sb-525	18	$59,559	$51k – $62k	new
Storekeeper I	18	$59,183	$48k – $61k	▲ 4.9%
Victim Witness Advocate I	18	$56,333	$38k – $58k	▲ 157.5%
Solid Waste Recovery Worker II	18	$55,035	$16k – $58k	new
Social Worker I	18	$50,274	$23k – $56k	▲ 44.2%
Medical Coder-Certified	17	$81,905	$68k – $87k	▼ 0.5%
Deputy Sheriff I-Acad Certif	17	$72,630	$59k – $100k	▲ 11.7%
Substance Abuse Counselor I	17	$56,642	$21k – $67k	▲ 11.6%
Patient Services Representative	17	$55,447	$29k – $62k	▼ 0.6%
Food Service Worker II	17	$50,140	$43k – $54k	▲ 12.9%
Deputy Sheriff Trainee	17	$10,996	$8k – $23k	▼ 50.5%
Staff Nurse III - Ambulatory	16	$119,752	$45k – $131k	▲ 16.0%
Business Analyst II	16	$90,995	$79k – $94k	▲ 3.6%
Department Information Systems Specialist II	16	$72,977	$70k – $80k	▲ 9.0%
Child Support Specialist III	16	$71,098	$69k – $73k	new
Senior Social Worker	16	$62,223	$55k – $65k	▼ 12.7%
Communicable Disease Investigator	16	$60,185	$26k – $66k	new
Cashier Clerk	16	$49,974	$35k – $60k	▼ 10.2%
Stock Clerk II	16	$47,154	$36k – $49k	▲ 47.1%
Clinical Social Worker I	16	$43,037	$26k – $87k	▲ 28.4%
Elections Technician Assistant	16	$3,959	$3k – $6k	▼ 35.4%
Hsa Staff Analyst I	15	$79,142	$73k – $91k	▼ 4.3%
Med Examiner Investigator	15	$63,867	$57k – $109k	▼ 8.0%
Food Service Worker III	15	$50,991	$39k – $59k	▲ 8.6%
Stock Clerk I - Sigh	15	$32,706	$12k – $34k	new
Nurse Midwife	14	$148,019	$64k – $216k	▼ 16.0%
Social Worker Supervisor I	14	$95,671	$91k – $101k	▲ 6.2%
Engineer II	14	$94,062	$75k – $110k	▲ 1.7%
Evidence Technician II	14	$84,803	$78k – $97k	▲ 11.7%
Mental Health Specialist I	14	$43,458	$22k – $58k	▲ 12.1%
Communityhealthoutreachworker	14	$28,458	$19k – $45k	▼ 24.3%
Pharmacist - Clinical	13	$167,844	$133k – $176k	▼ 1.0%
Department Information Systems Analyst IV	13	$141,984	$117k – $148k	▼ 0.7%
Juvenile Detention Unit Supervisor	13	$115,120	$100k – $120k	▲ 0.4%
Department Information Systems Analyst II	13	$106,053	$97k – $114k	▲ 10.4%
Child Support Supervisor	13	$82,533	$81k – $85k	▲ 4.7%
Ag Bio/Standards Inspector II	13	$78,155	$76k – $85k	▲ 6.9%
Heavy Equipment Mechanic	13	$74,772	$68k – $79k	▲ 9.5%
Appraiser II	13	$70,644	$65k – $73k	▲ 3.6%
Office Secretary	13	$58,876	$56k – $59k	▲ 7.0%
Correctional Officer Trainee	13	$22,458	$4k – $22k	▲ 168.7%
Radiologic Technologist II	12	$123,778	$114k – $134k	▲ 25.6%
Program Manager	12	$123,048	$114k – $127k	▲ 9.5%
Public Def Investigator II	12	$97,241	$92k – $108k	▼ 2.5%
Senior Reg Environmental Health Specialist	12	$96,705	$94k – $101k	new
Chief Psychiatric Technician	12	$95,923	$94k – $101k	▲ 2.2%
Engineering Assistant II	12	$91,685	$91k – $94k	▲ 9.1%
Office Building Engineer	12	$90,300	$90k – $96k	▲ 4.6%
Operating Room Technician II	12	$75,861	$72k – $91k	▼ 10.3%
Engineering Assistant I	12	$73,783	$64k – $77k	▲ 8.5%
Da Investigative Assistant II	12	$72,999	$32k – $75k	▲ 9.7%
Crime Analyst	12	$60,807	$44k – $88k	▼ 24.2%
Senior Solid Waste Recovery Worker	12	$58,788	$37k – $67k	▲ 5.8%
Ag Bio/Standards Inspector I	12	$42,828	$32k – $56k	▼ 12.5%
Physician Manager	11	$471,169	$391k – $997k	▼ 14.2%
Nursing Department Manager - Inpatient	11	$218,021	$210k – $221k	▲ 4.1%
Deputy County Counsel IV	11	$194,347	$181k – $220k	▼ 2.1%
Information Systems Analyst V	11	$156,946	$154k – $177k	▲ 1.3%
Nurse Practitioner II-Inpatient	11	$140,273	$17k – $209k	new
Department Information Systems Analyst III	11	$132,152	$130k – $133k	▲ 8.6%
Public Health Nurse I	11	$120,675	$73k – $123k	▲ 58.3%
Personnel Analyst III	11	$112,961	$103k – $142k	▼ 3.9%
Lead Senior Reg Environmental Health Specialist	11	$103,757	$103k – $108k	new
Employment Training Supervisor	11	$82,982	$75k – $87k	new
Mental Health Specialist III	11	$79,452	$77k – $84k	▲ 7.2%
Executive Secretary	11	$72,798	$71k – $81k	▲ 4.6%
Office Supervisor Sb-525	11	$64,998	$56k – $67k	new
Senior Engineering Aide	11	$58,037	$54k – $63k	▲ 5.0%
Department Payroll Specialist	11	$52,693	$49k – $57k	▼ 1.5%
Laboratory Assistant II	11	$49,201	$45k – $67k	▼ 5.3%
Sheriff Cadet	11	$8,006	$5k – $19k	▼ 44.1%
Senior Nurse Practitioner-Inpatient	10	$248,040	$232k – $299k	new
Departmental Personnel Analyst	10	$107,922	$96k – $115k	▲ 2.0%
Contracts Analyst	10	$93,749	$88k – $99k	▲ 9.0%
Crafts Worker IV	10	$89,078	$87k – $95k	▲ 3.8%
Shelter Social Worker	10	$79,981	$71k – $90k	▲ 5.2%
Community Social Services Director	10	$75,220	$60k – $79k	▼ 1.3%
Automotive Mechanic	10	$72,798	$61k – $73k	▲ 4.1%
Deputy Public Defender I	10	$62,214	$34k – $76k	▲ 89.1%
Cardiac Monitor Technician	10	$61,311	$16k – $72k	▲ 11.8%
Child Support Specialist I	10	$48,824	$43k – $52k	new
Park Maintenance Aide	10	$14,602	$12k – $22k	▲ 103.3%
Law Clerk	10	$11,293	$5k – $12k	▼ 0.2%
Correctional Lieutenant	9	$154,588	$149k – $156k	▲ 7.6%
Public Health Educator	9	$82,625	$80k – $87k	▲ 11.9%
Da Investigative Assistant I	9	$63,160	$56k – $69k	▲ 24.4%
Administrative Secretary	9	$60,225	$50k – $63k	▲ 0.9%
Property Technician	9	$57,911	$55k – $62k	▲ 9.3%
Engineering Aide	9	$18,009	$10k – $27k	▼ 63.9%
Radiologic Technologist I	9	$17,761	$9k – $21k	▼ 26.4%
Utility District Maintenance Worker Trainee	9	$17,058	$16k – $49k	new
Sheriffs Captain	8	$253,605	$233k – $256k	▲ 40.8%
Juvenile Facility Supervisor	8	$148,591	$135k – $152k	▲ 12.7%
Department Applications Analyst III	8	$123,905	$112k – $130k	▲ 2.3%
Deputy District Attorney III	8	$123,763	$120k – $130k	new
Board of Supervisor' Chief of Staff	8	$115,604	$93k – $127k	new
Ultrasound Specialist IV	8	$115,303	$42k – $140k	▲ 2.3%
Epidemiologist	8	$102,765	$97k – $107k	▲ 8.9%
Resident Physician 4th Yr	8	$87,101	$53k – $91k	▲ 22.8%
Sheriffs Animal Senior Officer II	8	$84,782	$75k – $91k	new
Pretrial Program Specialist	8	$74,719	$69k – $77k	▲ 8.8%
Senior Administrative Supervisor	8	$70,891	$56k – $79k	▲ 13.6%
Deputy Purchasing Agent I	8	$61,787	$9k – $73k	new
Senior Legal Technician	8	$61,050	$56k – $68k	▼ 3.3%
Wic Nutrition Assistant II	8	$54,965	$54k – $56k	▲ 4.2%
Community Social Services Assistant	8	$53,443	$49k – $59k	▲ 0.4%
Deputy District Attorney I	8	$46,616	$19k – $67k	▼ 8.5%
Crafts Worker II	8	$38,826	$31k – $55k	▲ 26.7%
Equipment Service Worker I	8	$34,867	$33k – $48k	▼ 10.9%
Support Services Technician I	8	$33,684	$27k – $41k	▲ 20.6%
Sterile Processing Technician I	8	$12,093	$10k – $15k	▼ 47.3%
Hospital Telephone Operator I	8	$10,579	$4k – $24k	new
Engineer V	7	$180,710	$181k – $181k	▲ 4.0%
Senior Deputy County Administr	7	$170,279	$163k – $190k	new
Electrician	7	$121,570	$81k – $182k	▲ 2.8%
Engineer III	7	$115,003	$109k – $118k	▲ 6.9%
Communications Dispatcher IV	7	$110,323	$110k – $116k	▲ 4.8%
Shelter Supervisor I	7	$100,026	$97k – $104k	▲ 6.3%
Deputy District Attorney II	7	$98,214	$71k – $103k	▲ 10.4%
Appraiser III	7	$98,027	$83k – $99k	▲ 7.8%
Public Information Specialist	7	$97,059	$92k – $99k	▲ 21.7%
Ag Bio/Standards Inspector III	7	$95,558	$95k – $103k	▲ 6.1%
Sub Abuse Program Supervisor	7	$88,135	$78k – $114k	▼ 0.4%
Department Information Systems Specialist III	7	$85,031	$84k – $93k	▲ 14.9%
Code Enforcement Officer II	7	$73,560	$51k – $85k	new
Reg Environmental Health Specialist	7	$72,610	$72k – $84k	new
Deputy Public Guardian II	7	$71,471	$41k – $78k	▲ 7.8%
Office Systems Specialist	7	$58,986	$57k – $67k	new
Development Services Technician	7	$57,863	$54k – $65k	new
Mental Health Interpreter II	7	$57,585	$57k – $58k	▲ 6.1%
Public Health Education Assistant II	7	$53,541	$33k – $59k	▲ 9.9%
Supply Distribution Technician	7	$52,472	$52k – $54k	new
Energy Program Specialist	7	$50,151	$40k – $53k	▲ 7.4%
Office Technician/Coordinator Sb-525	7	$49,472	$27k – $54k	new
Purchasing Assistant	7	$42,241	$41k – $59k	▲ 12.8%
Paralegal I	7	$31,927	$23k – $52k	▼ 21.9%
Transportation Worker	7	$25,391	$14k – $54k	▼ 37.4%
Student Nursing Assistant IV	7	$12,608	$4k – $16k	▲ 139.3%
Planning Commissioner-Per Mtg	7	$800	$1k – $1k	▼ 20.0%
Deputy Director-Bhs-Clinical	6	$200,085	$182k – $209k	▲ 2.1%
Senior Public Health Nurse	6	$165,744	$147k – $172k	▲ 4.2%
Clinical Lab Scientist III	6	$155,300	$151k – $158k	▲ 3.7%
Department Information Systems Manager	6	$151,423	$148k – $155k	▲ 11.8%
Physical Therapist-Clin Specialist	6	$126,673	$118k – $129k	▲ 5.8%
Accounting Manager	6	$112,015	$98k – $123k	▼ 0.4%
Senior Operating Room Technician	6	$111,108	$108k – $119k	▲ 4.6%
Clinic Services Coordinator	6	$109,259	$106k – $123k	new
Deputy Ag Commissioner/Sealer	6	$109,119	$69k – $127k	▼ 1.6%
Deputy Public Defender II	6	$103,526	$92k – $110k	new
Department Applications Analyst II	6	$100,665	$96k – $109k	▲ 1.0%
Appraiser IV	6	$100,298	$92k – $102k	new
Communications Dispatcher III	6	$97,629	$93k – $108k	▲ 0.0%
Public Health Microbiologist II	6	$97,050	$74k – $99k	new
Equipment Operator Foreman	6	$95,386	$91k – $112k	▲ 4.6%
Deputy Purchasing Agent II	6	$86,356	$86k – $88k	new
Pretrial Senior Program Specialist	6	$85,059	$82k – $88k	▲ 9.6%
Information Systems Analyst I	6	$80,318	$74k – $87k	new
Hospital Telephone Operator II	6	$76,053	$59k – $79k	▲ 22.5%
Department Information Systems Analyst I	6	$68,825	$62k – $73k	new
Sheriff Inmate Labor Specialist II	6	$66,213	$66k – $79k	▲ 9.7%
Senior Collections Clerk	6	$62,196	$43k – $64k	▲ 5.5%
Recordable Documents Examiner	6	$57,455	$55k – $63k	new
Animal Care Specialist	6	$54,113	$47k – $59k	▲ 6.3%
Accountant I	6	$51,607	$41k – $63k	▼ 9.5%
Commuity Health Outreach Worker Sb-525	6	$44,762	$33k – $52k	new
Junior Administrative Assistant	6	$42,220	$11k – $54k	new
Assistant Planner	6	$37,316	$13k – $56k	new
Communications Dispatcher I	6	$36,623	$16k – $43k	new
Nurse Practitioner I - Inpatient	6	$35,351	$18k – $38k	new
Sheriff Central Services Worker	6	$22,349	$7k – $39k	new
Therapist Aide	6	$17,455	$5k – $25k	new
Student Nursing Assistant III	6	$9,361	$4k – $17k	▲ 34.3%
Chief Deputy District Attorney	5	$245,659	$246k – $251k	▲ 3.8%
Senior Nurse Practitioner - Ambulate	5	$214,162	$209k – $216k	new
Deputy Director of Hsa	5	$196,617	$191k – $200k	▲ 13.4%
Information Systems Manager	5	$182,335	$180k – $184k	▲ 3.7%
Board of Supervisors	5	$171,036	$171k – $181k	new
Principal Personnel Analyst	5	$150,574	$123k – $155k	▲ 11.1%
Child Welfare Division Chief	5	$150,336	$148k – $151k	▲ 6.4%
Assistant Deputy Chief Probation Officer	5	$139,338	$133k – $150k	new
Management Services Admin	5	$138,270	$136k – $139k	new
Environmental Health- Program Coordinator	5	$124,259	$124k – $124k	▲ 3.8%
Child Support Program Manager	5	$110,985	$111k – $115k	▲ 5.3%
Engineering Assistant III	5	$101,856	$90k – $105k	new
Publicworks Maintenance Manager	5	$100,623	$99k – $101k	▲ 4.9%
Deputy Auditor-Controller III	5	$95,120	$95k – $109k	▲ 7.9%
Central Plant Engineer	5	$94,390	$92k – $114k	▲ 12.4%
Clinical Dietitian II	5	$92,365	$91k – $92k	▲ 4.4%
Emergency Planner	5	$91,266	$85k – $93k	▲ 68.1%
Temporary Physicians	5	$91,080	$26k – $124k	▲ 38.1%
Board of Supervisors Aide	5	$83,182	$81k – $85k	new
Environmental Health Specialist	5	$78,754	$74k – $84k	▲ 20.2%
Information Systems Specialist II	5	$75,741	$70k – $78k	▲ 22.2%
Utility District Maintenance Worker II	5	$74,399	$69k – $77k	new
Trauma Registrar II	5	$74,112	$73k – $77k	new
Senior Licensed Vocational Nurse	5	$73,861	$72k – $75k	▲ 3.4%
Veterans Service Representative II	5	$61,837	$58k – $65k	new
Lead Housekeeper	5	$61,831	$58k – $66k	▲ 17.4%
Office Secretary Sb-525	5	$55,233	$54k – $60k	new
Elections Specialist	5	$54,401	$49k – $58k	▼ 5.3%
Food Service Supervisor	5	$51,723	$38k – $74k	▼ 22.5%
Nurse Practitioner I -Ambulatory	5	$33,929	$6k – $147k	new
Animal Care Assistant	5	$33,643	$33k – $36k	new
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant	5	$32,003	$31k – $52k	▲ 3.9%
Mental Health Interpreter I	5	$31,831	$19k – $32k	new
Bridge Tender	5	$23,638	$9k – $30k	new
Code Enforcement Officer I	5	$12,799	$3k – $16k	new
Retirement Bd.-Pd.memb.-Permitting	5	$1,300	$1k – $2k	new
Civil Service Commissioner-Permiting	5	$250	$0k – $0k	new

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How many people earn what

Under $10k787
$10k – $30k1,120
$30k – $50k1,291
$50k – $70k2,186
$70k – $90k1,120
$90k – $110k863
$110k – $150k961
$150k or more1,300

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

Pay by department

Department	People	Typical pay
Hsa - Eligibility Staff	504	$62,820
Hsa - Services Staff	335	$93,598
District Attorney	307	$73,771
Hospital Emergency Room	297	$56,946
Sheriff-custody-regular Staff	269	$131,850
San Joaquin Health Centers	251	$48,845
Mental Health-adult Outpatient	232	$68,711
Hsa - Clerical Support	190	$49,485
Child Support Services	183	$57,587
Correctional Health Services	180	$58,512
Mental -inpatient Fac	176	$72,995
Hospital Med Surg 3b	173	$55,044

Common questions

How much does a San Joaquin County employee make?

The typical employee was paid $64,219 in 2025: half of the 9,628 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $37,623 and $106,024.

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. 787 people (8.2%) 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 (84.6% of all pay), overtime (7.4%) 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