California · 2025 pay
How much do Santa Cruz County employees make?
$90,577typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$56,864 – $126,132what 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 ++Benefits RepresentativeSheriffs Corrections Officer
✓ 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.
$56,751
$90,509
$126,451
$476,522
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 $77,813 in 2022 to $90,577 in 2025 (+16%).
What changed since 2024
- +14.0%Typical pay went up from $79,458 to $90,577.
- −3253,308 people were paid in 2025, compared with 3,633 in 2024.
- +16%Since 2022, typical pay has gone from $77,813 to $90,577, while the number of people paid went up from 3,131 to 3,308.
The next update is expected in late 2027.
Pay slip · 2025
A typical worker's year
Santa Cruz County
4years of
official data
2022–2025
official data
2022–2025
| Regular pay | $86,739 |
|---|---|
| Overtime | $1,176 |
| Extra pay | $2,594 |
| Total for the year | $90,509 |
Average of the 165 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Sheriff ++ | 145 | $144,777 | $66k – $174k | ▲ 5.5% |
| Benefits Representative | 145 | $81,804 | $72k – $91k | ▲ 8.8% |
| Sheriffs Corrections Officer | 123 | $118,534 | $58k – $146k | ▲ 21.4% |
| Office Assistant III | 102 | $65,408 | $43k – $72k | ▲ 16.0% |
| Lifeguard+ | 91 | $3,813 | $1k – $6k | ▲ 41.4% |
| Mental Health Client Specialist I | 72 | $96,424 | $86k – $106k | ▲ 4.0% |
| Medical Assistant | 69 | $73,845 | $59k – $79k | ▲ 12.4% |
| Senior Social Worker Fcs/Aps | 60 | $111,707 | $103k – $119k | ▲ 2.7% |
| Program Coordinator | 49 | $97,637 | $87k – $101k | ▲ 4.6% |
| Administrative Aide | 47 | $76,521 | $69k – $88k | ▲ 7.4% |
| Social Worker II | 46 | $88,627 | $71k – $99k | ▲ 7.9% |
| Deputy Probation Officer II | 43 | $111,828 | $100k – $115k | ▲ 4.5% |
| Accounting Technician | 39 | $77,297 | $69k – $88k | ▲ 10.0% |
| Election Worker-Miscellaneous | 39 | $2,661 | $1k – $5k | new |
| Senior Departmental Administrative Analyst | 37 | $122,510 | $111k – $133k | ▼ 0.5% |
| Senior Mental Health Client Specialist I | 37 | $116,858 | $93k – $120k | ▲ 15.5% |
| Departmental Administrative Analyst | 33 | $110,959 | $97k – $116k | ▲ 6.2% |
| Custodian | 33 | $51,298 | $23k – $61k | ▲ 14.3% |
| Senior Accounting Technician | 31 | $93,833 | $89k – $95k | ▲ 4.6% |
| Parks and Recreation Worker I+ | 30 | $3,200 | $3k – $4k | ▲ 22.9% |
| Public Health Nurse II | 28 | $137,545 | $106k – $146k | ▲ 13.3% |
| Sheriffs Sergeant | 25 | $212,155 | $201k – $225k | ▲ 8.3% |
| Benefits Representative Supervisor | 24 | $112,318 | $107k – $115k | ▲ 8.3% |
| Group Supervisor II | 24 | $99,760 | $78k – $108k | ▲ 11.1% |
| Sheriffs Records Clerk | 24 | $74,728 | $44k – $78k | ▲ 9.1% |
| Park Maintenance Worker I | 24 | $30,126 | $12k – $43k | ▲ 8.3% |
| Attorney IV - District Attorney | 22 | $236,475 | $199k – $252k | ▲ 2.2% |
| Public Works Maintenance Worker III | 22 | $90,397 | $83k – $97k | ▲ 5.6% |
| Public Works Maintenance Worker II | 22 | $71,466 | $69k – $78k | ▲ 8.2% |
| Physicians Assistant/Nurse Practitioner | 20 | $157,004 | $131k – $183k | ▲ 1.0% |
| Mental Health Supervising Client Specialist | 20 | $131,755 | $129k – $135k | ▲ 5.1% |
| Employment Training Specialist II | 20 | $103,060 | $96k – $107k | ▲ 10.9% |
| Head Lifeguard | 20 | $12,281 | $9k – $17k | ▼ 11.2% |
| Clerk I | 20 | $10,998 | $8k – $18k | ▲ 5.2% |
| Administrative Services Manager | 19 | $145,404 | $143k – $151k | ▲ 9.8% |
| Group Supervisor I | 19 | $8,900 | $2k – $30k | ▼ 58.3% |
| Parks and Recreation Worker Iv+ | 19 | $7,082 | $6k – $16k | ▼ 15.4% |
| Senior Human Services Analyst | 18 | $123,409 | $45k – $135k | ▲ 0.5% |
| County Services Analyst | 18 | $105,552 | $35k – $126k | new |
| Legal Secretary II | 18 | $80,963 | $77k – $83k | ▲ 13.0% |
| District Attorney Inspector II | 17 | $168,621 | $97k – $176k | ▲ 2.8% |
| Social Work Supervisor II Fcs/Aps | 17 | $136,092 | $131k – $144k | new |
| Benefits Representative Trainee | 17 | $29,727 | $30k – $40k | ▲ 107.9% |
| Clinic Physician-Hsa | 16 | $212,997 | $155k – $258k | ▼ 7.5% |
| IT Application Development/Sup Analyst III | 16 | $142,126 | $142k – $145k | ▲ 5.3% |
| Medical Billing Technician | 16 | $87,419 | $80k – $90k | ▲ 5.4% |
| Intern III | 16 | $6,555 | $4k – $9k | new |
| Park Services Officer | 16 | $3,181 | $1k – $4k | ▲ 75.8% |
| Hr Technician | 15 | $83,765 | $74k – $88k | new |
| Recreation Program Specialist | 15 | $25,125 | $7k – $41k | ▼ 13.7% |
| Health Services Manager | 14 | $148,297 | $140k – $150k | ▲ 5.3% |
| Supervising Corrections Officer | 13 | $168,082 | $150k – $179k | ▲ 1.9% |
| Deputy Probation Officer III | 13 | $127,573 | $125k – $130k | ▲ 3.6% |
| IT Bus Systems Analyst | 13 | $120,391 | $106k – $134k | ▲ 0.2% |
| Sanitation Maintenance Worker II | 13 | $75,005 | $67k – $83k | ▼ 2.4% |
| Senior Account Clerk | 13 | $73,590 | $67k – $77k | ▲ 19.2% |
| Attorney IV - Paid | 12 | $242,112 | $236k – $243k | ▲ 10.3% |
| Senior Civil Engineer | 12 | $178,761 | $174k – $181k | ▲ 3.6% |
| Clinic Nurse II | 12 | $130,648 | $64k – $135k | ▲ 12.7% |
| Public Works Supervisor | 12 | $126,597 | $122k – $143k | ▲ 6.0% |
| Senior Mental Health Client Specialist II | 12 | $122,390 | $120k – $126k | ▲ 9.6% |
| Park Maintenance Worker II | 12 | $75,700 | $69k – $79k | ▲ 10.5% |
| Cashier-Disposal Site | 12 | $71,212 | $13k – $74k | ▲ 17.1% |
| Attorney IV - Co Counsel | 11 | $229,348 | $208k – $234k | ▲ 7.9% |
| Senior Engineering Associate | 11 | $113,332 | $89k – $129k | ▼ 7.1% |
| Accountant III | 11 | $107,645 | $105k – $114k | ▲ 0.8% |
| Senior Health Educator | 11 | $101,582 | $95k – $109k | ▲ 4.3% |
| Sanitation Maintenance Worker III | 11 | $97,839 | $88k – $100k | ▲ 2.7% |
| Clerical Supervisor II | 11 | $96,235 | $80k – $99k | ▲ 13.9% |
| IT Support Services Analyst II | 11 | $94,425 | $91k – $98k | new |
| Clerk II | 11 | $13,921 | $7k – $53k | ▼ 47.1% |
| Sheriffs Lieutenant | 10 | $237,262 | $235k – $242k | ▲ 4.9% |
| Senior Health Services Manager | 10 | $164,771 | $160k – $166k | ▲ 5.3% |
| Behavioral Health Program Manager | 10 | $157,279 | $154k – $161k | ▲ 5.5% |
| Public Health Nurse III | 10 | $156,800 | $157k – $158k | ▲ 7.5% |
| Accountant II | 10 | $99,724 | $81k – $102k | ▲ 6.6% |
| Heavy Equipment Mechanic II | 10 | $97,423 | $89k – $104k | ▲ 7.4% |
| Assistant Departmental Administrative Analyst | 10 | $97,026 | $86k – $103k | ▲ 9.7% |
| Paralegal | 10 | $82,264 | $78k – $91k | ▲ 14.1% |
| Disposal Site Main Worker | 10 | $80,292 | $75k – $83k | ▲ 9.8% |
| Parks and Recreation Worker Iii+ | 10 | $12,072 | $5k – $14k | ▲ 3.4% |
| Intern IV | 10 | $9,683 | $7k – $16k | new |
| Intern II | 10 | $5,964 | $2k – $12k | new |
| Attorney IV - Da C | 9 | $274,832 | $265k – $276k | ▲ 4.7% |
| Attorney III - Paid | 9 | $194,262 | $172k – $201k | ▲ 15.0% |
| Attorney II - Paid | 9 | $142,816 | $129k – $148k | ▲ 84.2% |
| Planner IV | 9 | $131,651 | $116k – $138k | ▲ 99.2% |
| Engineering Associate | 9 | $113,847 | $97k – $115k | ▲ 5.9% |
| IT Application Development/Sup Analyst II | 9 | $103,534 | $97k – $116k | ▲ 22.3% |
| Attorney I - District Attorney | 9 | $96,259 | $42k – $119k | ▼ 0.8% |
| Mental Health Client Specialist II | 9 | $93,137 | $69k – $116k | ▼ 6.2% |
| Human Services Data Application Specialist | 9 | $92,084 | $90k – $95k | ▲ 2.2% |
| Child Support Specialist II | 9 | $88,075 | $68k – $91k | ▲ 22.0% |
| Accountant I | 9 | $81,955 | $82k – $92k | ▲ 12.5% |
| Medical Care Service Worker | 9 | $72,617 | $67k – $87k | ▲ 16.6% |
| Health Program Specialist | 9 | $66,850 | $36k – $91k | ▼ 9.2% |
| Clerk III | 9 | $61,312 | $60k – $68k | ▲ 8.5% |
| Deputy Sheriff Trainee | 9 | $31,635 | $29k – $128k | ▼ 46.0% |
| Psych Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | 8 | $217,160 | $217k – $226k | ▲ 15.9% |
| IT Systems Administrative Analyst III | 8 | $160,090 | $157k – $163k | ▲ 5.7% |
| Resource Planner IV | 8 | $139,596 | $138k – $141k | ▲ 6.2% |
| Mental Health Utilization Review Specialist | 8 | $131,087 | $131k – $134k | new |
| Agricultural/Weights and Measures Inspector III | 8 | $95,440 | $90k – $100k | ▲ 6.5% |
| Victim Services Representative | 8 | $78,569 | $70k – $82k | ▲ 6.6% |
| Legal Secretary I | 8 | $65,513 | $63k – $67k | ▲ 11.9% |
| Agricultural Biologist Aide | 8 | $11,166 | $9k – $11k | new |
| Parks and Recreation Worker Ii+ | 8 | $4,755 | $3k – $6k | ▼ 13.2% |
| Corrections Sergeant | 7 | $211,169 | $192k – $276k | ▼ 1.7% |
| Program Manager - Hsd B | 7 | $166,936 | $166k – $172k | ▲ 3.5% |
| Principal Planner | 7 | $159,651 | $158k – $165k | ▲ 2.4% |
| Clinic Nurse III | 7 | $151,469 | $146k – $152k | ▲ 14.1% |
| Environmental Health Specialist III | 7 | $138,778 | $133k – $148k | ▲ 12.0% |
| IT Support Services Analyst III | 7 | $128,948 | $126k – $138k | new |
| Community Health Worker II | 7 | $54,201 | $44k – $67k | ▲ 10.4% |
| Office Assistant II | 7 | $50,278 | $6k – $68k | ▲ 300.7% |
| Comm Mental Health Aide | 7 | $42,540 | $40k – $64k | ▲ 79.1% |
| Account Clerk | 7 | $33,406 | $10k – $61k | ▲ 1.5% |
| Program Manager - Hsd | 6 | $159,070 | $154k – $164k | ▲ 4.8% |
| County Supervisor | 6 | $148,758 | $37k – $155k | new |
| Assistant Probation Division Director | 6 | $148,071 | $144k – $149k | ▲ 5.5% |
| Senior Administrative Analyst | 6 | $146,611 | $137k – $148k | ▲ 14.0% |
| Clinical Psychologist | 6 | $143,355 | $108k – $146k | ▲ 19.4% |
| Associate Human Services Analyst | 6 | $124,488 | $122k – $125k | ▲ 6.7% |
| Deputy Public Guardian | 6 | $112,555 | $107k – $120k | ▲ 5.9% |
| Building Plans Checker | 6 | $111,607 | $12k – $120k | ▲ 15.1% |
| Assistant Hr Analyst Mt | 6 | $91,387 | $79k – $105k | new |
| Health Client Benefit Representative | 6 | $89,005 | $68k – $93k | ▲ 4.4% |
| Social Work Supervisor I | 6 | $84,738 | $61k – $89k | ▼ 14.5% |
| Environmental Health Specialist I | 6 | $84,467 | $83k – $88k | new |
| Social Worker I | 6 | $83,032 | $68k – $85k | ▲ 212.3% |
| Personnel Payroll Clerk | 6 | $71,142 | $66k – $78k | ▲ 17.7% |
| Probation Aide | 6 | $68,142 | $55k – $75k | ▲ 132.2% |
| Mental Health Fee Clerk | 6 | $64,874 | $60k – $80k | ▲ 52.5% |
| Lab Assistant/Phlebotomist | 6 | $46,106 | $25k – $63k | ▼ 16.3% |
| Cook | 6 | $6,098 | $0k – $72k | new |
| Intern I | 6 | $1,979 | $0k – $3k | new |
| Probation Division Director | 5 | $172,121 | $170k – $172k | ▲ 4.7% |
| IT Manager III | 5 | $162,793 | $159k – $200k | ▼ 14.3% |
| Civil Engineer | 5 | $147,464 | $145k – $149k | ▲ 7.2% |
| Senior Hr Analyst | 5 | $146,117 | $138k – $146k | new |
| Assistant Public Works Superintendent | 5 | $142,643 | $140k – $144k | ▲ 4.0% |
| Project Manager | 5 | $141,197 | $137k – $141k | new |
| Associate Hr Analyst | 5 | $126,137 | $119k – $129k | new |
| Institutional Supervisor | 5 | $123,879 | $119k – $140k | ▼ 1.2% |
| Chief of Fiscal Services | 5 | $109,317 | $105k – $161k | new |
| Electronics Instrument Technician II | 5 | $109,124 | $103k – $110k | new |
| Public Works Maintenance Worker IV | 5 | $106,318 | $99k – $107k | ▲ 4.3% |
| Heavy Equipment Operator-Disposal | 5 | $105,945 | $103k – $109k | ▲ 7.5% |
| Sheriff Coroner Investigator I | 5 | $104,236 | $90k – $111k | ▲ 2.1% |
| Vector Control Specialist | 5 | $103,631 | $74k – $104k | ▲ 7.8% |
| Transfer Truck Driver | 5 | $96,076 | $88k – $127k | new |
| Attorney I - Paid | 5 | $93,944 | $5k – $104k | ▼ 4.6% |
| Child Support Specialist III | 5 | $92,271 | $76k – $94k | new |
| Senior Legal Secretary | 5 | $92,174 | $90k – $93k | ▲ 7.3% |
| Executive Secretary | 5 | $84,872 | $84k – $91k | ▼ 2.6% |
| Clerical Supervisor I | 5 | $82,457 | $77k – $85k | ▲ 5.5% |
| Building Construction/Maintenance Worker II | 5 | $77,263 | $72k – $80k | new |
| Assessment Technician | 5 | $73,881 | $74k – $75k | ▲ 4.6% |
| Imaging Technician | 5 | $69,668 | $65k – $75k | ▲ 0.3% |
| Planning Technician | 5 | $66,248 | $54k – $67k | ▲ 157.0% |
| Recycling Center Specialist - Disposal Sites | 5 | $1,920 | $2k – $2k | new |
No jobs match.
How many people earn what
- Under $10k395
- $10k – $30k220
- $30k – $50k141
- $50k – $70k314
- $70k – $90k560
- $90k – $110k532
- $110k – $150k659
- $150k or more487
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Pay by department
| Department | People | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|
| Health Services Agency | 735 | $93,833 |
| Human Services Department | 595 | $92,880 |
| Sheriff - Coroner | 435 | $125,188 |
| Parks and Recreation | 286 | $6,189 |
| Public Works | 285 | $92,116 |
| Probation | 163 | $99,147 |
| District Attorney | 122 | $94,834 |
| General Services | 96 | $70,699 |
| Planning | 87 | $98,312 |
| County Clerk | 75 | $6,248 |
| Public Defender | 73 | $129,057 |
| Information Services | 60 | $128,186 |
Highest paid at Santa Cruz County in 2025
Common questions
How much does a Santa Cruz County employee make?
The typical employee was paid $90,577 in 2025: half of the 3,308 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $56,864 and $126,132.
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. 395 people (11.9%) 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 (90.9% of all pay), overtime (3.4%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (5.6%).
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