California · 2025 pay · 399,217 people
How much are county employees paid in California?
$82,156typical pay for county employees, 2025
$52,753 – $128,921what most people earned
Counts everyone paid during the year, including part-year workers, at the 58 employers listed below.
✓ Official data from 3 agencies · Matches each agency's latest release · Show sourcesHide sources
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- LA County Auditor-Controller · lacounty.gov ↗
- San Mateo County · smcgov.org ↗
Pay by employer
Typical pay counts everyone paid during each employer's latest year. Short, seasonal roles (typical pay under $5,000) are listed last.
- Los Angeles County103,554 people$97,881
- Riverside County28,630 people$71,367
- Santa Clara County28,397 people$112,757
- San Bernardino County26,526 people$64,623
- San Diego County22,803 people$82,877
- Orange County19,869 people$85,112
- Sacramento County14,659 people$82,061
- Contra Costa County12,763 people$91,994
- Ventura County11,751 people$81,405
- Alameda County11,077 people$100,521
- San Joaquin County9,628 people$64,219
- Kern County9,584 people$67,624
- Fresno County8,689 people$61,126
- San Mateo County7,609 people$104,782
- Monterey County6,194 people$88,370
- Sonoma County5,465 people$94,447
- Santa Barbara County5,417 people$88,801
- Stanislaus County5,398 people$65,307
- Tulare County5,279 people$60,391
- Solano County3,733 people$84,605
- Merced County3,729 people$39,763
- Placer County3,437 people$86,346
- Marin County3,409 people$90,387
- San Luis Obispo County3,408 people$78,507
- Santa Cruz County3,308 people$90,577
- Butte County2,584 people$61,349
- Humboldt County2,493 people$57,812
- Imperial County2,308 people$53,569
- El Dorado County2,227 people$72,222
- Yolo County2,078 people$80,893
- Napa County2,030 people$92,320
- Shasta County1,917 people$63,401
- Madera County1,891 people$61,030
- Kings County1,719 people$58,561
- Mendocino County1,292 people$68,842
- Lake County1,237 people$57,414
- Sutter County1,201 people$62,127
- Nevada County1,142 people$71,972
- Yuba County1,000 people$71,822
- Tuolumne County897 people$56,242
- Tehama County883 people$55,632
- Siskiyou County762 people$59,028
- Calaveras County744 people$58,639
- Mariposa County714 people$57,152
- San Benito County688 people$68,875
- Glenn County595 people$63,701
- Amador County567 people$77,436
- Inyo County534 people$70,283
- Plumas County518 people$50,416
- Del Norte County487 people$55,603
- Mono County483 people$62,524
- Lassen County476 people$52,307
- Colusa County438 people$65,475
- Trinity County371 people$54,473
- Modoc County343 people$41,792
- Sierra County156 people$60,415
- Alpine County121 people$61,740
- San Diego County Capital Asset Leasing Corporation5 people$400
No employers match.
Other types of employer in California
- Colleges and universities570,629 people$43,529
- Cities and towns350,494 people$82,188
- State government265,680 people$86,684
- State prisons and corrections60,834 people$102,127
- Hospitals and health51,611 people$60,534
- Transit and transportation39,254 people$84,247
- State transportation agencies34,370 people$81,318
- Water, sewer and power utilities31,327 people$117,365
- State environment and natural resources agencies31,162 people$71,734
- State police and public safety28,644 people$113,678
- State health agencies26,796 people$86,734
- Courts21,892 people$80,684
- State labor and workforce agencies20,235 people$74,935
- State revenue and finance agencies19,133 people$81,267
- Natural resources and agriculture12,134 people$73,399
- Parks, libraries and recreation12,049 people$8,740
- Fire and EMS11,002 people$85,158
- State regulation and licensing agencies10,110 people$85,824
- State social services agencies9,938 people$79,932
- State administration and technology agencies6,736 people$83,687
- State courts and legal offices6,069 people$89,784
- State education agencies3,486 people$82,359
- Airports and ports2,339 people$82,953
- State economic development and housing agencies1,916 people$83,265
- Governor's and statewide elected offices1,222 people$74,938
- Housing and community development959 people$69,080
- State legislature756 people$122,696
- Schools257 people$19,004
- Police and sheriffs95 people$110,196
Each employer is placed in one type, following the US Census Bureau's types of government; state agencies are also grouped by what they do. This page: County. Employers we could not place with confidence are left out. "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this