California · 2025 pay · 21,892 people
How much are court employees paid in California?
$80,684typical pay for court employees, 2025
$57,689 – $121,087what most people earned
Counts everyone paid during the year, including part-year workers, at the 54 employers listed below.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Pay by employer
Typical pay counts everyone paid during each employer's latest year.
- Los Angeles County Superior Court5,639 people$86,766
- Orange County Superior Court1,797 people$77,513
- San Diego County Superior Court1,368 people$74,727
- San Bernardino County Superior Court1,316 people$71,005
- Riverside County Superior Court1,123 people$79,343
- Judicial Council of California905 people$107,775
- California Courts of Appeal884 people$132,118
- Sacramento County Superior Court850 people$79,534
- Alameda County Superior Court803 people$90,523
- Santa Clara County Superior Court620 people$98,252
- Kern County Superior Court605 people$61,542
- Fresno County Superior Court596 people$61,589
- San Francisco Superior Court547 people$104,166
- San Joaquin County Superior Court389 people$68,415
- Ventura County Superior Court389 people$83,734
- Tulare County Superior Court358 people$57,500
- San Mateo County Superior Court329 people$92,371
- Stanislaus County Superior Court285 people$63,692
- Santa Barbara County Superior Court269 people$74,819
- Monterey County Superior Court231 people$69,243
- Shasta County Superior Court201 people$63,727
- Placer County Superior Court186 people$76,934
- Butte County Superior Court169 people$50,682
- Merced County Superior Court168 people$61,058
- Supreme Court of California162 people$128,877
- San Luis Obispo County Superior Court151 people$69,184
- Santa Cruz County Superior Court135 people$75,279
- Imperial County Superior Court131 people$45,831
- Kings County Superior Court121 people$65,164
- Madera County Superior Court120 people$67,267
- El Dorado County Superior Court91 people$60,841
- Humboldt County Superior Court86 people$54,134
- Napa County Superior Court83 people$73,173
- Nevada County Superior Court78 people$55,212
- Mendocino County Superior Court75 people$69,647
- Habeas Corpus Resource Center69 people$107,983
- Sutter County Superior Court67 people$67,828
- Yuba County Superior Court62 people$63,807
- Tehama County Superior Court60 people$56,963
- Lake County Superior Court49 people$56,712
- San Benito County Superior Court47 people$66,883
- Siskiyou County Superior Court34 people$75,352
- Calaveras County Superior Court33 people$63,880
- Commission on Judicial Performance27 people$138,163
- Del Norte County Superior Court27 people$68,574
- Lassen County Superior Court24 people$63,919
- Colusa County Superior Court23 people$51,293
- Glenn County Superior Court22 people$59,217
- Trinity County Superior Court22 people$60,312
- Mono County Superior Court19 people$64,387
- Mariposa County Superior Court18 people$62,244
- Modoc County Superior Court13 people$76,727
- Alpine County Superior Court8 people$91,305
- California Judicial Center Library8 people$102,666
No employers match.
Other types of employer in California
- Colleges and universities570,629 people$43,529
- Counties399,217 people$82,156
- 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
- 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: Courts. 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