California · 2025 pay
How much do Shasta County employees make?
$63,401typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$44,544 – $85,113what 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: Social WorkerEligibility Specialist IIDeputy Sheriff
✓ 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.
$44,740
$63,352
$85,502
$322,682
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 $56,754 in 2022 to $63,401 in 2025 (+12%).
What changed since 2024
- +1.2%Typical pay went up from $62,650 to $63,401.
- +41,917 people were paid in 2025, compared with 1,913 in 2024.
- +12%Since 2022, typical pay has gone from $56,754 to $63,401, while the number of people paid went down from 1,972 to 1,917.
The next update is expected in late 2027.
Pay slip · 2025
A typical worker's year
Shasta County
official data
2022–2025
| Regular pay | $60,192 |
|---|---|
| Overtime | $1,720 |
| Extra pay | $1,441 |
| Total for the year | $63,352 |
Average of the 96 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Worker | 86 | $61,029 | $55k – $67k | ▲ 3.6% |
| Eligibility Specialist II | 77 | $50,269 | $47k – $55k | ▲ 8.7% |
| Deputy Sheriff | 55 | $117,493 | $89k – $147k | ▼ 7.1% |
| Office Assistant II | 45 | $31,274 | $21k – $44k | ▼ 23.1% |
| Correctional Officer II-Deputy Sheriff | 42 | $96,978 | $87k – $112k | new |
| Senior Social Worker | 42 | $80,765 | $77k – $83k | ▲ 2.2% |
| Staff Services Analyst II | 42 | $65,011 | $62k – $75k | ▲ 1.5% |
| Eligibility Specialist III | 40 | $63,112 | $60k – $65k | ▲ 5.8% |
| Eligibility Specialist I | 31 | $20,049 | $8k – $38k | ▲ 16.9% |
| Clerk/Elections Specialist I | 29 | $2,110 | $2k – $3k | ▼ 70.4% |
| Eligibility Supervisor | 27 | $78,543 | $77k – $84k | ▲ 6.2% |
| Office Assistant III | 26 | $45,521 | $43k – $51k | ▼ 3.6% |
| Accounting Technician | 18 | $52,962 | $38k – $57k | ▼ 5.4% |
| Custodian II | 18 | $48,842 | $48k – $50k | ▲ 9.8% |
| Assist Social Worker | 18 | $45,506 | $26k – $49k | ▲ 19.8% |
| Juvenile Detention Officer II | 17 | $69,001 | $64k – $76k | ▼ 3.9% |
| Community Education Special II | 17 | $68,463 | $59k – $79k | ▲ 2.0% |
| Hhsa Program Manager | 16 | $95,637 | $87k – $109k | ▲ 6.7% |
| Mental Health Clinician II | 16 | $92,947 | $85k – $95k | ▼ 3.7% |
| Agency Staff Servs Analyst II | 16 | $72,585 | $69k – $74k | ▼ 2.6% |
| Staff Services Analyst I | 16 | $50,033 | $44k – $61k | ▼ 7.0% |
| Sergeant | 15 | $170,272 | $161k – $187k | ▲ 2.1% |
| Mental Health Clinician I | 15 | $81,097 | $71k – $85k | ▲ 5.3% |
| Deputy Probation Officer II | 15 | $72,479 | $66k – $78k | ▲ 7.1% |
| Road Maintenance Worker III | 15 | $68,020 | $64k – $70k | ▲ 1.6% |
| Social Service Aide | 15 | $46,952 | $45k – $53k | ▲ 13.0% |
| District Attorney's Invest II | 14 | $98,075 | $50k – $130k | ▼ 15.3% |
| Deputy Probation Officer III | 14 | $83,829 | $83k – $85k | ▲ 1.8% |
| Senior Staff Services Analyst | 14 | $82,909 | $79k – $84k | ▲ 5.5% |
| Community Development Coordinator | 14 | $78,688 | $73k – $88k | ▲ 2.7% |
| Clinical Program Coordinator | 13 | $111,461 | $102k – $122k | ▲ 9.7% |
| Social Worker Supervisor II | 13 | $102,163 | $97k – $104k | ▲ 9.1% |
| Mechanical Crafts Worker II | 13 | $68,390 | $62k – $73k | ▼ 2.7% |
| Child Support Specialist III | 13 | $64,375 | $58k – $64k | ▲ 0.6% |
| Public Safety Service Officer | 13 | $50,309 | $36k – $73k | ▼ 8.3% |
| Peer Support Specialist | 13 | $39,436 | $35k – $41k | ▲ 9.6% |
| Community Health Advocate | 13 | $23,720 | $17k – $41k | ▲ 1.1% |
| Staff Nurse II | 12 | $91,715 | $66k – $97k | ▲ 11.9% |
| Road Maintenance Worker II | 12 | $63,051 | $58k – $64k | ▲ 0.2% |
| Community Mental Health Worker | 12 | $42,246 | $37k – $52k | ▲ 9.7% |
| Investigative Services Analyst | 12 | $15,549 | $14k – $17k | ▼ 9.9% |
| Juvenile Detention Officer I | 12 | $10,767 | $7k – $15k | ▼ 39.8% |
| Accountant Auditor II | 11 | $67,641 | $63k – $78k | ▼ 9.5% |
| Account Clerk III | 11 | $45,905 | $31k – $50k | ▼ 6.3% |
| General Assistant | 11 | $19,165 | $17k – $20k | ▲ 11.3% |
| Lieutenant | 10 | $163,091 | $150k – $172k | ▲ 0.4% |
| Senior Deputy District Attorney | 10 | $153,926 | $90k – $189k | ▼ 15.2% |
| Social Worker Supervisor I | 10 | $87,448 | $83k – $92k | ▲ 3.6% |
| Deputy Sheriff Entry level | 10 | $77,094 | $71k – $80k | ▼ 8.9% |
| Investigative Technician II | 10 | $51,636 | $20k – $61k | ▼ 2.7% |
| Employment and Training Worker II | 10 | $43,616 | $19k – $53k | ▼ 20.9% |
| Correctional Officer I-Deputy Sheriff | 10 | $40,895 | $7k – $43k | new |
| Probation Assistant | 10 | $18,700 | $9k – $45k | ▼ 48.6% |
| Public Health Nurse II | 9 | $111,187 | $86k – $111k | ▲ 0.9% |
| Supervising Probation Officer | 9 | $93,044 | $92k – $100k | ▲ 0.2% |
| Community Education Special I | 9 | $51,946 | $28k – $61k | ▲ 24.3% |
| Legal Process Clerk II | 9 | $42,707 | $41k – $49k | ▼ 7.0% |
| Hhsa Deputy Branch Director | 8 | $129,483 | $124k – $130k | ▲ 5.5% |
| Deputy District Attorney III | 8 | $123,043 | $116k – $135k | ▼ 6.9% |
| Juvenile Detention Officer III | 8 | $85,679 | $76k – $87k | ▲ 4.7% |
| Office Assistant Supervisor | 8 | $58,492 | $56k – $64k | ▼ 4.6% |
| Admin Secretary II | 8 | $57,717 | $56k – $59k | ▲ 5.7% |
| Child Support Specialist II | 8 | $51,070 | $42k – $57k | ▼ 3.0% |
| Deputy Probation Officer I | 8 | $41,087 | $32k – $43k | new |
| Nutrition Assistant II | 8 | $39,950 | $32k – $51k | ▼ 12.8% |
| Associate Engineer | 7 | $114,254 | $99k – $131k | ▲ 80.4% |
| Accountant Auditor III | 7 | $76,485 | $66k – $86k | new |
| Lead Maintenance Worker | 7 | $75,658 | $76k – $79k | ▼ 4.0% |
| Supervising Accountant | 7 | $74,468 | $56k – $80k | ▼ 8.8% |
| Senior Staff Analyst | 7 | $69,348 | $66k – $71k | ▲ 3.5% |
| Agency Staff Servs Analyst I | 7 | $63,938 | $63k – $66k | ▲ 4.1% |
| Agency Staff Services Anal II-Conf | 7 | $63,494 | $60k – $81k | ▼ 21.9% |
| Agency Staff Services Anal I-Conf | 7 | $61,168 | $57k – $66k | ▲ 7.5% |
| Executive Assistant - Confidential | 7 | $60,235 | $60k – $68k | new |
| Legal Secretary II | 7 | $45,402 | $30k – $53k | new |
| Account Clerk II | 7 | $40,129 | $36k – $44k | ▲ 8.5% |
| Legal Process Clerk I | 7 | $13,916 | $10k – $16k | new |
| Driver | 7 | $8,816 | $9k – $22k | ▼ 56.4% |
| Supervising Juvenile Detention Office | 6 | $96,285 | $83k – $98k | ▲ 4.0% |
| Maintenance Supervisor | 6 | $95,570 | $95k – $100k | ▼ 3.2% |
| Senior Information Technologynology Analyst | 6 | $94,051 | $86k – $100k | new |
| Supervising Staff Services Analyst | 6 | $83,610 | $80k – $84k | ▲ 3.4% |
| IT Technician | 6 | $61,179 | $55k – $61k | ▲ 1.2% |
| Community Service Officer II | 6 | $46,617 | $22k – $51k | new |
| Legal Clerk | 6 | $45,549 | $42k – $52k | ▲ 0.8% |
| Sheriff's Records Specialist II | 6 | $45,398 | $44k – $46k | new |
| Legal Secretary I | 6 | $30,218 | $15k – $44k | new |
| Grounds Maintenance Worker II | 6 | $17,320 | $13k – $49k | new |
| Water/Wastewater Operator Trainee | 6 | $12,201 | $9k – $15k | ▲ 3.6% |
| Senior Deputy Public Defender | 5 | $154,374 | $149k – $170k | new |
| Deputy Public Defender III | 5 | $125,071 | $124k – $137k | new |
| IT Services Manager | 5 | $123,656 | $9k – $142k | new |
| Program Manager II | 5 | $110,849 | $108k – $111k | ▲ 2.7% |
| Supervising Comm Ed Specialist | 5 | $89,581 | $82k – $90k | new |
| Supervisor | 5 | $84,762 | $85k – $90k | ▲ 20.4% |
| Equipment Mechanic | 5 | $77,921 | $56k – $79k | ▲ 0.6% |
| Deputy Public Defender II | 5 | $74,012 | $72k – $93k | new |
| Auditor-Acct Associate II | 5 | $73,883 | $72k – $80k | new |
| Real Property Appraiser II | 5 | $69,058 | $67k – $73k | new |
| Adult Custody Cook II | 5 | $60,970 | $60k – $64k | ▲ 9.2% |
| Senior Assessor/Recorder Specialist | 5 | $56,736 | $54k – $58k | ▲ 10.0% |
| Legal Secretary/Supervisor | 5 | $52,951 | $52k – $54k | new |
| Assessor/Recorder Specialist III | 5 | $47,299 | $44k – $53k | new |
| Auditor-Acct Technician I | 5 | $43,254 | $41k – $53k | new |
| Child Support Specialist I | 5 | $30,492 | $29k – $31k | new |
| Public Health Assistant | 5 | $22,627 | $16k – $41k | new |
No jobs match.
How many people earn what
- Under $10k125
- $10k – $30k178
- $30k – $50k311
- $50k – $70k527
- $70k – $90k362
- $90k – $110k186
- $110k – $150k142
- $150k or more86
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Pay by department
| Department | People | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|
| Social Services & Ben Admin | 464 | $57,046 |
| Public Health | 131 | $60,872 |
| Sheriff | 110 | $100,324 |
| Public Works-roads | 94 | $68,277 |
| District Attorney | 90 | $61,992 |
| Sheriff-county Jail | 88 | $85,776 |
| Mental Health | 84 | $66,918 |
| Health Services-hhsa | 82 | $60,728 |
| Probation | 75 | $69,608 |
| Health Services-mhsa | 64 | $62,502 |
| Probation-juvenile Hall | 52 | $68,640 |
| Information Technology | 52 | $86,363 |
Highest paid at Shasta County in 2025
Common questions
How much does a Shasta County employee make?
The typical employee was paid $63,401 in 2025: half of the 1,917 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $44,544 and $85,113.
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. 125 people (6.5%) 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 (91.4% of all pay), overtime (4.8%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (3.8%).
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