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California · 2025 pay

How much do Stanislaus County employees make?

$65,307typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025

$43,431 – $98,699what 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-CustodialFamily Services Specialist IIAdministrative Clerk II

✓ 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.

$43,162

$65,299

$98,649

$569,341

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 $55,469 in 2022 to $65,307 in 2025 (+18%).

What changed since 2024

  • +5.3%Typical pay went up from $62,048 to $65,307.
  • −2555,398 people were paid in 2025, compared with 5,653 in 2024.
  • +18%Since 2022, typical pay has gone from $55,469 to $65,307, while the number of people paid went up from 5,297 to 5,398.

The next update is expected in late 2027.

Pay slip · 2025

A typical worker's year

Stanislaus County

4years of
official data
2022–2025
Average pay of people in the middle of the pay range
Regular pay$62,198
Overtime$972
Extra pay$2,129
Total for the year$65,299

Average of the 269 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.

JobPeopleTypical payMost earnSince 2024
Deputy Sheriff-Custodial323$108,093$95k – $123k▲ 4.1%
Family Services Specialist II273$55,419$48k – $61k▼ 0.1%
Administrative Clerk II187$44,891$33k – $49knew
Deputy Sheriff II168$150,686$135k – $172k▲ 4.4%
Behavioral Health Specialist. II147$69,850$60k – $79k▼ 3.4%
Administrative Clerk I130$1,399$0k – $3knew
Administrative Clerk III129$51,349$43k – $55knew
Manager III108$123,345$106k – $134k▲ 5.0%
Family Services Specialist III102$65,345$58k – $69k▲ 3.1%
Confidential Assistant III98$56,135$34k – $69k▲ 2.5%
Social Worker V88$93,554$89k – $98k▲ 1.5%
Staff Services Analyst88$75,609$69k – $80knew
Mh Clinician I85$55,343$18k – $88k▼ 15.7%
Manager II84$102,337$87k – $112k▲ 4.1%
Social Worker III78$76,064$63k – $82k▲ 0.4%

How many people earn what

  • Under $10k388
  • $10k – $30k557
  • $30k – $50k736
  • $50k – $70k1,264
  • $70k – $90k812
  • $90k – $110k610
  • $110k – $150k668
  • $150k or more363

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

Pay by department

DepartmentPeopleTypical pay
Community Services Agency1,088$61,224
Sheriff966$103,529
Behavioral Health & Recovery Services675$65,328
Health Services Agency451$56,585
Probation278$80,339
District Attorney181$78,281
Clerk/recorder168$1,963
Library142$32,901
Public Works131$70,449
Child Support Services123$62,167
Environmental Resources113$65,970
Public Defender110$77,608

Common questions

How much does a Stanislaus County employee make?

The typical employee was paid $65,307 in 2025: half of the 5,398 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $43,431 and $98,699.

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. 388 people (7.2%) 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 (88.4% of all pay), overtime (5.0%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (6.6%).

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