California · 2025 pay
How much do Tehama County employees make?
$55,632typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$30,086 – $75,954what 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: Eligibility Specialist IIDeputy SheriffSocial Worker III
✓ 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.
$29,947
$55,485
$75,626
$224,183
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 $37,152 in 2022 to $55,632 in 2025 (+50%).
What changed since 2024
- +4.0%Typical pay went up from $53,467 to $55,632.
- −6883 people were paid in 2025, compared with 889 in 2024.
- +50%Since 2022, typical pay has gone from $37,152 to $55,632, while the number of people paid went down from 1,034 to 883.
The next update is expected in late 2027.
Pay slip · 2025
A typical worker's year
Tehama County
official data
2022–2025
| Regular pay | $53,776 |
|---|---|
| Overtime | $424 |
| Extra pay | $1,285 |
| Total for the year | $55,485 |
Average of the 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eligibility Specialist II | 33 | $41,901 | $31k – $52k | ▼ 8.9% |
| Deputy Sheriff | 20 | $103,454 | $91k – $109k | ▼ 2.2% |
| Social Worker III | 18 | $71,780 | $70k – $73k | ▲ 2.3% |
| Public Works Maintenance Worker III | 18 | $62,390 | $60k – $66k | new |
| Eligibility Specialist I | 15 | $13,618 | $7k – $22k | ▼ 12.8% |
| Correctional Deputy | 14 | $92,641 | $52k – $100k | ▲ 9.7% |
| Deputy Probation Officer II | 13 | $75,976 | $64k – $85k | ▲ 3.4% |
| Social Worker II | 12 | $54,267 | $40k – $62k | ▼ 0.2% |
| Juvenile Detention Officer II | 11 | $78,562 | $67k – $84k | new |
| Correctional Deputy I | 11 | $62,283 | $40k – $88k | ▲ 311.8% |
| Social Service Aide | 10 | $40,245 | $21k – $41k | new |
| Eligibility Specialist III | 9 | $60,051 | $56k – $64k | ▲ 4.3% |
| Public Works Maintenance Worker II | 9 | $48,118 | $47k – $52k | ▲ 12.3% |
| Juvenile Detention Officer I | 9 | $15,050 | $6k – $28k | new |
| Eligibility Supervisor | 8 | $67,881 | $65k – $70k | ▲ 1.3% |
| Communications Dispatcher | 8 | $59,128 | $54k – $69k | ▼ 19.3% |
| Accounting Specialist | 8 | $58,313 | $56k – $64k | ▲ 6.7% |
| Account Clerk III Merit systems | 8 | $44,211 | $43k – $45k | ▲ 10.2% |
| Health Services Assistant II | 8 | $34,193 | $28k – $39k | new |
| Office Assistant III | 8 | $29,597 | $13k – $45k | ▼ 17.9% |
| Supervisor | 8 | $13,206 | $1k – $13k | ▼ 33.1% |
| District Attorney Investigator I | 8 | $9,784 | $7k – $21k | ▼ 26.3% |
| Animal Care Attendant | 8 | $6,905 | $2k – $12k | ▼ 41.6% |
| Election Worker-Extra Help | 8 | $689 | $1k – $1k | new |
| Sergeant | 7 | $136,249 | $121k – $153k | ▼ 3.0% |
| Detective-Investigator | 7 | $127,650 | $83k – $138k | new |
| Institutional Licensed Crisis Health Worker II | 7 | $107,580 | $15k – $137k | ▼ 4.2% |
| Information Systems Analyst II | 7 | $84,043 | $79k – $88k | ▲ 2.9% |
| Facilities Maintenance Technician II | 7 | $52,484 | $50k – $60k | ▲ 13.4% |
| Sheriff's Service Officer II | 7 | $48,751 | $48k – $56k | ▼ 1.8% |
| Business Operations Supervisor | 7 | $42,490 | $42k – $67k | new |
| Health Educator I | 7 | $32,925 | $28k – $52k | ▲ 2.0% |
| Psychiatric Aide II | 7 | $32,742 | $21k – $53k | ▲ 17.8% |
| Screener | 7 | $30,004 | $23k – $41k | new |
| Patient Navigator II | 7 | $25,860 | $23k – $66k | ▼ 54.4% |
| Transporter | 7 | $9,031 | $8k – $12k | ▼ 12.1% |
| Correctional Sergeant | 6 | $110,393 | $96k – $143k | ▲ 15.9% |
| Program Manager Merit | 6 | $97,208 | $77k – $110k | new |
| Deputy Sheriff I | 6 | $80,985 | $73k – $104k | ▲ 43.9% |
| Supervising Juvenile Detention Officer | 6 | $78,518 | $69k – $94k | new |
| Accountant II | 6 | $62,447 | $41k – $73k | ▲ 0.8% |
| Drug/Alcohol Counselor II | 6 | $58,059 | $53k – $63k | ▲ 16.0% |
| Administrative Assistant | 6 | $56,396 | $27k – $60k | ▲ 2.3% |
| Drug/Alcohol Counselor I | 6 | $33,903 | $20k – $37k | ▲ 13.6% |
| Health Services Assistant I | 6 | $26,114 | $12k – $43k | new |
| Library Clerk I | 6 | $9,819 | $7k – $36k | new |
| Deputy Probation Officer IV | 5 | $110,542 | $72k – $114k | new |
| Public Works Maintenance Supervisor | 5 | $82,163 | $82k – $83k | new |
| Social Worker Supervisor I | 5 | $81,643 | $72k – $84k | new |
| Social Worker IV B | 5 | $73,549 | $68k – $91k | new |
| Corrections Counselor | 5 | $67,604 | $34k – $68k | ▼ 1.0% |
| Office Manager II | 5 | $67,003 | $60k – $70k | new |
| Employment and Training Worker II | 5 | $61,992 | $58k – $63k | ▲ 19.8% |
| Staff Services Analyst II Merit systems | 5 | $58,915 | $56k – $68k | ▲ 5.4% |
| Child Support Specialist III | 5 | $56,056 | $55k – $56k | new |
| Accountant I | 5 | $54,246 | $52k – $63k | ▲ 92.7% |
| Case Resource Specialist II | 5 | $53,779 | $52k – $57k | ▼ 7.9% |
| Custodian | 5 | $41,992 | $19k – $43k | ▲ 0.5% |
| Office Assistant II | 5 | $37,451 | $24k – $39k | ▲ 61.5% |
| Dietary Cook | 5 | $29,890 | $19k – $45k | ▼ 9.4% |
| Behavioral Health Clinician I | 5 | $27,454 | $24k – $34k | new |
| Public Health Nurse II | 5 | $4,098 | $1k – $16k | ▼ 74.2% |
| Planning Commissioner | 5 | $540 | $0k – $1k | new |
No jobs match.
How many people earn what
- Under $10k96
- $10k – $30k123
- $30k – $50k146
- $50k – $70k251
- $70k – $90k122
- $90k – $110k69
- $110k – $150k57
- $150k or more19
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Pay by department
| Department | People | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|
| Social Services Administration | 188 | $54,421 |
| Mental Health | 82 | $50,762 |
| Public Works | 68 | $62,640 |
| Sheriff | 61 | $79,785 |
| Public Health | 38 | $50,021 |
| Jail | 38 | $82,780 |
| Probation | 34 | $73,259 |
| Juvenile Detention Facility | 32 | $62,179 |
| District Attorney | 25 | $70,035 |
| Division of Animal Services | 21 | $9,661 |
| Assessor | 21 | $50,007 |
| Clinic Services | 20 | $37,339 |
Highest paid at Tehama County in 2025
Common questions
How much does a Tehama County employee make?
The typical employee was paid $55,632 in 2025: half of the 883 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $30,086 and $75,954.
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. 96 people (10.9%) 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 (89.8% of all pay), overtime (4.6%) 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