California · 2025 pay
How much do Trinity County employees make?
$54,473typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$24,587 – $75,369what 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: Corr Dep Sheriff/Dispatcher 2Social Worker IIAdministrative Coordinator 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.
$24,939
$54,036
$75,522
$261,983
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 $51,476 in 2022 to $54,473 in 2025 (+6%).
What changed since 2024
- −4.4%Typical pay went down from $56,988 to $54,473.
- −1371 people were paid in 2025, compared with 372 in 2024.
- +6%Since 2022, typical pay has gone from $51,476 to $54,473, while the number of people paid went down from 396 to 371.
The next update is expected in late 2027.
Pay slip · 2025
A typical worker's year
Trinity County
official data
2022–2025
| Regular pay | $52,201 |
|---|---|
| Overtime | $789 |
| Extra pay | $1,046 |
| Total for the year | $54,036 |
Average of the 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corr Dep Sheriff/Dispatcher 2 | 11 | $67,670 | $60k – $72k | new |
| Social Worker II | 8 | $68,650 | $62k – $72k | ▼ 1.3% |
| Administrative Coordinator II | 8 | $52,887 | $48k – $57k | ▼ 2.5% |
| Peer Specialist | 8 | $35,513 | $13k – $49k | ▼ 14.5% |
| Gate Attendant I | 8 | $30,675 | $15k – $35k | ▲ 16.4% |
| Corr Dep Sheriff/Dispatcher I | 8 | $26,200 | $20k – $39k | new |
| Project Specialist II | 8 | $5,551 | $3k – $18k | new |
| Eligibility Specialist II | 6 | $49,263 | $35k – $52k | new |
| Rd Maintenance Worker III | 6 | $47,960 | $14k – $60k | new |
| Board of Supervisor | 6 | $39,785 | $36k – $40k | new |
| Administrative Coordinator I | 6 | $9,976 | $2k – $40k | ▼ 64.9% |
| Sheriff Sergeant | 5 | $147,268 | $143k – $159k | new |
| Staff Services Analyst II | 5 | $61,368 | $57k – $62k | new |
| Solid Waste Equipment Operator/Driver I | 5 | $32,881 | $21k – $43k | new |
| Maintenance Worker/Custodian | 5 | $26,310 | $24k – $45k | new |
| Eligibility Specialist I | 5 | $22,392 | $22k – $39k | ▼ 35.2% |
| Project Specialist III | 5 | $15,500 | $15k – $32k | new |
| Planning Commissioner | 5 | $1,400 | $1k – $1k | new |
No jobs match.
How many people earn what
- Under $10k41
- $10k – $30k64
- $30k – $50k68
- $50k – $70k87
- $70k – $90k42
- $90k – $110k25
- $110k – $150k32
- $150k or more12
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Pay by department
| Department | People | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|
| Welfare | 70 | $59,932 |
| Public Works | 44 | $62,163 |
| Behavior Health | 36 | $44,765 |
| Solid Waste | 30 | $34,099 |
| Sheriff | 30 | $65,300 |
| Jail | 27 | $46,482 |
| Public Health | 16 | $48,053 |
| Cannabis | 10 | $55,215 |
Highest paid at Trinity County in 2025
Common questions
How much does a Trinity County employee make?
The typical employee was paid $54,473 in 2025: half of the 371 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $24,587 and $75,369.
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. 41 people (11.1%) 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 (92.8% of all pay), overtime (2.9%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (4.3%).
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