California · 2025 pay

How much do Tulare County employees make?

Name: County of Tulare employee pay 2025
Creator: PublicPayData

$60,391typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025

$42,606 – $90,054what 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: Self Sufficiency Counselor Sheriff's Correctional Deputy Self Sufficiency Counselor Lead

✓ 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.

$42,710

$60,368

$90,162

$437,322

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 $50,444 in 2022 to $60,391 in 2025 (+20%).

Typical payNumber of people paidTotal payroll

What changed since 2024

+5.3%Typical pay went up from $57,370 to $60,391.
−415,279 people were paid in 2025, compared with 5,320 in 2024.
+20%Since 2022, typical pay has gone from $50,444 to $60,391, while the number of people paid went up from 5,136 to 5,279.

The next update is expected in late 2027.

Pay slip · 2025

A typical worker's year

Tulare County

4years of
official data
2022–2025

Average pay of people in the middle of the pay range
Regular pay	$55,919
Overtime	$2,639
Extra pay	$1,810
Total for the year	$60,368

Average of the 264 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.

Job	People	Typical pay	Most earn	Since 2024
Self Sufficiency Counselor	279	$45,371	$36k – $52k	▲ 4.6%
Sheriff's Correctional Deputy	252	$88,988	$69k – $98k	▲ 3.5%
Self Sufficiency Counselor Lead	195	$58,860	$54k – $64k	▲ 4.2%
Sheriff's Deputy II	172	$101,355	$84k – $121k	▼ 4.0%
Social Services Worker III-Cws	128	$80,735	$61k – $90k	new
Office Assistant	91	$41,666	$35k – $46k	▲ 6.2%
Self Sufficiency Support Assistant	88	$45,527	$42k – $48k	▲ 6.5%
Eh Fire Fighter	77	$11,112	$3k – $26k	▲ 1.2%
Detention Services Officer-Sher	69	$42,328	$21k – $53k	new
Self Sufficiency Supervisor	61	$76,299	$71k – $81k	▲ 4.8%
Probation Officer II	56	$66,704	$61k – $77k	▲ 13.1%
Self Sufficiency Resources Specialist	51	$64,917	$61k – $70k	new
Child Support Specialist III	50	$59,848	$55k – $62k	▲ 2.8%
Sheriff's Sergeant	48	$135,131	$123k – $146k	▼ 2.2%
Construction and Maintenance Worker II	43	$44,430	$33k – $50k	▼ 3.1%
Office Assistant Lead	42	$46,234	$39k – $50k	▲ 6.1%
Fire Lieutenant	41	$120,032	$109k – $134k	▲ 4.8%
Probation Officer III	40	$86,249	$80k – $92k	▲ 12.3%
Legal Office Assistant	40	$44,541	$36k – $49k	▲ 2.3%
Administrative Aide	38	$52,492	$48k – $57k	▲ 6.8%
Maintenance Worker	37	$54,008	$39k – $60k	▲ 9.9%
Custodial Worker	36	$45,612	$41k – $47k	▲ 7.4%
Behavioral Health Clinician-License	34	$103,468	$93k – $111k	new
Attorney Da/Pd IV-N	33	$114,942	$77k – $122k	new
Sheriff's Sergeant Correction	33	$112,851	$108k – $130k	▼ 3.2%
Prob Correctional Officer II	33	$63,437	$46k – $71k	new
Analyst-Staff Services III	32	$79,391	$71k – $89k	new
Ag and Standards Inspector III	32	$73,559	$64k – $80k	new
Sheriff's Deputy I	32	$66,685	$29k – $75k	▲ 63.7%
Nutrition Assistant	32	$41,544	$33k – $46k	▼ 2.0%
Account Clerk Senior	31	$46,349	$40k – $51k	▲ 1.4%
Attorney-Senior Da/ Pd	30	$142,363	$128k – $153k	new
Social Services Worker III	29	$64,931	$53k – $68k	▲ 5.8%
Medical Assistant	29	$46,091	$31k – $52k	▼ 5.4%
Prob Correctional Officer I	28	$23,190	$15k – $37k	new
Behavioral Health Assc Clin I - Un	27	$76,322	$64k – $92k	new
Administrative Specialist II	26	$107,672	$101k – $112k	▲ 8.0%
Behavioral Health Case Manager III	26	$62,580	$57k – $66k	▲ 5.9%
Medical Office Assistant	26	$45,793	$33k – $47k	▲ 12.3%
Fire Captain	24	$151,153	$142k – $178k	▲ 7.7%
Eh Seasonal Firefighter	24	$36,376	$30k – $41k	▼ 43.9%
Probation Officer-Supervisor	23	$100,966	$91k – $107k	new
Social Services Worker III-Cws-Lead	23	$100,094	$92k – $105k	new
Program Specialist II-Calworks	23	$89,642	$86k – $92k	new
Administrative Specialist I	22	$87,906	$76k – $96k	▲ 4.2%
Social Services Worker II	22	$55,308	$42k – $59k	▲ 2.0%
Department Human Resources Administrative Aide	22	$51,495	$46k – $55k	▼ 0.7%
Parks and Grounds Worker	22	$40,626	$27k – $45k	▲ 123.4%
Investigator-District Attorney	21	$106,558	$98k – $111k	new
Construction and Maintenance Worker III	21	$59,060	$53k – $60k	▲ 6.1%
Eh Ag and Standards Inspector Aid	21	$19,596	$10k – $24k	new
Nurse-Public Health II	20	$109,121	$94k – $112k	new
Account Clerk	20	$40,161	$32k – $42k	▲ 33.4%
Sheriff's Lieutenant	19	$147,066	$141k – $163k	▲ 0.7%
Child Welfare Service Supervisor	19	$104,878	$98k – $111k	▲ 5.0%
Firefighter	18	$77,702	$68k – $99k	▲ 94.9%
IT Desktop Technician II	18	$63,350	$55k – $76k	▲ 13.1%
Probation Officer I	18	$48,407	$25k – $80k	▲ 29.6%
Sheriff's Records Clerk	18	$46,468	$28k – $53k	▼ 0.6%
Social Service Worker Assistant	18	$33,179	$20k – $46k	▼ 14.7%
Accountant III	17	$85,343	$79k – $87k	▲ 6.9%
Accountant II-N	17	$71,795	$68k – $76k	new
Refuse Equipment Operator I	17	$54,031	$48k – $64k	▼ 3.1%
Medical Office Assistant Lead	17	$52,938	$51k – $54k	▲ 5.6%
Payroll Clerk II	17	$46,036	$32k – $52k	▼ 6.3%
Nurse-Registered	16	$96,554	$68k – $98k	new
Health Education Specialist	16	$67,765	$66k – $70k	▲ 7.3%
Behavioral Health Case Manager II	16	$48,829	$35k – $53k	▲ 3.7%
Eh Construction and Maintenance Worker II	16	$9,860	$7k – $16k	▼ 56.9%
Emergency Dispatcher II	15	$76,984	$73k – $84k	▲ 6.3%
Library Assistant II	15	$42,705	$37k – $49k	▲ 2.8%
Crisis Service Worker	14	$73,965	$62k – $85k	▲ 13.0%
Detention Services Officer-Prob	14	$60,780	$53k – $65k	new
Fire Battalion Chief	13	$183,173	$160k – $194k	▲ 4.4%
Attorney-Supervisor-N	13	$166,728	$140k – $176k	new
Attorney Civil V-N	13	$165,690	$164k – $170k	new
Hhs Unit Manager	13	$98,915	$71k – $110k	▲ 5.1%
Department Secretary	13	$61,937	$58k – $66k	▲ 1.9%
Title and Admin Technician II	13	$54,486	$46k – $56k	new
Sheriff's Security Officer	13	$53,657	$42k – $56k	▲ 1.0%
Substance Use Disorder Couns-Certified	13	$52,711	$49k – $54k	new
Investigative Technician II	13	$41,971	$19k – $49k	▼ 1.6%
Assistant District Attorney	12	$189,849	$187k – $196k	new
Behavioral Health Clinical Supervisor	12	$116,195	$114k – $118k	▲ 2.0%
Probation Institution Supervisor	12	$94,517	$86k – $104k	▲ 4.0%
Supervisor Child Support Specialist	12	$66,934	$66k – $74k	▲ 1.8%
Self Sufficiency Support Supervisor	12	$62,697	$59k – $67k	▲ 5.2%
Building/Code Comp Insp I	12	$58,380	$45k – $61k	new
Sheriff Communication Officer	12	$31,425	$14k – $44k	▲ 147.3%
Eh Deputy Sheriff I	12	$22,192	$18k – $30k	▲ 0.2%
Assessment Technician I	12	$9,541	$7k – $40k	▼ 71.6%
Hhs Unit Manager I-Calworks	11	$98,341	$95k – $102k	new
Personnel Services Officer II	11	$95,577	$89k – $103k	▲ 0.8%
Prob Correctional Officer III	11	$82,990	$28k – $118k	new
Analyst-Staff Services II	11	$68,203	$66k – $75k	new
Account Clerk-Principal	11	$56,680	$54k – $57k	new
Children Services Worker	11	$46,601	$36k – $52k	▲ 13.2%
Eh Parks and Grounds Worker	11	$17,484	$6k – $23k	▲ 332.0%
Eh Intern -Minimum Wage	11	$4,459	$3k – $14k	new
IT Programmer Analyst II	10	$117,840	$112k – $122k	▲ 3.9%
Administrative Services Officer II	10	$103,306	$96k – $107k	▲ 8.9%
Appraiser III	10	$98,466	$94k – $99k	▲ 4.2%
Fire Apparatus Engineer	10	$94,008	$82k – $100k	▲ 11.7%
Workforce Development Program Coordinator	10	$90,995	$77k – $94k	▲ 3.8%
Appraiser II	10	$78,615	$69k – $90k	▲ 1.9%
Attorney Da/Pd III-N	10	$70,354	$33k – $92k	new
Prosecution Assistant	10	$62,376	$56k – $66k	▲ 44.2%
Accountant I-N	10	$57,933	$34k – $62k	new
Ag and Standards Inspector I	10	$57,053	$50k – $58k	new
Traffic Control Worker II	10	$48,361	$39k – $51k	▲ 29.3%
Title and Admin Technician I	10	$37,909	$32k – $40k	new
Eh Office Assistant	10	$12,616	$6k – $26k	▲ 0.6%
Eh Student	10	$8,056	$4k – $16k	▼ 22.4%
Behavioral Health Clinical Services Manager	9	$124,728	$116k – $131k	▲ 2.8%
Child Wel Services Pol and Program Specialist	9	$103,067	$102k – $104k	▲ 6.2%
Electronic Health Records Specialist	9	$89,845	$85k – $93k	▲ 1.6%
Behavioral Health Assc Clin II-Un	9	$84,161	$33k – $102k	new
Planner I	9	$65,333	$60k – $68k	▲ 10.3%
Heavy Equipment Mechanic II	9	$57,037	$54k – $62k	▲ 7.0%
Engineering Technician II	9	$56,325	$44k – $80k	▼ 21.6%
Library Assistant III	9	$55,018	$54k – $56k	▲ 2.5%
Nurse-Licensed Vocational	9	$50,354	$41k – $57k	new
Patient Accounts Representative	9	$45,412	$45k – $47k	▲ 15.3%
Stock Clerk	9	$43,849	$43k – $47k	▲ 0.9%
Social Services Worker I	9	$41,685	$36k – $49k	▲ 79.3%
IT Client Specialist I	9	$26,573	$25k – $49k	▼ 30.6%
Eh Refuse Site Caretaker	9	$10,574	$9k – $13k	▲ 6.6%
Eh Medical Office Assistant	9	$9,276	$8k – $13k	new
Eh Emergency Dispatcher I	9	$8,825	$9k – $21k	▼ 37.1%
Eh Fire Engineer	9	$1,663	$2k – $5k	▼ 71.6%
Fiscal Manager	8	$129,018	$122k – $133k	▲ 6.9%
Administrative Services Officer III	8	$106,896	$104k – $109k	▲ 7.1%
IT System Administrator II	8	$103,420	$95k – $108k	▲ 0.4%
Environmental Health Specialist III	8	$99,038	$93k – $101k	▲ 7.1%
Investigator-Welfare	8	$91,972	$89k – $94k	new
IT Specialist App Support II	8	$81,507	$80k – $82k	▲ 3.1%
Maintenance Worker Lead	8	$72,279	$67k – $73k	▲ 9.6%
Health Education Assistant	8	$54,658	$34k – $59k	▲ 2.0%
Self Sufficiency Support Assistant Lea	8	$53,077	$26k – $55k	▲ 4.5%
Cook Lead	8	$47,821	$23k – $54k	▲ 12.7%
Inmate Programs Specialist	8	$36,727	$28k – $46k	▼ 17.8%
Sheriff's Captain	7	$186,451	$183k – $196k	▲ 9.1%
Sheriff's Lieutenant-Correction	7	$136,180	$127k – $154k	new
IT Manager	7	$126,893	$115k – $128k	▲ 13.1%
Nurse I-Supervisor	7	$120,691	$104k – $125k	new
Emergency Dispatcher III	7	$110,397	$108k – $124k	▼ 2.7%
Child Welfare Service Manager	7	$108,583	$107k – $125k	▼ 7.1%
Nurse-Registered Cws	7	$88,549	$85k – $100k	new
Analyst-Department Human Resources III	7	$81,844	$72k – $87k	new
Environmental Health Specialist II	7	$75,363	$62k – $83k	new
Public Health Program Coordinator	7	$71,491	$67k – $83k	▼ 3.1%
IT Client Specialist II	7	$71,071	$71k – $73k	▲ 7.2%
Training Officer II	7	$69,035	$67k – $79k	▼ 3.2%
Paralegal III K	7	$63,717	$51k – $67k	▲ 2.9%
Environmental Health Specialist I	7	$60,419	$52k – $64k	▼ 8.7%
Paralegal II	7	$59,971	$58k – $62k	▲ 1.6%
Emergency Dispatcher I	7	$55,419	$37k – $57k	▲ 8.8%
Refuse Site Attendant	7	$55,337	$55k – $57k	▼ 0.2%
Parks and Grounds Worker-Senior	7	$54,937	$53k – $69k	new
Assessment Technician II	7	$53,140	$53k – $63k	▲ 10.0%
IT Desktop Technician I	7	$50,671	$48k – $65k	▲ 65.8%
Peer Support Specialist II	7	$49,518	$49k – $57k	▲ 16.3%
Payroll Clerk I	7	$44,358	$44k – $49k	▲ 12.9%
Peer Support Specialist I	7	$27,513	$22k – $41k	▼ 6.8%
Victim Witness Worker II	7	$27,339	$25k – $51k	▼ 42.5%
Eh Law Clerk	7	$12,341	$4k – $15k	new
Eh Medical Assistant	7	$10,191	$8k – $15k	new
Eh Library Assistant II	7	$8,738	$4k – $18k	▼ 64.4%
Eh Animal Care Technician	7	$7,390	$5k – $11k	▼ 49.3%
IT System Administrator III	6	$123,835	$106k – $126k	▲ 5.8%
Probation Division Manager	6	$122,989	$116k – $129k	▲ 13.2%
Budget Officer	6	$117,995	$87k – $120k	▲ 4.5%
IT Network Administrator II	6	$99,363	$90k – $109k	▲ 3.1%
Analyst-Department Human Resources II	6	$72,087	$54k – $77k	new
Social Services Supervisor I	6	$71,562	$66k – $78k	▼ 3.0%
Legal Office Assistant Lead	6	$53,942	$48k – $60k	▲ 10.0%
Sheriff's Background Invest	6	$52,187	$49k – $60k	▲ 18.3%
Investigator Aide	6	$51,428	$49k – $52k	▲ 8.3%
County Financial Technician II	6	$49,824	$49k – $51k	▲ 9.4%
Child Support Specialist II	6	$47,663	$43k – $50k	▲ 7.6%
Digital Print and Mail Specialist	6	$40,744	$34k – $48k	▼ 21.5%
Behavioral Health Technician II	6	$39,436	$24k – $60k	new
Behavioral Health Case Manager I	6	$33,872	$28k – $46k	▲ 87.3%
Sheriff's Cadet	6	$9,694	$3k – $13k	▲ 32.9%
Attorney-Senior Child Support	5	$155,213	$151k – $166k	new
Fire Captain Admin 5	5	$140,568	$57k – $165k	new
Engineer III	5	$116,895	$115k – $117k	new
Public Health Micro-Biol II	5	$113,387	$111k – $114k	new
Appraiser IV	5	$109,355	$109k – $116k	▲ 11.0%
Human Resources Supervisor	5	$107,716	$102k – $112k	▲ 11.4%
Analyst-Risk Management III	5	$96,123	$95k – $97k	new
Nurse-Public Health I	5	$95,176	$81k – $104k	new
Engineer II	5	$93,841	$86k – $98k	▲ 2.5%
Planner III	5	$85,298	$85k – $87k	▲ 5.3%
Probation Officer IV	5	$83,588	$79k – $99k	▲ 13.7%
IT Desktop Technician III	5	$80,654	$76k – $87k	▲ 3.1%
Business Resource Specialist	5	$79,118	$70k – $85k	new
Accountant II	5	$68,196	$65k – $71k	▲ 5.9%
Workforce Development Analyst	5	$67,627	$26k – $73k	▲ 25.3%
Building/Code Comp Insp III	5	$66,665	$62k – $72k	new
Administrative Secretary	5	$65,270	$65k – $70k	▲ 8.5%
Ag and Standards Inspector II	5	$63,591	$62k – $64k	new
Construction and Maintenance Worker IV	5	$62,769	$39k – $70k	new
Legal Office Assistant-Supervisor	5	$61,014	$59k – $63k	new
Medical Office Assistant Supervisor	5	$59,143	$58k – $60k	new
Engineering Technician I	5	$57,025	$55k – $61k	new
Office Assistant Supervisor	5	$55,778	$56k – $56k	▲ 3.5%
Road Yard Secretary	5	$47,064	$44k – $52k	new
Eh Emergency Dispatcher II	5	$46,005	$46k – $54k	new
Laundry Technician	5	$45,958	$44k – $46k	▲ 16.4%
Eh Legal Office Assistant	5	$26,665	$21k – $29k	▼ 10.6%
Child Support Specialist I	5	$24,765	$25k – $25k	▲ 79.3%
Paralegal I	5	$23,131	$18k – $33k	new
Eh Title and Admin Technician I	5	$17,962	$12k – $20k	new
Eh Health Education Assistant	5	$7,301	$7k – $9k	new

Skip to pay ranges ↓

How many people earn what

Under $10k306
$10k – $30k558
$30k – $50k1,018
$50k – $70k1,291
$70k – $90k783
$90k – $110k631
$110k – $150k482
$150k or more210

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

Pay by department

Department	People	Typical pay
Health and Human Services	2,033	$57,093
Sheriff	874	$83,217
Probation	345	$62,481
Resource Management Agency	329	$54,519
Tulare County Fire Department	264	$47,342
District Attorney's Office	232	$60,703
General Services	218	$47,449
Information Technology	157	$82,831
Child Support Services Department	116	$59,801
Public Defender	113	$77,119
Assessor Clerk-recorder	111	$56,796
Agricultural Community/sealer	92	$57,854

Common questions

How much does a Tulare County employee make?

The typical employee was paid $60,391 in 2025: half of the 5,279 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $42,606 and $90,054.

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. 306 people (5.8%) 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 (90.2% of all pay), overtime (5.5%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (4.4%).

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