State Controller Betty T. Yee has published the 2020 self-reported payroll data for fairs, expositions and First 5 commissions on the Government Compensation in California website.
The data cover 1,429 positions and a total of close to $44.8 million in 2020 wages.
The newly published data include 679 positions at 27 fairs and expositions, and 750 positions at 40 First 5 commissions.
Lake County First 5 Commission reported having 12 employees, including nine unpaid commissioners.
For the three paid positions — executive director, secretary and temporary or extra help — wages totaled $112,753, with total retirement and health contributions of $18,588.
The Lake County Fair, or 49th District Agricultural Association, reported having 13 employees, including eight unpaid board members.
The fair in 2020 had five paid employees: chief executive officer, business assistant, maintenance worker, seasonal clerk and maintenance worker. Wages paid totaled $164,755, while retirement and health contributions totaled $59,298.
California law requires cities, counties, and special districts to annually report compensation data to the state controller.
Controller Yee also maintains and publishes state government and California State University salary data.
No statutory requirement exists for superior courts, UC, community college districts, fairs, expositions, First 5 commissions, or K-12 education providers; their reporting is voluntary.
A list of entities that did not file or filed incomplete reports is available here.
Since the website launched in 2010, it has registered more than 12 million pageviews. The site contains pay and benefit information on more than two million government jobs in California, as reported annually by each entity.
As the chief fiscal officer of California, Controller Yee is responsible for accountability and disbursement of the state’s financial resources. The controller has independent auditing authority over government agencies that spend state funds.