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California Controller’s Office publishes 2017 salary data for special districts
The data cover a total of 165,013 positions, $9.21 billion in wages, and $2.79 billion in health and retirement costs for 3,043 special districts.
Special districts are government entities created by a local community to meet a specific need.
California law requires cities, counties and special districts to annually report compensation data to the State Controller. The State Controller also maintains and publishes state government and California State University salary data.
No such statutory requirement exists for superior courts, University of California, community college districts, fairs and expositions, First 5 commissions, or K-12 education providers; their reporting is voluntary.
Data for 2017 show the top 10 districts by total wages represent a mix of transportation, health, utility, water and fire districts.
The top 10 individual salaries reported all are in health care districts.
Based on the data posted on the Web site, Lake County has 30 special districts, with a total of 459 employees, $10,464,415 in annual wages and $3,347,986 in annual retirement and health contributions.
According to the 2017 data posted by the state, the top 10 Lake County special districts by budget are as follows.
1. Lake County Fire Protection District: 54 employees; $1,856,983 in annual wages, $796,777 in annual retirement and health contributions.
2. Kelseyville Fire Protection District : 43 employees; $1,610,040 in annual wages; $478,099 in annual retirement and health contributions.
3. Northshore Fire Protection District: 47 employees; $1,388,436 in annual wages; $432,190 in annual retirement and health contributions.
4. Lakeport Fire Protection District: 42 employees; $1,276,658 in annual wages; $469,597 in annual retirement and health contributions.
5. Clearlake Oaks Water District: 34 employees; $860,569 in annual wages; $213,145 in annual retirement and health contributions.
6. Hidden Valley Lake Community Services District: 17 employees; $830,479 in annual wages; $352,741 in annual retirement and health contributions.
7. Lake County Vector Control District: 15 employees; $612,853 in annual wages; $256,067 in annual retirement and health contributions.
8. Konocti County Water District: 19 employees; $464,937 in annual wages; $123,068 in annual retirement and health contributions.
9. Cobb Area County Water District: 13 employees; $281,736 in annual wages; $56,331 in annual retirement and health contributions.
10. Lower Lake County Waterworks District No. 1: 13 employees; $247,952 in annual wages; $61,337 in annual retirement and health contributions.
Users of the Government Compensation in California Web site can:
• View compensation levels on maps and search for compensation by region;
• Narrow results by name of employer or by job title; and
• Export custom reports or raw data.
A list of employers that did not file or filed incomplete reports is available here. None are from Lake County.