The state Controller's Office has published its 2023 "Government Compensation in California," which shows how taxpayer funds are spent.

Doctors on the San Joaquin County payroll were the top five highest-paid officials statewide. At #1 was a Physician Manager who earned $1,247,779.

The highest-paid public safety official in the state was a police officer with the Santa Monica Police Department. The officer's total compensation was $970,050, with regular pay of $135,197 and a lump sum pay of $785,615. The lump sum included one-time cash-outs, including, but not limited to, paid excess vacation and sick leave, and legal settlements.

Alameda County: County Administrator, $616,597

Alpine County: Deputy Sheriff II, $289,183

Amador County: Psychiatrist, $396,978

Butte County: Sheriff's Sergeant, $344,187

Calaveras County: District Attorney, $222,088

Colusa County: County Administrative Officer, $211,368

Contra Costa County: County Administrator, $494,001

Del Norte County: County Administrative Officer, $181,489

El Dorado County: Mental Health Medical Director, $416,848

Fresno County: County Administrative Officer, $286,880

Glenn County: County Administrative Officer, $292,607

Humboldt County: Library Operations Manager, $350,029

Imperial County: Psychiatrist, $392,443

Inyo County: County Administrative Officer, $215,595

Kern County: Sheriff's Sergeant-C-A, $307,992

Kings County: County Counsel, $216,750

Lake County: Sheriff-Coroner, $230,592

Lassen County: 1000 County Administrative Officer, $219,518

Madera County: Reserve Deputy, Sheriff (Extra Help), $304,051

Marin County: County Administrator, $339,801

Mariposa County: County Health Officer, $245,999

Mendocino County: 4016 County Health Officer, $232,760

Merced County: Behavioral Health Medical Director, $355,615

Modoc County: County Administrative Officer (Other Positions Held: Interm Public Works Director), $167,475

Mono County: Paramedic II, $215,903

Monterey County: Chief Of Surgery, $716,257

Napa County: Sergeant, $367,075

Nevada County: County Executive Officer, $319,823

Orange County: Psychiatrist, $458,788

Placer County: Sheriff-Coroner-Marshal, $588,111

Riverside County: Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator, $593,518

Sacramento County: Sheriff Captain, $478,351

San Benito County: Assistant County Counsel To Procurement/Purchasing, $234,576

San Bernardino County: Behavioral Health Med Director, $478,623

San Diego County: Tep - Psychiatrist Spec Assign, $503,800

San Francisco County/City: Chf Executive & Investment Ofc, $678,381

San Joaquin County: Physician Manager, $1,247,779

San Luis Obispo County: Integration: Default Position, $333,654

Santa Cruz County: Psychiatrist, $404,298

Shasta County: Sheriff-Coroner, $260,587

Sierra County: Sheriff Lieutenant, $214,817

Siskiyou County: County Counsel, $216,497

Solano County: Sergeant - Sheriff, $456,067

Sonoma County: Deputy Sheriff II, $394,020

Stanislaus County: Forensic Pathologist, $534,756

Sutter County: Psychiatrist, $418,485

Tehama County: Chief Administrator, $225,824

Trinity County: Sheriff Sergeant, $184,172

Tulare County: HHS Medical Director-Prim Care, $405,117

Tuolumne County: County Administrative Officer, $308,713

Ventura County: Medical Director, $483,838

Yolo County: This employer failed to file a report with the State Controller's Office.

Yuba County: Health Officer, $349,719

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