Using our new interactive mapping tool, quickly review (by ZIP code) the 340,390 California public employees and retirees who earn more than $100,000 and cost taxpayers $45 billion (FY2018-9). 62,204 State of California employees – including a nurse, Ito Chikako, at the University of California, who made $501,391 – paid through the state system. 45,718 city and town employees – including 1,420 municipal administrators and employees who out-earned the California governor – the highest paid state governor ($202,000). In 2017, we found that 44 lifeguards in Los Angeles County cost taxpayers between $200,000 and $365,000. Only in San Francisco can team members on the “poop patrol” cost taxpayers up to $184,000 each.

Source: Forbes May 19, 2020 21:10 UTC