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SACRAMENTO — State Controller Malia M. Cohen has published the 2023 self-reported payroll data for fairs, expositions, and First 5 commissions on the Government Compensation in California website. The data covers 2,230 positions and a total of nearly $64 million in 2023 wages.

The newly published data includes 1,364 positions at 20 fairs and expositions, and 866 positions at 37 First 5 commissions. This does not include 38 fairs and expositions, and 15 First 5 commissions that did not file their report or were non-compliant.

California law requires cities, counties, and special districts to annually report compensation data to the State Controller. Controller Cohen also maintains and publishes state government and California State University salary data. No statutory requirement exists for superior courts, University of California, community college districts, fairs, expositions, First 5 commissions, or K-12 education providers. Their reporting is voluntary. 

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 Cohen 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. She is a member of numerous financing authorities, and fiscal and financial oversight entities including the Franchise Tax Board. She also serves on the boards for the nation’s two largest public pension funds. Follow the Controller on X at @CAController and on Facebook at California State Controller’s Office.

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