Board members work full time and each represents an average of 450,000 residents. Board members’ salary is set by county ordinance. Supervisors receive a salary roughly equivalent to 80 percent of Riverside County Superior Court judges' salary.

Most elected officials also participate in CalPERS, the state’s pension retirement system. Pensions are based on a formula that includes years of public service, highest average annual compensation during any consecutive 12 or 36 month period of employment and age factor at the time of retirement. Elected officials are among county employees who may receive retirement benefits. The local retirement formulas are 3 percent at age 60, 2 percent at age 60, or 2 percent at age 62 of salary per year of service.  The local public safety retirement formulas are 3 percent at age 50, 2 percent at age 50, or 2.7 percent at age 57 of salary per year of service.