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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
California State Controller's Office Seal
Departments Reported
149
247,177
California Population 39,523,613
$16,709,499,710
Last Updated: 7/18/2022

Report: State Departments

State Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
African American Museum, California 43 $1,340,890 $477,545
Agricultural Labor Relations Board 59 $3,783,273 $1,408,358
Air Resources Board 1,609 $127,457,297 $49,428,602
Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board 10 $448,312 $154,981
Alcoholic Beverage Control, Department of 481 $31,215,334 $14,603,426
Arts Council 31 $1,053,695 $465,684
Baldwin Hills Conservancy 11 $314,351 $126,326
Equalization, Board of 4,623 $278,848,023 $121,437,183
Governors of Community Colleges, Board of 182 $11,546,279 $4,570,214
Osteopathic Medical Board of California 36 $855,957 $360,303
Pilot Commissioners, Board of 7 $323,743 $121,772
Auditor's Office, California State 186 $13,028,152 $5,285,607
Alternative Energy Authority Fund, California 20 $781,133 $336,198
Children & Families Commission, California 58 $3,897,659 $1,549,591
Coastal Commission, California 192 $11,465,216 $4,692,744
California Commission on Disability Access 14 $183,417 $65,636
Debt and Investment Advisory Commission Fund, California 21 $1,332,039 $526,105
Debt Limit Allocation Committee, California 11 $586,513 $262,324
Earthquake Authority, California 49 $3,275,080 $1,335,605
Educational Facilities Authority, California 5 $360,392 $149,662
Office Of Emergency Services 962 $68,776,641 $25,888,462
Gambling Control Commission 34 $2,871,607 $1,158,517
California Health Benefit Exchange 1,200 $54,970,807 $23,946,858
Health Facilities Financing Authority, California 21 $1,084,186 $427,716
High-Speed Rail Authority 233 $17,559,630 $6,932,068
Industrial Development Financing Advisory Commission, California 1 $56,397 $13,448
Regenerative Medicine, California Institute for 67 $8,359,278 $2,604,645
Judicial Center Library, California 10 $475,182 $195,004
Law Revision Committee, California 10 $488,179 $223,254
Mortgage Bond and Tax Credit Allocation Commission, California 50 $2,637,532 $1,138,672
Pollution Control Financing Authority, California 35 $1,666,162 $675,471
School Finance Authority, California 16 $806,099 $306,709
Tahoe Conservancy, California 43 $2,415,338 $1,068,765
Transportation Commission 33 $1,903,902 $710,273
Conservation Corps, California 3,764 $53,355,482 $7,984,814
Aging, Department of 139 $7,144,011 $2,774,865
Highway Patrol, California 11,354 $1,154,803,527 $596,032,064
Horse Racing Board, California 61 $3,430,047 $1,402,968
Senior Legislature, California 3 $96,689 $20,936
Library, California State 135 $7,686,593 $3,302,261
Lottery Commission 808 $44,726,612 $19,109,826
Citizens Redistricting Commission 6 $40,910 $17,566
Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy 5 $211,635 $77,251
Colorado River Board of California 13 $926,073 $372,617
Commission On California State Government Organization And Economy 9 $527,552 $186,179
Teacher Credentialing, Commission on 160 $9,915,651 $4,222,023
Status of Women, Commission on 9 $239,903 $91,435
California Commission on Aging 3 $202,964 $84,541
Judicial Performance, Commission on 24 $2,230,289 $848,548
State Mandates, Commission on 16 $968,450 $374,146
Community Services & Development, Department of 134 $7,389,380 $3,156,087
Conservation, Department of 558 $40,209,848 $15,973,309
Consumer Affairs, Department of 4,335 $204,479,878 $88,670,169
Corrections & Rehabilitation, Department of 59,246 $4,697,631,893 $1,974,294,883
Courts of Appeal, California 843 $89,935,578 $28,153,441
Delta Protection Commission 8 $542,840 $192,785
Delta Stewardship Council 64 $4,830,367 $1,748,894
Managed Health Care, Department of 461 $29,806,658 $11,920,390
Public Health, California Department of 3,904 $246,338,912 $102,341,791
Child Support Services, Department of 612 $40,913,387 $17,588,422
Resources Recycling and Recovery, Department of 776 $51,454,477 $21,274,309
Developmental Services, Department of 4,587 $262,281,100 $102,873,232
Education, Department of 2,742 $149,947,688 $61,929,400
Education Audit Appeals Plan 4 $414,830 $104,494
Emergency Medical Services Authority 87 $5,426,525 $2,083,079
Employment Development Department 8,933 $455,275,586 $207,155,398
Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Office of 152 $10,473,770 $4,163,840
Fair Employment & Housing, Department of 236 $12,840,365 $5,064,196
Fair Political Practices Commission 87 $5,733,670 $2,108,666
Finance, Department of 455 $37,299,192 $14,397,443
Financial Information System for California 219 $14,964,800 $6,185,980
Fish and Wildlife, Department of 3,146 $163,443,623 $68,388,293
Food & Agriculture, Department of 2,061 $84,085,633 $33,509,625
Forestry & Fire Protection, California Department of 8,625 $658,040,643 $281,982,398
Franchise Tax Board 7,055 $357,772,134 $153,861,818
General Services, Department of 3,878 $215,522,191 $92,835,360
Governor, Office of the 161 $12,030,767 $4,272,016
Habeas Corpus Resource Center 90 $6,272,294 $2,317,018
Health and Human Services Agency 70 $4,828,801 $1,572,208
Health Care Services, Department of 3,773 $244,821,653 $102,595,542
Housing & Community Development, Department of 594 $33,804,290 $14,269,348
Housing Finance Agency 256 $17,505,656 $7,368,083
Industrial Relations, Department of 2,937 $193,407,057 $79,787,544
Insurance, Department of 1,336 $91,035,166 $39,258,961
Judicial Council of California 787 $67,411,022 $26,492,102
Justice, Department of (Attorney General) 4,849 $356,160,927 $139,413,932
Labor and Workforce Development Agency 15 $1,340,628 $472,849
Legislative Counsel Bureau 573 $42,658,703 $17,551,254
Assembly, California State 79 $7,617,317 $873,798
Senate, California State 44 $4,403,202 $419,174
Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission 36 $2,009,755 $823,884
Military Department (California National Guard) 999 $59,002,796 $23,284,123
Motor Vehicles, Department of 9,697 $422,799,973 $207,283,632
California Science Center 128 $6,589,563 $3,136,656
Native American Heritage Commission 12 $677,661 $244,764
Secretary for Environmental Protection 79 $5,693,867 $2,394,287
California Department of Technology 961 $77,624,592 $30,974,084
Administrative Law, Office of 21 $1,736,694 $668,447
Inspector General, Office of the 127 $13,184,510 $4,826,583
Health Care Access and Information, Department of 537 $39,059,763 $15,019,139
Systems Integration, Office of 309 $22,240,284 $8,804,839
Parks, California State 6,262 $180,363,824 $71,474,418
Peace Officer Standards & Training, Commission on 132 $8,673,011 $3,457,621
Human Resources, Department of 340 $21,482,829 $9,227,535
Pesticide Regulation, Deptartment of 413 $26,719,335 $10,761,410
Public Employment Relations Board, California 56 $5,023,702 $1,835,410
Public Employees Retirement System, California 3,036 $211,172,606 $82,530,503
Public Utilities Commission, California 1,100 $85,781,846 $33,018,294
Rehabilitation, Department of 2,131 $101,656,148 $45,596,750
Natural Resources Agency, California 54 $3,883,513 $1,553,432
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy 13 $870,096 $354,968
San Diego River Conservancy 3 $185,021 $89,436
San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission 52 $3,075,309 $1,190,462
San Gabriel & Lower Los Angeles Rivers & Mountains Conservancy 9 $352,665 $132,425
San Joaquin River Conservancy 3 $155,608 $51,346
Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy 9 $437,698 $145,401
ScholarShare Investment Board 12 $751,838 $294,329
Secretary of State 565 $27,248,120 $12,355,840
Seismic Safety Commission 17 $628,457 $221,864
Sierra Nevada Conservancy 53 $2,382,810 $949,563
Social Services, Department of 4,534 $265,151,762 $112,864,257
Coastal Conservancy, State 73 $4,416,284 $1,884,931
Compensation Insurance Fund, State 4,829 $302,086,635 $125,174,670
Controller's Office, California State 1,509 $89,750,703 $38,569,397
Developmental Disabilities, State Council on 100 $4,712,943 $2,031,655
Energy Commission, California 702 $50,956,385 $19,618,491
Independent Living Council, California State 5 $146,881 $52,615
Lands Commission, California State 242 $17,138,332 $6,486,233
Personnel Board, State 81 $5,489,417 $2,068,922
Public Defender, Office of the State 69 $6,156,534 $2,243,081
Teachers' Retirement System, California 1,149 $81,264,299 $32,040,005
Treasurer's Office, State 255 $16,268,235 $6,650,532
Student Aid Commission 131 $6,701,370 $2,895,946
Supreme Court of California 160 $16,438,447 $5,577,080
Toxic Substances Control, Department of 1,023 $75,653,010 $30,021,591
Transportation, Department of 20,669 $1,531,382,242 $621,379,989
Veterans Affairs, Department of 3,463 $153,905,825 $64,551,542
Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board 244 $14,307,453 $6,399,155
Water Resources, Department of 3,558 $297,545,797 $111,262,043
Water Resources Control Board 2,340 $175,077,842 $68,740,387
Wildlife Conservation Board 32 $2,223,234 $878,724
Board of State and Community Corrections 99 $7,445,059 $2,559,042
Governor's Office of Business & Economic Development 111 $7,019,424 $2,690,066
Hospitals, Department of State 13,190 $993,701,244 $324,555,893
Business Oversight, Department of 637 $42,232,195 $17,420,057
Business, Consumer Services And Housing Agency 14 $1,286,944 $472,447
California Correctional Health Care Services 4,116 $287,590,006 $108,452,286
California Government Operations Agency 16 $1,605,025 $576,080
California Prison Industry 1,016 $47,355,751 $16,241,092