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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
California State Controller's Office Seal
Departments Reported
149
246,497
California Population 39,255,883
$16,201,268,443
Last Updated: 7/18/2022

Report: Averages

The averages values are based on all W-2 employees and board members (paid or unpaid) reported for the calendar year. Employees who work partial year and/or part-time are counted as full time employees in the averages calculations. Some employees included in the averages calculations do not receive retirement and/or health benefits.
All Reported State Departments
Average Wages
$65,726
State Department Employees Average Wages Average Retirement & Health Contribution
Administrative Law, Office of 22 $78,465 $29,874
African American Museum, California 29 $41,574 $15,428
Aging, Department of 129 $53,136 $19,884
Agricultural Labor Relations Board 54 $65,936 $22,434
Air Resources Board 1,590 $76,727 $28,291
Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board 10 $36,848 $15,066
Alcoholic Beverage Control, Department of 462 $63,239 $28,790
Alternative Energy Authority Fund, California 14 $47,376 $17,256
Arts Council 23 $45,915 $19,479
Assembly, California State 80 $95,299 $9,114
Auditor's Office, California State 190 $67,992 $25,971
Baldwin Hills Conservancy 9 $26,658 $9,634
Board of State and Community Corrections 90 $74,460 $23,396
Business Oversight, Department of 623 $63,773 $24,970
Business, Consumer Services And Housing Agency 16 $96,145 $35,508
California Commission on Aging 3 $65,444 $26,247
California Commission on Disability Access 14 $20,150 $7,751
California Correctional Health Care Services 3,938 $66,484 $23,916
California Department of Technology 972 $78,003 $30,104
California Government Operations Agency 16 $94,929 $30,883
California Health Benefit Exchange 1,338 $41,603 $16,023
California Prison Industry 904 $46,883 $15,822
California Science Center 136 $50,699 $23,216
Child Support Services, Department of 615 $63,976 $26,223
Children & Families Commission, California 54 $67,312 $26,826
Citizens Redistricting Commission 3 $13,201 $5,547
Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy 6 $34,160 $13,690
Coastal Commission, California 205 $52,592 $20,509
Coastal Conservancy, State 71 $60,695 $24,108
Colorado River Board of California 14 $66,489 $24,376
Commission On California State Government Organization And Economy 8 $59,515 $18,440
Community Services & Development, Department of 133 $53,181 $21,095
Compensation Insurance Fund, State 4,934 $57,379 $23,217
Conservation Corps, California 3,884 $13,451 $1,968
Conservation, Department of 539 $67,522 $25,561
Consumer Affairs, Department of 4,331 $45,910 $19,080
Controller's Office, California State 1,513 $56,980 $23,325
Corrections & Rehabilitation, Department of 58,597 $77,485 $30,940
Courts of Appeal, California 856 $101,922 $30,020
Debt and Investment Advisory Commission Fund, California 23 $58,016 $22,967
Debt Limit Allocation Committee, California 10 $53,097 $19,354
Delta Protection Commission 8 $69,479 $25,929
Delta Stewardship Council 64 $74,755 $25,352
Developmental Disabilities, State Council on 101 $49,192 $20,667
Developmental Services, Department of 4,778 $56,542 $21,232
Earthquake Authority, California 41 $61,455 $22,597
Education Audit Appeals Plan 3 $94,461 $35,899
Education, Department of 2,685 $55,200 $21,674
Educational Facilities Authority, California 5 $67,738 $27,549
Emergency Medical Services Authority 86 $58,785 $21,451
Employment Development Department 9,123 $49,713 $21,427
Energy Commission, California 688 $69,355 $25,826
Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Office of 156 $65,874 $24,514
Equalization, Board of 4,851 $57,340 $23,972
Fair Employment & Housing, Department of 229 $52,140 $19,913
Fair Political Practices Commission 91 $62,144 $21,508
Finance, Department of 460 $79,650 $29,677
Financial Information System for California 182 $68,897 $27,072
Fish and Wildlife, Department of 3,107 $50,530 $20,086
Food & Agriculture, Department of 2,065 $39,922 $15,043
Forestry & Fire Protection, California Department of 8,417 $76,983 $30,381
Franchise Tax Board 7,037 $49,623 $20,286
Gambling Control Commission 36 $74,707 $28,964
General Services, Department of 3,928 $53,434 $22,038
Governor, Office of the 151 $69,700 $24,052
Governors of Community Colleges, Board of 180 $62,484 $23,337
Governor's Office of Business & Economic Development 112 $60,336 $21,487
Habeas Corpus Resource Center 87 $74,037 $25,415
Health and Human Services Agency 71 $73,680 $23,420
Health Care Access and Information, Department of 533 $71,056 $25,872
Health Care Services, Department of 3,887 $62,807 $24,965
Health Facilities Financing Authority, California 20 $51,001 $19,198
High-Speed Rail Authority 214 $71,007 $26,726
Highway Patrol, California 11,248 $99,762 $48,866
Horse Racing Board, California 62 $53,103 $21,506
Hospitals, Department of State 13,038 $73,072 $23,235
Housing & Community Development, Department of 567 $56,071 $22,947
Housing Finance Agency 276 $66,332 $26,676
Human Resources, Department of 311 $62,048 $25,259
Independent Living Council, California State 11 $22,551 $6,562
Industrial Development Financing Advisory Commission, California 1 $202,445 $43,796
Industrial Relations, Department of 2,837 $65,122 $25,654
Inspector General, Office of the 118 $100,083 $35,364
Insurance, Department of 1,320 $66,651 $27,711
Judicial Center Library, California 12 $50,043 $19,377
Judicial Council of California 783 $84,483 $31,819
Judicial Performance, Commission on 24 $85,380 $31,768
Justice, Department of (Attorney General) 4,810 $70,697 $26,669
Labor and Workforce Development Agency 15 $93,359 $31,670
Lands Commission, California State 250 $64,267 $23,134
Law Revision Committee, California 10 $47,387 $20,089
Legislative Counsel Bureau 576 $71,961 $28,293
Library, California State 138 $53,621 $21,503
Lottery Commission 830 $53,840 $21,702
Managed Health Care, Department of 428 $59,932 $22,271
Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission 32 $62,270 $24,543
Military Department (California National Guard) 929 $61,434 $23,532
Mortgage Bond and Tax Credit Allocation Commission, California 42 $56,614 $22,351
Motor Vehicles, Department of 10,203 $43,017 $19,259
Native American Heritage Commission 10 $51,904 $17,067
Natural Resources Agency, California 54 $65,312 $25,347
Office Of Emergency Services 978 $67,879 $24,597
Osteopathic Medical Board of California 32 $23,475 $9,843
Parks, California State 6,129 $28,305 $10,788
Peace Officer Standards & Training, Commission on 124 $70,288 $27,036
Personnel Board, State 80 $64,425 $22,657
Pesticide Regulation, Deptartment of 418 $61,982 $23,852
Pilot Commissioners, Board of 7 $50,551 $18,507
Pollution Control Financing Authority, California 31 $41,840 $14,395
Public Defender, Office of the State 67 $85,765 $30,612
Public Employees Retirement System, California 3,051 $67,105 $24,806
Public Employment Relations Board, California 60 $81,908 $28,739
Public Health, California Department of 3,894 $60,224 $23,786
Public Utilities Commission, California 1,132 $74,705 $27,148
Regenerative Medicine, California Institute for 70 $113,184 $34,626
Rehabilitation, Department of 2,135 $46,372 $19,864
Resources Recycling and Recovery, Department of 782 $63,583 $25,201
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy 12 $63,269 $24,167
San Diego River Conservancy 4 $46,670 $21,059
San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission 51 $60,050 $23,098
San Gabriel & Lower Los Angeles Rivers & Mountains Conservancy 9 $35,789 $12,975
San Joaquin River Conservancy 2 $70,715 $21,567
Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy 10 $42,552 $12,757
ScholarShare Investment Board 11 $77,545 $24,614
School Finance Authority, California 14 $43,248 $16,851
Secretary for Environmental Protection 78 $68,126 $27,209
Secretary of State 590 $45,795 $19,826
Seismic Safety Commission 18 $35,899 $10,952
Senate, California State 44 $88,831 $7,371
Senior Legislature, California 1 $63,044 $18,816
Sierra Nevada Conservancy 48 $39,518 $15,909
Social Services, Department of 4,446 $57,675 $23,557
State Mandates, Commission on 18 $59,318 $22,044
Status of Women, Commission on 5 $24,143 $5,861
Student Aid Commission 130 $52,683 $21,467
Supreme Court of California 159 $100,648 $32,123
Systems Integration, Office of 238 $67,485 $25,242
Tahoe Conservancy, California 42 $52,749 $23,061
Teacher Credentialing, Commission on 154 $58,312 $24,301
Teachers' Retirement System, California 1,130 $66,786 $25,260
Toxic Substances Control, Department of 972 $72,837 $28,100
Transportation Commission 34 $50,127 $15,793
Transportation, Department of 20,760 $72,529 $28,390
Treasurer's Office, State 253 $62,417 $24,363
Veterans Affairs, Department of 3,278 $42,871 $17,129
Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board 266 $55,788 $23,349
Water Resources Control Board 2,316 $70,226 $26,407
Water Resources, Department of 3,598 $80,336 $29,300
Wildlife Conservation Board 27 $65,905 $25,720