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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
California State Controller's Office Seal
Departments Reported
150
256,026
California Population 37,223,900
$14,748,740,196
Last Updated: 7/21/2025

Report: State Departments

State Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
African American Museum, California 26 $972,621 $260,477
Agricultural Labor Relations Board 38 $2,514,157 $690,569
Air Resources Board 1,388 $96,575,501 $25,261,179
Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board 7 $350,764 $117,639
Alcoholic Beverage Control, Department of 471 $24,525,961 $8,485,988
Arts Council 19 $1,019,723 $295,343
Baldwin Hills Conservancy 11 $242,021 $68,573
Chiropractic Examiners, Board of 27 $857,691 $276,022
Equalization, Board of 4,346 $222,214,017 $64,839,836
Governors of Community Colleges, Board of 182 $10,117,457 $2,686,893
Osteopathic Medical Board of California 14 $307,156 $115,388
Boating & Waterways, California Department of 90 $4,045,904 $1,166,223
Pilot Commissioners, Board of 8 $333,731 $59,251
Auditor's Office, California State 157 $9,158,805 $2,361,820
Business, Transportation, & Housing Agency 70 $4,130,271 $1,116,212
Alternative Energy Authority Fund, California 1 $106,782 $27,063
Children & Families Commission, California 54 $3,026,068 $799,386
Coastal Commission, California 154 $7,419,513 $2,185,841
Debt and Investment Advisory Commission Fund, California 17 $854,798 $198,423
Debt Limit Allocation Committee, California 12 $568,954 $132,523
Earthquake Authority, California 24 $1,514,368 $406,522
Educational Facilities Authority, California 5 $408,694 $106,623
Office Of Emergency Services 615 $31,776,612 $9,022,566
Gambling Control Commission 87 $4,521,350 $1,227,677
Health Facilities Financing Authority, California 16 $899,718 $237,789
High-Speed Rail Authority 19 $799,884 $162,085
Industrial Development Financing Advisory Commission, California 1 $120,636 $21,987
Regenerative Medicine, California Institute for 56 $5,306,495 $638,109
Judicial Center Library, California 10 $499,359 $121,524
Law Revision Committee, California 11 $408,843 $111,602
Medical Assistance Commission, California 23 $1,438,057 $382,293
Mortgage Bond and Tax Credit Allocation Commission, California 32 $1,764,669 $457,892
Pollution Control Financing Authority, California 22 $1,039,045 $271,421
School Finance Authority, California 8 $385,391 $74,225
Tahoe Conservancy, California 47 $2,280,435 $635,879
Transportation Commission 31 $1,395,997 $372,028
Conservation Corps, California 3,452 $37,428,734 $4,542,094
Aging, Department of 132 $6,674,240 $1,879,535
Highway Patrol, California 11,864 $998,800,430 $375,992,738
Horse Racing Board, California 68 $3,306,946 $1,030,560
Senior Legislature, California 1 $43,694 $15,939
Library, California State 173 $7,772,154 $2,347,471
Lottery Commission 656 $29,908,909 $9,005,897
Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy 7 $186,145 $57,822
Colorado River Board of California 17 $707,446 $189,313
Commission On California State Government Organization And Economy 9 $481,329 $118,529
Teacher Credentialing, Commission on 219 $8,836,184 $2,596,028
Status of Women, Commission on 4 $199,656 $51,830
California Commission on Aging 3 $158,888 $45,602
Judicial Performance, Commission on 23 $2,112,718 $545,008
State Mandates, Commission on 14 $740,201 $208,282
Community Services & Development, Department of 100 $4,655,735 $1,301,406
Conservation, Department of 709 $40,211,146 $11,477,766
Consumer Affairs, Department of 4,176 $141,487,506 $44,405,159
Corporations, Department of 314 $16,462,253 $4,645,387
Corrections & Rehabilitation, Department of 68,456 $4,632,268,914 $1,410,201,150
Courts of Appeal, California 738 $66,488,008 $17,303,286
Delta Protection Commission 6 $212,302 $51,413
Managed Health Care, Department of 334 $18,152,778 $4,708,473
Public Health, California Department of 3,924 $207,934,802 $57,269,126
Alcohol & Drug Programs, Department of 354 $17,625,874 $5,026,680
Child Support Services, Department of 592 $32,043,366 $9,403,555
Financial Institutions, Department of 298 $16,210,655 $4,015,137
Resources Recycling and Recovery, Department of 471 $26,627,885 $7,777,265
Developmental Services, Department of 7,855 $357,779,708 $106,857,008
Education, Department of 2,828 $143,632,410 $39,470,290
Education Audit Appeals Plan 4 $286,696 $67,011
Emergency Medical Services Authority 71 $3,478,476 $944,745
Employment Development Department 11,235 $467,084,027 $132,054,407
Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Office of 135 $8,189,171 $2,291,151
Fair Employment & Housing, Department of 231 $10,677,927 $3,319,574
Fair Political Practices Commission 93 $4,716,579 $1,143,189
Finance, Department of 400 $28,263,457 $7,386,313
Financial Information System for California 39 $2,355,783 $598,281
Fish and Wildlife, Department of 2,683 $118,770,351 $35,370,684
Food & Agriculture, Department of 2,297 $73,762,366 $20,448,637
Forestry & Fire Protection, California Department of 8,303 $531,859,751 $172,649,326
Franchise Tax Board 6,614 $266,331,513 $80,000,783
General Services, Department of 4,716 $223,223,090 $65,321,982
Governor, Office of the 242 $13,959,761 $3,116,455
Habeas Corpus Resource Center 113 $7,087,375 $1,682,498
Health and Human Services Agency 42 $2,678,355 $661,385
Health Care Services, Department of 2,867 $161,670,335 $46,351,206
Housing & Community Development, Department of 578 $28,175,688 $8,497,189
Housing Finance Agency 319 $16,886,370 $4,806,515
Industrial Relations, Department of 2,931 $157,793,176 $45,727,325
Insurance, Department of 1,231 $78,633,492 $23,302,293
Judicial Council of California 966 $75,996,110 $20,418,044
Justice, Department of (Attorney General) 5,260 $344,555,555 $95,275,198
Labor and Workforce Development Agency 17 $1,483,783 $351,143
Legislative Counsel Bureau 639 $41,047,742 $11,076,752
Assembly, California State 80 $8,970,430 $645,396
Senate, California State 40 $4,518,187 $268,790
Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board 82 $4,235,058 $1,204,813
Mental Health, Department of 12,652 $750,774,499 $199,949,912
Military Department (California National Guard) 928 $51,859,200 $13,306,830
Motor Vehicles, Department of 9,358 $339,083,852 $121,477,265
California Science Center 168 $6,529,913 $2,218,686
Native American Heritage Commission 9 $430,648 $100,125
Secretary for Environmental Protection 72 $4,487,739 $1,243,726
California Department of Technology 832 $54,255,072 $14,894,533
Administrative Law, Office of 23 $1,497,435 $411,492
Inspector General, Office of the 135 $9,981,275 $3,118,816
Real Estate Appraisers, Office of 32 $1,576,729 $404,424
Health Care Access and Information, Department of 505 $31,014,089 $8,170,663
Technology and Solutions Integration, Office of 217 $13,042,331 $3,546,696
Traffic Safety, Office of 36 $1,826,028 $567,792
Parks, California State 5,920 $158,797,009 $44,427,230
Peace Officer Standards & Training, Commission on 135 $7,779,732 $2,151,661
Human Resources, Department of 223 $13,031,250 $3,728,745
Pesticide Regulation, Deptartment of 422 $20,767,492 $5,880,439
Postsecondary Education Commission, California 34 $1,413,610 $312,389
Public Employment Relations Board, California 41 $3,316,780 $851,117
Public Employees Retirement System, California 2,481 $135,499,979 $37,284,611
Public Utilities Commission, California 1,148 $77,120,450 $18,611,106
Real Estate, Department of 377 $16,979,579 $5,184,747
Rehabilitation, Department of 1,989 $78,533,509 $25,179,604
Natural Resources Agency, California 65 $4,215,781 $1,180,600
San Diego River Conservancy 3 $149,517 $34,559
San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission 40 $2,387,685 $676,535
San Gabriel & Lower Los Angeles Rivers & Mountains Conservancy 14 $400,478 $121,412
San Joaquin River Conservancy 3 $166,422 $29,402
Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy 8 $304,993 $73,385
ScholarShare Investment Board 11 $499,704 $121,367
State and Consumer Services Agency 16 $1,039,792 $243,724
Secretary of State 508 $23,877,323 $7,322,127
Seismic Safety Commission 20 $483,037 $127,822
Sierra Nevada Conservancy 43 $1,606,615 $356,757
Social Services, Department of 4,336 $217,106,436 $64,560,050
Coastal Conservancy, State 94 $4,779,365 $1,291,384
Compensation Insurance Fund, State 8,202 $417,788,665 $130,736,802
Controller's Office, California State 1,405 $74,864,200 $21,083,849
Developmental Disabilities, State Council on 130 $5,177,678 $1,482,685
Energy Commission, California 621 $36,512,572 $9,389,212
Independent Living Council, California State 9 $174,355 $46,390
Lands Commission, California State 242 $13,741,866 $3,729,616
Personnel Board, State 191 $9,288,176 $2,403,489
Public Defender, Office of the State 80 $5,838,348 $1,482,687
Teachers' Retirement System, California 881 $47,400,812 $12,997,099
Treasurer's Office, State 251 $13,494,925 $3,746,677
Statutory Officers 1,180 $193,906,480 $9,936,576
Student Aid Commission 140 $6,471,149 $1,874,205
Supreme Court of California 147 $15,123,150 $3,755,841
Toxic Substances Control, Department of 1,043 $64,687,305 $18,123,003
Transportation, Department of 23,006 $1,444,530,449 $410,573,510
Veterans Affairs, Department of 2,148 $82,577,076 $23,910,198
Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board 316 $14,221,242 $4,255,220
Water Resources, Department of 3,335 $206,653,275 $53,848,310
Water Resources Control Board 1,647 $108,453,829 $29,549,809
Wildlife Conservation Board 30 $1,476,228 $393,198