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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
California State Controller's Office Seal
Departments Reported
159
239,860
California Population 37,966,471
$14,841,414,843
Last Updated: 7/18/2022

Report: State Departments

State Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
African American Museum, California 30 $1,156,261 $352,383
Agricultural Labor Relations Board 51 $2,859,644 $664,049
Air Resources Board 1,558 $106,711,207 $32,756,050
Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board 11 $422,042 $152,450
Alcoholic Beverage Control, Department of 443 $26,845,372 $10,139,034
Arts Council 19 $1,048,599 $355,168
Baldwin Hills Conservancy 9 $197,393 $65,784
Chiropractic Examiners, Board of 27 $1,119,358 $396,968
Equalization, Board of 4,797 $243,778,753 $82,478,441
Governors of Community Colleges, Board of 174 $10,663,640 $3,335,153
Osteopathic Medical Board of California 28 $552,887 $180,144
Boating & Waterways, California Department of 93 $4,645,760 $1,522,369
Pilot Commissioners, Board of 5 $205,944 $50,431
Auditor's Office, California State 182 $10,941,864 $3,352,543
Business, Transportation, & Housing Agency 67 $4,307,150 $1,385,039
Alternative Energy Authority Fund, California 9 $480,405 $127,678
Children & Families Commission, California 49 $3,077,947 $880,567
Coastal Commission, California 165 $8,678,104 $2,776,875
California Commission on Disability Access 7 $112,364 $43,254
Debt and Investment Advisory Commission Fund, California 17 $940,807 $283,812
Debt Limit Allocation Committee, California 8 $434,633 $152,867
Earthquake Authority, California 26 $2,240,525 $625,837
Educational Facilities Authority, California 5 $287,412 $98,027
Office Of Emergency Services 511 $30,847,317 $10,006,589
Gambling Control Commission 69 $4,374,393 $1,463,145
California Health Benefit Exchange 79 $4,989,439 $1,241,347
Health Facilities Financing Authority, California 17 $966,991 $306,794
High-Speed Rail Authority 76 $4,344,206 $1,137,424
Industrial Development Financing Advisory Commission, California 1 $103,520 $33,078
Regenerative Medicine, California Institute for 70 $7,773,633 $1,545,336
Judicial Center Library, California 10 $585,325 $195,211
Law Revision Committee, California 9 $374,258 $122,475
Medical Assistance Commission, California 8 $293,010 $52,239
Mortgage Bond and Tax Credit Allocation Commission, California 39 $2,067,374 $702,118
Pollution Control Financing Authority, California 28 $1,184,179 $370,653
School Finance Authority, California 11 $429,142 $112,480
Tahoe Conservancy, California 42 $2,194,554 $723,709
Transportation Commission 31 $1,614,617 $484,772
Conservation Corps, California 3,322 $40,934,242 $5,431,817
Aging, Department of 124 $6,456,231 $2,066,232
Highway Patrol, California 11,603 $1,005,415,724 $396,197,919
Horse Racing Board, California 66 $3,178,923 $1,075,682
Senior Legislature, California 2 $52,287 $8,521
Library, California State 161 $7,377,553 $2,475,424
Lottery Commission 773 $39,382,353 $12,284,007
Citizens Redistricting Commission 22 $448,428 $54,168
Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy 6 $146,988 $43,038
Colorado River Board of California 16 $631,131 $148,184
Commission On California State Government Organization And Economy 10 $568,674 $189,781
Teacher Credentialing, Commission on 170 $8,749,771 $2,926,085
Status of Women, Commission on 9 $100,811 $10,283
California Commission on Aging 3 $178,302 $65,462
Judicial Performance, Commission on 25 $2,027,794 $612,905
State Mandates, Commission on 14 $797,843 $254,695
Community Services & Development, Department of 117 $5,782,789 $1,730,699
Conservation, Department of 456 $29,333,179 $9,138,248
Consumer Affairs, Department of 3,822 $154,337,774 $54,099,590
Corporations, Department of 314 $18,453,593 $5,928,935
Corrections & Rehabilitation, Department of 60,457 $4,443,425,273 $1,526,376,598
Courts of Appeal, California 715 $63,302,049 $19,375,198
Delta Protection Commission 7 $395,008 $73,954
Delta Stewardship Council 51 $3,661,194 $1,031,116
Managed Health Care, Department of 328 $18,884,139 $5,877,684
Public Health, California Department of 3,884 $218,416,524 $69,304,723
Alcohol & Drug Programs, Department of 232 $12,038,465 $4,010,832
Child Support Services, Department of 538 $31,778,708 $10,825,357
Financial Institutions, Department of 308 $18,260,955 $5,548,084
Resources Recycling and Recovery, Department of 722 $40,611,979 $13,632,533
Developmental Services, Department of 5,706 $309,820,023 $106,250,805
Education, Department of 2,717 $139,088,778 $45,503,808
Education Audit Appeals Plan 4 $281,223 $84,058
Emergency Medical Services Authority 83 $4,185,155 $1,302,789
Employment Development Department 10,325 $488,918,402 $170,317,520
Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Office of 140 $8,984,679 $2,724,820
Fair Employment & Housing, Department of 205 $10,611,605 $3,402,640
Fair Political Practices Commission 88 $5,005,927 $1,452,545
Finance, Department of 447 $32,808,356 $9,691,286
Financial Information System for California 124 $7,327,818 $2,156,685
Fish and Wildlife, Department of 3,076 $135,668,567 $45,021,399
Food & Agriculture, Department of 1,977 $73,741,964 $24,066,897
Forestry & Fire Protection, California Department of 7,383 $524,065,263 $172,511,545
Franchise Tax Board 6,645 $307,925,151 $103,412,556
General Services, Department of 3,805 $192,925,689 $67,020,930
Governor, Office of the 120 $8,043,792 $1,920,042
Habeas Corpus Resource Center 96 $6,278,845 $1,858,212
Health and Human Services Agency 64 $4,266,789 $1,118,113
Health Care Services, Department of 3,293 $197,585,124 $63,822,083
Housing & Community Development, Department of 581 $30,683,046 $10,537,255
Housing Finance Agency 342 $20,506,343 $6,322,008
Industrial Relations, Department of 2,805 $166,030,633 $54,767,622
Insurance, Department of 1,358 $84,859,974 $28,567,683
Judicial Council of California 826 $67,948,801 $20,629,647
Justice, Department of (Attorney General) 4,635 $306,057,355 $96,799,082
Labor and Workforce Development Agency 11 $954,975 $224,879
Legislative Counsel Bureau 592 $38,745,284 $12,897,832
Assembly, California State 73 $6,253,075 $517,896
Senate, California State 47 $3,974,902 $266,366
Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board 95 $5,200,640 $1,734,774
Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission 21 $1,340,020 $384,462
Military Department (California National Guard) 911 $52,645,014 $16,317,485
Motor Vehicles, Department of 9,208 $367,235,442 $147,729,748
California Science Center 148 $6,667,654 $2,596,444
Native American Heritage Commission 8 $338,221 $75,956
Secretary for Environmental Protection 75 $4,232,901 $1,393,113
California Department of Technology 1,373 $95,362,210 $28,895,639
Administrative Law, Office of 24 $1,398,258 $423,400
Inspector General, Office of the 104 $8,077,901 $2,684,138
Real Estate Appraisers, Office of 33 $2,049,256 $624,375
Health Care Access and Information, Department of 525 $34,668,102 $10,135,527
Systems Integration, Office of 176 $11,638,277 $3,751,142
Traffic Safety, Office of 34 $2,004,558 $734,604
Parks, California State 5,840 $166,849,336 $52,546,219
Peace Officer Standards & Training, Commission on 133 $8,550,320 $2,547,825
Human Resources, Department of 289 $17,392,773 $5,806,181
Pesticide Regulation, Deptartment of 452 $23,738,718 $7,805,360
Postsecondary Education Commission, California 2 $29,885 $0
Public Employment Relations Board, California 51 $4,143,934 $1,118,511
Public Employees Retirement System, California 2,935 $169,344,445 $51,063,326
Public Utilities Commission, California 1,109 $73,787,954 $21,858,420
Real Estate, Department of 376 $19,398,209 $6,526,080
Rehabilitation, Department of 2,002 $88,178,163 $31,581,988
Natural Resources Agency, California 42 $2,850,587 $817,679
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy 8 $459,402 $169,068
San Diego River Conservancy 2 $142,454 $42,405
San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission 47 $2,587,689 $824,283
San Gabriel & Lower Los Angeles Rivers & Mountains Conservancy 10 $279,273 $87,808
San Joaquin River Conservancy 3 $179,308 $52,331
Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy 9 $399,098 $98,566
ScholarShare Investment Board 10 $478,076 $149,421
State and Consumer Services Agency 5 $525,089 $146,147
Secretary of State 504 $24,057,440 $8,834,114
Seismic Safety Commission 13 $570,862 $167,836
Sierra Nevada Conservancy 49 $1,870,304 $542,435
Social Services, Department of 4,251 $230,747,844 $78,949,963
Coastal Conservancy, State 78 $4,624,627 $1,530,544
Compensation Insurance Fund, State 6,001 $317,666,324 $104,362,059
Controller's Office, California State 1,621 $83,231,792 $26,385,442
Developmental Disabilities, State Council on 102 $4,846,758 $1,687,671
Energy Commission, California 639 $39,969,957 $12,024,437
Independent Living Council, California State 7 $135,519 $32,074
Lands Commission, California State 246 $14,668,438 $4,263,478
Personnel Board, State 74 $4,938,321 $1,538,621
Public Defender, Office of the State 69 $5,767,729 $1,626,275
Teachers' Retirement System, California 955 $57,842,104 $17,566,416
Treasurer's Office, State 241 $14,097,773 $4,580,239
Statutory Officers 1,173 $180,605,179 $12,205,095
Student Aid Commission 128 $6,247,623 $1,964,922
Supreme Court of California 148 $14,988,642 $4,207,265
Toxic Substances Control, Department of 936 $63,137,823 $20,277,745
Transportation, Department of 21,808 $1,478,540,876 $481,821,729
Veterans Affairs, Department of 2,400 $96,982,126 $32,709,652
Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board 259 $13,276,062 $4,817,634
Water Resources, Department of 3,518 $243,984,799 $72,071,400
Water Resources Control Board 1,731 $112,725,685 $35,464,231
Wildlife Conservation Board 33 $1,949,217 $583,563
Board of State and Community Corrections 71 $5,206,031 $1,538,211
Citizens Compensation Commission, California 1 $100 $0
Governor's Office of Business & Economic Development 18 $744,368 $241,425
Hospitals, Department of State 12,100 $793,291,104 $228,241,357