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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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Departments Reported
158
235,249
California Population 38,340,074
$14,613,713,360
Last Updated: 7/18/2022

Report: State Departments

State Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
African American Museum, California 28 $1,172,001 $388,223
Agricultural Labor Relations Board 47 $2,931,550 $713,010
Air Resources Board 1,557 $107,926,362 $34,832,989
Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board 9 $406,496 $129,449
Alcoholic Beverage Control, Department of 454 $27,369,022 $11,270,397
Arts Council 18 $936,946 $362,291
Baldwin Hills Conservancy 9 $198,106 $71,730
Equalization, Board of 4,883 $253,391,959 $92,650,862
Governors of Community Colleges, Board of 169 $10,526,436 $3,630,598
Osteopathic Medical Board of California 28 $467,820 $182,620
Boating & Waterways, California Department of 7 $202,038 $34,676
Pilot Commissioners, Board of 7 $308,853 $105,802
Auditor's Office, California State 193 $11,570,723 $3,887,193
Business, Transportation, & Housing Agency 5 $174,258 $17,654
Alternative Energy Authority Fund, California 10 $484,283 $143,193
Children & Families Commission, California 48 $2,958,489 $1,015,847
Coastal Commission, California 170 $8,825,503 $3,061,800
California Commission on Disability Access 9 $174,258 $52,955
Debt and Investment Advisory Commission Fund, California 20 $1,036,407 $359,316
Debt Limit Allocation Committee, California 7 $412,437 $154,634
Earthquake Authority, California 25 $1,847,798 $590,329
Educational Facilities Authority, California 6 $364,559 $139,507
Office Of Emergency Services 907 $59,988,397 $20,011,975
Gambling Control Commission 34 $2,729,768 $885,518
California Health Benefit Exchange 883 $22,189,438 $5,945,107
Health Facilities Financing Authority, California 19 $1,017,487 $341,732
High-Speed Rail Authority 115 $6,813,098 $1,872,436
Regenerative Medicine, California Institute for 72 $8,525,009 $1,930,827
Judicial Center Library, California 11 $521,939 $188,133
Law Revision Committee, California 10 $402,414 $154,261
Mortgage Bond and Tax Credit Allocation Commission, California 39 $2,162,451 $777,252
Pollution Control Financing Authority, California 26 $1,259,809 $416,319
School Finance Authority, California 10 $475,820 $160,055
Tahoe Conservancy, California 44 $2,129,695 $775,005
Transportation Commission 31 $1,436,582 $433,135
Conservation Corps, California 3,264 $39,665,427 $5,791,774
Aging, Department of 115 $6,144,135 $2,124,603
Highway Patrol, California 11,282 $1,013,407,663 $435,205,340
Horse Racing Board, California 63 $3,118,079 $1,109,477
Senior Legislature, California 3 $61,647 $14,697
Library, California State 147 $7,195,751 $2,609,508
Lottery Commission 764 $36,242,027 $13,120,633
Citizens Redistricting Commission 2 $35,614 $14,518
Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy 7 $151,996 $45,690
Colorado River Board of California 17 $777,466 $195,288
Commission On California State Government Organization And Economy 7 $307,733 $105,666
Teacher Credentialing, Commission on 155 $8,429,436 $3,134,456
Status of Women, Commission on 4 $108,104 $24,204
California Commission on Aging 3 $181,708 $66,925
Judicial Performance, Commission on 23 $1,923,950 $652,658
State Mandates, Commission on 17 $1,000,900 $322,340
Community Services & Development, Department of 122 $5,680,376 $2,027,749
Conservation, Department of 500 $30,692,246 $10,371,972
Consumer Affairs, Department of 4,066 $175,765,969 $66,835,361
Corrections & Rehabilitation, Department of 54,443 $4,048,668,527 $1,483,285,607
Courts of Appeal, California 831 $84,327,863 $21,837,451
Delta Protection Commission 7 $305,867 $78,100
Delta Stewardship Council 53 $3,560,589 $1,016,944
Managed Health Care, Department of 348 $20,056,337 $6,535,463
Public Health, California Department of 3,963 $229,847,130 $77,856,993
Alcohol & Drug Programs, Department of 11 $437,423 $49,149
Child Support Services, Department of 548 $32,780,728 $12,144,938
Financial Institutions, Department of 10 $153,669 $27,074
Resources Recycling and Recovery, Department of 734 $40,908,190 $14,673,001
Developmental Services, Department of 5,340 $292,688,442 $104,574,169
Education, Department of 2,672 $138,713,764 $49,393,409
Education Audit Appeals Plan 3 $271,095 $92,040
Emergency Medical Services Authority 86 $4,484,931 $1,527,456
Employment Development Department 9,471 $474,456,278 $179,662,137
Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Office of 157 $9,135,933 $2,920,377
Fair Employment & Housing, Department of 198 $9,532,482 $3,298,945
Fair Political Practices Commission 84 $4,997,327 $1,525,708
Finance, Department of 467 $34,736,236 $10,990,982
Financial Information System for California 162 $10,728,605 $3,564,989
Fish and Wildlife, Department of 3,044 $137,529,112 $49,584,869
Food & Agriculture, Department of 1,755 $71,003,068 $25,291,933
Forestry & Fire Protection, California Department of 7,442 $534,100,905 $192,467,798
Franchise Tax Board 6,523 $311,924,185 $114,069,105
General Services, Department of 3,813 $191,483,880 $71,577,596
Governor, Office of the 135 $8,916,422 $2,353,778
Habeas Corpus Resource Center 100 $5,981,134 $1,866,856
Health and Human Services Agency 66 $4,553,880 $1,280,440
Health Care Services, Department of 3,596 $215,165,728 $74,939,303
Housing & Community Development, Department of 566 $29,937,161 $11,276,427
Housing Finance Agency 304 $17,710,053 $6,286,940
Industrial Relations, Department of 2,662 $163,564,292 $58,949,425
Insurance, Department of 1,321 $83,368,989 $30,700,340
Judicial Council of California 761 $62,946,599 $21,176,918
Justice, Department of (Attorney General) 4,557 $305,316,816 $103,287,420
Labor and Workforce Development Agency 13 $957,239 $280,999
Legislative Counsel Bureau 591 $39,564,213 $13,993,025
Assembly, California State 79 $6,856,223 $566,764
Senate, California State 45 $3,691,842 $287,055
Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board 59 $3,505,789 $1,194,853
Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission 27 $1,673,841 $539,201
Military Department (California National Guard) 905 $53,840,118 $17,030,201
Motor Vehicles, Department of 9,169 $368,994,264 $159,734,897
California Science Center 140 $6,442,161 $2,693,340
Native American Heritage Commission 9 $478,599 $115,583
Secretary for Environmental Protection 71 $4,159,769 $1,392,077
California Department of Technology 964 $69,458,092 $23,529,881
Administrative Law, Office of 20 $1,457,349 $467,737
Inspector General, Office of the 104 $8,372,236 $2,845,134
Real Estate Appraisers, Office of 1 $38,312 $15,438
Health Care Access and Information, Department of 526 $35,362,182 $11,078,560
Systems Integration, Office of 192 $12,265,541 $4,114,707
Traffic Safety, Office of 4 $81,863 $16,937
Parks, California State 5,892 $166,999,416 $56,812,114
Peace Officer Standards & Training, Commission on 135 $8,405,129 $2,795,909
Human Resources, Department of 309 $18,583,715 $6,644,608
Pesticide Regulation, Deptartment of 416 $22,970,944 $8,032,680
Public Employment Relations Board, California 53 $4,085,680 $1,174,170
Public Employees Retirement System, California 3,044 $184,148,336 $58,563,740
Public Utilities Commission, California 1,109 $76,326,024 $24,291,608
Real Estate, Department of 13 $323,844 $56,303
Rehabilitation, Department of 2,100 $89,790,238 $35,062,820
Natural Resources Agency, California 42 $3,022,454 $1,000,178
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy 8 $524,364 $202,328
San Diego River Conservancy 3 $205,498 $66,637
San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission 47 $2,636,665 $828,003
San Gabriel & Lower Los Angeles Rivers & Mountains Conservancy 10 $278,157 $97,184
San Joaquin River Conservancy 2 $131,528 $42,334
Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy 9 $336,695 $97,902
ScholarShare Investment Board 10 $629,114 $191,010
State and Consumer Services Agency 1 $35,733 $5,069
Secretary of State 548 $24,739,611 $9,522,709
Seismic Safety Commission 19 $580,010 $186,602
Sierra Nevada Conservancy 51 $1,812,070 $583,881
Social Services, Department of 4,105 $225,807,506 $83,902,712
Coastal Conservancy, State 69 $4,174,759 $1,578,129
Compensation Insurance Fund, State 4,835 $272,550,854 $103,258,164
Controller's Office, California State 1,511 $80,098,813 $28,098,869
Developmental Disabilities, State Council on 107 $4,688,370 $1,730,876
Energy Commission, California 640 $41,183,788 $13,271,335
Independent Living Council, California State 9 $181,436 $37,228
Lands Commission, California State 251 $15,407,676 $4,708,106
Personnel Board, State 69 $4,689,212 $1,564,520
Public Defender, Office of the State 68 $6,020,326 $1,848,839
Teachers' Retirement System, California 1,019 $61,621,092 $19,913,703
Treasurer's Office, State 234 $13,894,477 $4,920,742
Student Aid Commission 119 $5,730,225 $2,066,963
Supreme Court of California 156 $16,322,672 $4,466,847
Toxic Substances Control, Department of 933 $62,929,688 $21,794,267
Transportation, Department of 21,445 $1,464,901,859 $517,343,321
Veterans Affairs, Department of 2,636 $106,649,052 $38,083,888
Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board 266 $12,975,941 $4,999,660
Water Resources, Department of 3,525 $253,972,820 $80,752,694
Water Resources Control Board 1,806 $115,309,921 $38,418,108
Wildlife Conservation Board 32 $1,788,507 $617,814
Board of State and Community Corrections 79 $5,854,390 $1,697,969
Citizens Compensation Commission, California 2 $200 $0
Governor's Office of Business & Economic Development 69 $4,543,023 $1,318,174
Hospitals, Department of State 12,554 $825,035,185 $248,556,940
Business Oversight, Department of 605 $37,143,537 $12,470,234
Business, Consumer Services And Housing Agency 10 $898,560 $296,088
California Correctional Health Care Services 4,031 $254,156,215 $78,134,818
California Government Operations Agency 9 $655,762 $186,373
California Prison Industry 611 $32,240,556 $10,855,362