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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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Departments Reported
150
240,736
California Population 38,714,725
$15,671,651,226
Last Updated: 7/18/2022

Report: State Departments

State Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
African American Museum, California 27 $1,155,504 $400,491
Agricultural Labor Relations Board 58 $3,387,568 $1,038,061
Air Resources Board 1,581 $115,785,180 $39,558,456
Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board 10 $416,465 $120,853
Alcoholic Beverage Control, Department of 425 $27,499,983 $11,700,782
Arts Council 24 $1,053,036 $408,649
Baldwin Hills Conservancy 10 $218,796 $77,583
Equalization, Board of 5,102 $275,946,945 $106,328,365
Governors of Community Colleges, Board of 180 $11,544,264 $4,093,154
Osteopathic Medical Board of California 32 $671,444 $267,664
Pilot Commissioners, Board of 7 $355,058 $118,123
Auditor's Office, California State 192 $12,484,614 $4,482,863
Alternative Energy Authority Fund, California 13 $545,896 $211,899
Children & Families Commission, California 53 $3,337,676 $1,209,924
Coastal Commission, California 194 $10,457,836 $3,783,971
California Commission on Disability Access 11 $167,339 $56,041
Debt and Investment Advisory Commission Fund, California 21 $1,172,739 $429,214
Debt Limit Allocation Committee, California 10 $506,672 $202,449
Earthquake Authority, California 22 $1,868,190 $620,414
Educational Facilities Authority, California 4 $204,072 $79,326
Office Of Emergency Services 925 $63,583,042 $21,851,263
Gambling Control Commission 36 $2,653,981 $927,267
California Health Benefit Exchange 1,495 $49,767,420 $13,661,603
Health Facilities Financing Authority, California 17 $1,085,110 $373,823
High-Speed Rail Authority 183 $11,732,206 $3,975,295
Regenerative Medicine, California Institute for 72 $8,469,124 $2,209,138
Judicial Center Library, California 11 $589,975 $220,057
Law Revision Committee, California 10 $434,732 $166,159
Mortgage Bond and Tax Credit Allocation Commission, California 41 $2,320,914 $867,640
Pollution Control Financing Authority, California 32 $1,262,348 $414,758
School Finance Authority, California 13 $535,415 $167,009
Tahoe Conservancy, California 46 $2,250,979 $870,661
Transportation Commission 28 $1,282,730 $397,757
Conservation Corps, California 3,498 $45,378,705 $6,675,036
Aging, Department of 124 $6,703,087 $2,405,788
Highway Patrol, California 11,211 $1,083,939,257 $487,011,532
Horse Racing Board, California 63 $3,129,857 $1,189,195
Senior Legislature, California 1 $60,891 $16,207
Library, California State 138 $7,471,780 $2,868,900
Lottery Commission 785 $40,634,975 $15,378,488
Citizens Redistricting Commission 1 $37,576 $15,654
Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy 7 $200,685 $67,541
Colorado River Board of California 16 $965,479 $286,736
Commission On California State Government Organization And Economy 7 $398,435 $129,584
Teacher Credentialing, Commission on 151 $8,653,719 $3,408,744
Status of Women, Commission on 4 $57,976 $6,976
California Commission on Aging 3 $190,055 $72,823
Judicial Performance, Commission on 24 $1,994,367 $692,114
State Mandates, Commission on 17 $1,090,769 $363,307
Community Services & Development, Department of 119 $6,159,210 $2,332,772
Conservation, Department of 499 $34,251,762 $12,128,022
Consumer Affairs, Department of 4,289 $191,703,354 $75,064,292
Corrections & Rehabilitation, Department of 54,761 $4,319,702,408 $1,600,681,508
Courts of Appeal, California 851 $86,854,426 $23,707,121
Delta Protection Commission 8 $416,163 $111,468
Delta Stewardship Council 62 $4,226,660 $1,311,663
Managed Health Care, Department of 372 $21,368,876 $7,375,906
Public Health, California Department of 3,775 $223,823,951 $80,763,209
Alcohol & Drug Programs, Department of 1 $147 $0
Child Support Services, Department of 568 $35,770,786 $13,602,821
Resources Recycling and Recovery, Department of 753 $45,117,891 $16,772,885
Developmental Services, Department of 5,016 $289,860,292 $102,700,346
Education, Department of 2,632 $146,052,520 $53,796,249
Education Audit Appeals Plan 3 $285,820 $99,942
Emergency Medical Services Authority 87 $4,687,338 $1,632,594
Employment Development Department 9,285 $473,738,755 $183,957,864
Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Office of 153 $9,964,082 $3,327,461
Fair Employment & Housing, Department of 200 $10,165,325 $3,699,226
Fair Political Practices Commission 83 $5,459,791 $1,766,815
Finance, Department of 455 $36,428,102 $12,124,299
Financial Information System for California 175 $11,997,584 $4,251,637
Fish and Wildlife, Department of 3,091 $148,820,732 $55,968,180
Food & Agriculture, Department of 1,859 $75,268,210 $27,717,124
Forestry & Fire Protection, California Department of 7,981 $602,365,129 $222,114,773
Franchise Tax Board 6,868 $336,879,563 $128,521,963
General Services, Department of 3,886 $203,149,563 $78,807,716
Governor, Office of the 138 $9,871,339 $2,985,775
Habeas Corpus Resource Center 92 $6,150,860 $2,027,253
Health and Human Services Agency 58 $4,065,290 $1,242,753
Health Care Services, Department of 3,749 $234,171,952 $85,872,078
Housing & Community Development, Department of 548 $30,858,040 $11,970,931
Housing Finance Agency 291 $18,084,615 $6,839,836
Industrial Relations, Department of 2,769 $177,685,840 $66,440,581
Insurance, Department of 1,297 $86,138,424 $33,749,901
Judicial Council of California 786 $66,360,433 $23,455,309
Justice, Department of (Attorney General) 4,700 $326,836,602 $115,240,480
Labor and Workforce Development Agency 17 $1,307,254 $410,010
Legislative Counsel Bureau 595 $40,458,447 $15,003,367
Assembly, California State 78 $7,197,071 $675,283
Senate, California State 44 $4,143,216 $357,887
Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission 27 $1,800,270 $626,758
Military Department (California National Guard) 904 $56,186,331 $19,516,483
Motor Vehicles, Department of 9,957 $404,455,192 $177,439,753
California Science Center 139 $6,786,773 $2,881,641
Native American Heritage Commission 9 $492,530 $140,863
Secretary for Environmental Protection 73 $4,432,907 $1,647,551
California Department of Technology 973 $74,081,481 $26,784,713
Administrative Law, Office of 23 $1,650,732 $549,391
Inspector General, Office of the 110 $10,012,138 $3,353,025
Health Care Access and Information, Department of 537 $36,881,666 $12,421,239
Systems Integration, Office of 210 $14,296,819 $4,956,061
Parks, California State 6,084 $172,541,646 $61,695,840
Peace Officer Standards & Training, Commission on 131 $8,449,624 $3,025,386
Human Resources, Department of 317 $19,338,559 $7,149,346
Pesticide Regulation, Deptartment of 406 $24,470,546 $8,830,705
Public Employment Relations Board, California 62 $4,706,587 $1,461,232
Public Employees Retirement System, California 3,058 $199,954,448 $67,389,511
Public Utilities Commission, California 1,147 $81,427,780 $27,252,153
Rehabilitation, Department of 2,129 $95,443,372 $38,610,469
Natural Resources Agency, California 51 $3,284,507 $1,152,194
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy 10 $628,162 $252,693
San Diego River Conservancy 2 $150,714 $66,912
San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission 48 $2,848,124 $1,026,532
San Gabriel & Lower Los Angeles Rivers & Mountains Conservancy 11 $308,325 $111,706
San Joaquin River Conservancy 3 $145,725 $48,519
Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy 10 $407,886 $116,842
ScholarShare Investment Board 9 $580,219 $225,051
Secretary of State 565 $25,810,964 $10,472,527
Seismic Safety Commission 18 $548,090 $181,000
Sierra Nevada Conservancy 48 $1,869,218 $704,187
Social Services, Department of 4,330 $245,245,006 $94,590,198
Coastal Conservancy, State 69 $4,300,732 $1,657,002
Compensation Insurance Fund, State 4,639 $267,152,811 $104,583,303
Controller's Office, California State 1,573 $86,455,813 $32,333,306
Developmental Disabilities, State Council on 104 $4,784,222 $1,862,835
Energy Commission, California 659 $44,571,649 $15,436,415
Independent Living Council, California State 10 $241,383 $61,748
Lands Commission, California State 254 $15,818,895 $5,132,032
Personnel Board, State 80 $4,988,680 $1,698,663
Public Defender, Office of the State 68 $5,988,456 $1,977,396
Teachers' Retirement System, California 1,048 $67,595,357 $23,502,551
Treasurer's Office, State 233 $14,553,836 $5,375,810
Student Aid Commission 124 $6,553,178 $2,440,131
Supreme Court of California 153 $16,483,753 $4,698,994
Toxic Substances Control, Department of 950 $67,797,506 $24,355,083
Transportation, Department of 21,037 $1,508,825,337 $553,802,129
Veterans Affairs, Department of 3,028 $125,359,118 $47,198,544
Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board 269 $14,228,252 $5,632,987
Water Resources, Department of 3,554 $275,912,042 $93,061,809
Water Resources Control Board 2,146 $148,052,011 $52,037,732
Wildlife Conservation Board 31 $1,933,528 $676,191
Board of State and Community Corrections 84 $6,745,560 $2,003,424
Citizens Compensation Commission, California 1 $200 $0
Governor's Office of Business & Economic Development 85 $5,446,082 $1,728,456
Hospitals, Department of State 12,928 $903,473,048 $281,276,409
Business Oversight, Department of 636 $39,342,063 $14,159,967
Business, Consumer Services And Housing Agency 15 $1,496,795 $514,668
California Correctional Health Care Services 4,822 $341,830,430 $104,950,213
California Government Operations Agency 15 $1,291,831 $401,993
California Prison Industry 791 $37,689,626 $12,505,709