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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: State Departments

State Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
African American Museum, California 29 $1,205,660 $447,406
Agricultural Labor Relations Board 54 $3,560,555 $1,211,429
Air Resources Board 1,590 $121,995,435 $44,983,104
Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board 10 $368,477 $150,661
Alcoholic Beverage Control, Department of 462 $29,216,323 $13,301,134
Arts Council 23 $1,056,038 $448,020
Baldwin Hills Conservancy 9 $239,918 $86,702
Equalization, Board of 4,851 $278,156,985 $116,290,104
Governors of Community Colleges, Board of 180 $11,247,042 $4,200,732
Osteopathic Medical Board of California 32 $751,214 $314,981
Pilot Commissioners, Board of 7 $353,860 $129,547
Auditor's Office, California State 190 $12,918,463 $4,934,414
Alternative Energy Authority Fund, California 14 $663,268 $241,581
Children & Families Commission, California 54 $3,634,824 $1,448,578
Coastal Commission, California 205 $10,781,353 $4,204,410
California Commission on Disability Access 14 $282,099 $108,518
Debt and Investment Advisory Commission Fund, California 23 $1,334,373 $528,247
Debt Limit Allocation Committee, California 10 $530,967 $193,538
Earthquake Authority, California 41 $2,519,636 $926,462
Educational Facilities Authority, California 5 $338,688 $137,747
Office Of Emergency Services 978 $66,385,661 $24,055,868
Gambling Control Commission 36 $2,689,438 $1,042,694
California Health Benefit Exchange 1,338 $55,664,904 $21,438,432
Health Facilities Financing Authority, California 20 $1,020,023 $383,961
High-Speed Rail Authority 214 $15,195,436 $5,719,325
Industrial Development Financing Advisory Commission, California 1 $202,445 $43,796
Regenerative Medicine, California Institute for 70 $7,922,864 $2,423,825
Judicial Center Library, California 12 $600,518 $232,528
Law Revision Committee, California 10 $473,866 $200,887
Mortgage Bond and Tax Credit Allocation Commission, California 42 $2,377,770 $938,743
Pollution Control Financing Authority, California 31 $1,297,025 $446,247
School Finance Authority, California 14 $605,478 $235,915
Tahoe Conservancy, California 42 $2,215,475 $968,575
Transportation Commission 34 $1,704,322 $536,952
Conservation Corps, California 3,884 $52,242,852 $7,642,122
Aging, Department of 129 $6,854,590 $2,565,060
Highway Patrol, California 11,248 $1,122,120,133 $549,643,453
Horse Racing Board, California 62 $3,292,413 $1,333,392
Senior Legislature, California 1 $63,044 $18,816
Library, California State 138 $7,399,637 $2,967,441
Lottery Commission 830 $44,687,463 $18,012,337
Citizens Redistricting Commission 3 $39,604 $16,642
Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy 6 $204,960 $82,143
Colorado River Board of California 14 $930,853 $341,270
Commission On California State Government Organization And Economy 8 $476,124 $147,522
Teacher Credentialing, Commission on 154 $8,980,015 $3,742,287
Status of Women, Commission on 5 $120,716 $29,307
California Commission on Aging 3 $196,332 $78,740
Judicial Performance, Commission on 24 $2,049,117 $762,441
State Mandates, Commission on 18 $1,067,723 $396,797
Community Services & Development, Department of 133 $7,073,083 $2,805,580
Conservation, Department of 539 $36,394,112 $13,777,329
Consumer Affairs, Department of 4,331 $198,837,361 $82,637,045
Corrections & Rehabilitation, Department of 58,597 $4,540,380,292 $1,813,019,384
Courts of Appeal, California 856 $87,244,956 $25,697,237
Delta Protection Commission 8 $555,835 $207,431
Delta Stewardship Council 64 $4,784,337 $1,622,525
Managed Health Care, Department of 428 $25,650,808 $9,532,056
Public Health, California Department of 3,894 $234,511,796 $92,623,463
Child Support Services, Department of 615 $39,345,113 $16,126,958
Resources Recycling and Recovery, Department of 782 $49,721,905 $19,707,340
Developmental Services, Department of 4,778 $270,158,601 $101,448,694
Education, Department of 2,685 $148,213,040 $58,193,392
Education Audit Appeals Plan 3 $283,382 $107,697
Emergency Medical Services Authority 86 $5,055,538 $1,844,768
Employment Development Department 9,123 $453,530,927 $195,474,179
Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Office of 156 $10,276,413 $3,824,188
Fair Employment & Housing, Department of 229 $11,940,152 $4,560,005
Fair Political Practices Commission 91 $5,655,077 $1,957,245
Finance, Department of 460 $36,639,098 $13,651,543
Financial Information System for California 182 $12,539,238 $4,927,097
Fish and Wildlife, Department of 3,107 $156,995,352 $62,408,043
Food & Agriculture, Department of 2,065 $82,437,905 $31,063,796
Forestry & Fire Protection, California Department of 8,417 $647,962,449 $255,719,758
Franchise Tax Board 7,037 $349,193,865 $142,753,282
General Services, Department of 3,928 $209,890,654 $86,565,628
Governor, Office of the 151 $10,524,767 $3,631,799
Habeas Corpus Resource Center 87 $6,441,232 $2,211,090
Health and Human Services Agency 71 $5,231,287 $1,662,834
Health Care Services, Department of 3,887 $244,130,515 $97,038,705
Housing & Community Development, Department of 567 $31,792,299 $13,010,996
Housing Finance Agency 276 $18,307,655 $7,362,609
Industrial Relations, Department of 2,837 $184,751,766 $72,780,278
Insurance, Department of 1,320 $87,979,744 $36,578,535
Judicial Council of California 783 $66,150,066 $24,913,925
Justice, Department of (Attorney General) 4,810 $340,054,196 $128,279,932
Labor and Workforce Development Agency 15 $1,400,391 $475,046
Legislative Counsel Bureau 576 $41,449,352 $16,296,557
Assembly, California State 80 $7,623,894 $729,100
Senate, California State 44 $3,908,556 $324,310
Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission 32 $1,992,636 $785,384
Military Department (California National Guard) 929 $57,072,412 $21,860,838
Motor Vehicles, Department of 10,203 $438,907,300 $196,503,397
California Science Center 136 $6,895,095 $3,157,424
Native American Heritage Commission 10 $519,035 $170,666
Secretary for Environmental Protection 78 $5,313,817 $2,122,274
California Department of Technology 972 $75,818,703 $29,261,416
Administrative Law, Office of 22 $1,726,235 $657,224
Inspector General, Office of the 118 $11,809,769 $4,172,929
Health Care Access and Information, Department of 533 $37,873,037 $13,789,590
Systems Integration, Office of 238 $16,061,487 $6,007,552
Parks, California State 6,129 $173,482,329 $66,118,125
Peace Officer Standards & Training, Commission on 124 $8,715,675 $3,352,511
Human Resources, Department of 311 $19,296,858 $7,855,600
Pesticide Regulation, Deptartment of 418 $25,908,659 $9,969,970
Public Employment Relations Board, California 60 $4,914,475 $1,724,312
Public Employees Retirement System, California 3,051 $204,736,328 $75,683,480
Public Utilities Commission, California 1,132 $84,566,386 $30,731,576
Rehabilitation, Department of 2,135 $99,003,492 $42,409,138
Natural Resources Agency, California 54 $3,526,840 $1,368,754
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy 12 $759,228 $290,006
San Diego River Conservancy 4 $186,681 $84,235
San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission 51 $3,062,536 $1,178,001
San Gabriel & Lower Los Angeles Rivers & Mountains Conservancy 9 $322,099 $116,776
San Joaquin River Conservancy 2 $141,431 $43,135
Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy 10 $425,521 $127,574
ScholarShare Investment Board 11 $852,992 $270,750
Secretary of State 590 $27,018,876 $11,697,565
Seismic Safety Commission 18 $646,188 $197,134
Sierra Nevada Conservancy 48 $1,896,860 $763,643
Social Services, Department of 4,446 $256,424,115 $104,736,555
Coastal Conservancy, State 71 $4,309,334 $1,711,666
Compensation Insurance Fund, State 4,934 $283,107,445 $114,554,003
Controller's Office, California State 1,513 $86,210,556 $35,290,065
Developmental Disabilities, State Council on 101 $4,968,421 $2,087,327
Energy Commission, California 688 $47,716,401 $17,768,048
Independent Living Council, California State 11 $248,064 $72,184
Lands Commission, California State 250 $16,066,818 $5,783,398
Personnel Board, State 80 $5,153,999 $1,812,538
Public Defender, Office of the State 67 $5,746,261 $2,050,976
Teachers' Retirement System, California 1,130 $75,467,668 $28,543,265
Treasurer's Office, State 253 $15,791,572 $6,163,882
Student Aid Commission 130 $6,848,729 $2,790,772
Supreme Court of California 159 $16,002,975 $5,107,569
Toxic Substances Control, Department of 972 $70,797,268 $27,313,267
Transportation, Department of 20,760 $1,505,705,059 $589,371,973
Veterans Affairs, Department of 3,278 $140,532,464 $56,148,877
Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board 266 $14,839,585 $6,210,871
Water Resources, Department of 3,598 $289,048,653 $105,420,986
Water Resources Control Board 2,316 $162,643,207 $61,157,526
Wildlife Conservation Board 27 $1,779,436 $694,445
Board of State and Community Corrections 90 $6,701,393 $2,105,607
Governor's Office of Business & Economic Development 112 $6,757,606 $2,406,543
Hospitals, Department of State 13,038 $952,712,772 $302,935,203
Business Oversight, Department of 623 $39,730,541 $15,556,167
Business, Consumer Services And Housing Agency 16 $1,538,313 $568,124
California Correctional Health Care Services 3,938 $261,813,133 $94,180,179
California Government Operations Agency 16 $1,518,865 $494,125
California Prison Industry 904 $42,381,818 $14,302,969