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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
California State Controller's Office Seal
Departments Reported
150
247,984
California Population 39,809,693
$17,660,526,987
Last Updated: 11/22/2022

Report: State Departments

State Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
African American Museum, California 46 $1,481,476 $500,535
Agricultural Labor Relations Board 60 $4,184,685 $1,567,492
Air Resources Board 1,633 $134,038,913 $53,392,422
Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board 10 $450,519 $158,637
Alcoholic Beverage Control, Department of 502 $33,335,429 $16,315,778
Arts Council 35 $1,148,713 $521,154
Baldwin Hills Conservancy 8 $339,080 $137,042
Equalization, Board of 392 $21,592,956 $8,302,780
Governors of Community Colleges, Board of 184 $12,724,439 $5,053,905
Osteopathic Medical Board of California 32 $868,318 $380,970
Pilot Commissioners, Board of 6 $352,722 $138,332
Auditor's Office, California State 213 $14,139,158 $5,878,923
Alternative Energy Authority Fund, California 21 $876,420 $368,744
Children & Families Commission, California 51 $3,573,395 $1,453,176
Coastal Commission, California 193 $11,469,903 $4,807,605
Debt and Investment Advisory Commission Fund, California 21 $1,314,779 $534,916
Debt Limit Allocation Committee, California 10 $593,977 $254,626
Earthquake Authority, California 49 $3,478,662 $1,417,527
Educational Facilities Authority, California 4 $249,151 $122,458
Office Of Emergency Services 1,161 $80,246,838 $29,643,541
Gambling Control Commission 40 $3,087,894 $1,285,170
California Health Benefit Exchange 1,229 $61,118,568 $26,580,394
Health Facilities Financing Authority, California 18 $1,063,019 $420,976
High-Speed Rail Authority 228 $19,083,787 $7,467,418
Regenerative Medicine, California Institute for 59 $8,020,996 $2,688,744
Judicial Center Library, California 7 $418,057 $207,196
Law Revision Committee, California 10 $539,255 $238,084
Mortgage Bond and Tax Credit Allocation Commission, California 49 $2,830,154 $1,300,263
Pollution Control Financing Authority, California 34 $1,789,550 $740,360
School Finance Authority, California 16 $835,769 $319,673
Tahoe Conservancy, California 46 $2,700,602 $1,165,986
Transportation Commission 35 $2,200,343 $812,193
Conservation Corps, California 3,692 $56,086,207 $8,617,811
Aging, Department of 149 $8,219,523 $3,343,701
Highway Patrol, California 11,466 $1,215,391,113 $654,809,687
Horse Racing Board, California 63 $3,498,675 $1,345,511
Senior Legislature, California 1 $73,782 $23,617
Library, California State 134 $8,106,326 $3,488,420
Lottery Commission 834 $49,472,561 $20,717,567
Citizens Redistricting Commission 9 $45,384 $18,536
Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy 5 $265,182 $101,097
Colorado River Board of California 13 $846,023 $349,162
Commission On California State Government Organization And Economy 10 $653,261 $219,749
Teacher Credentialing, Commission on 165 $10,764,650 $4,435,838
Status of Women, Commission on 11 $242,113 $110,432
California Commission on Aging 3 $217,682 $83,170
Judicial Performance, Commission on 29 $2,493,612 $1,023,171
State Mandates, Commission on 17 $1,134,641 $441,659
Community Services & Development, Department of 122 $7,108,226 $3,031,944
Conservation, Department of 619 $46,844,043 $18,867,969
Consumer Affairs, Department of 4,402 $221,530,556 $96,949,737
Corrections & Rehabilitation, Department of 58,872 $4,886,605,372 $2,181,077,891
Courts of Appeal, California 846 $92,444,643 $31,311,368
Delta Protection Commission 8 $610,164 $250,495
Delta Stewardship Council 73 $5,681,308 $2,089,735
Managed Health Care, Department of 465 $32,172,788 $13,151,991
Public Health, California Department of 4,016 $266,819,553 $112,339,765
Child Support Services, Department of 612 $42,414,788 $18,167,085
Resources Recycling and Recovery, Department of 747 $52,690,343 $22,091,502
Developmental Services, Department of 4,264 $246,454,536 $99,379,443
Education, Department of 2,804 $158,300,840 $65,095,760
Education Audit Appeals Plan 4 $361,196 $115,634
Emergency Medical Services Authority 88 $5,559,342 $2,094,919
Employment Development Department 8,650 $472,072,620 $214,811,227
Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Office of 145 $11,402,365 $4,648,783
Fair Employment & Housing, Department of 254 $15,313,695 $6,208,080
Fair Political Practices Commission 90 $6,323,465 $2,398,822
Finance, Department of 453 $37,926,601 $15,102,136
Financial Information System for California 275 $19,183,302 $8,039,005
Fish and Wildlife, Department of 3,207 $175,235,090 $74,892,934
Food & Agriculture, Department of 2,034 $91,531,278 $36,992,323
Forestry & Fire Protection, California Department of 8,544 $737,892,240 $317,293,220
Franchise Tax Board 6,888 $379,907,833 $163,471,048
General Services, Department of 3,837 $226,637,816 $98,922,484
Governor, Office of the 163 $13,026,697 $4,879,552
Habeas Corpus Resource Center 93 $7,020,421 $2,808,342
Health and Human Services Agency 68 $5,307,851 $1,906,869
Health Care Services, Department of 3,823 $260,231,872 $109,820,736
Housing & Community Development, Department of 584 $35,988,200 $15,274,878
Housing Finance Agency 244 $17,681,577 $7,476,773
Industrial Relations, Department of 3,065 $214,008,403 $88,930,616
Insurance, Department of 1,352 $97,370,614 $42,578,583
Judicial Council of California 782 $66,828,352 $28,858,284
Justice, Department of (Attorney General) 4,945 $382,410,471 $152,934,665
Labor and Workforce Development Agency 17 $1,482,431 $553,772
Legislative Counsel Bureau 566 $44,439,219 $18,696,045
Assembly, California State 80 $8,259,999 $903,768
Senate, California State 40 $4,119,501 $390,296
Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission 38 $2,505,812 $1,057,380
Military Department (California National Guard) 1,027 $63,510,776 $25,700,093
Motor Vehicles, Department of 9,455 $436,108,888 $210,595,613
California Science Center 128 $7,035,794 $3,378,442
Native American Heritage Commission 11 $808,084 $269,444
Secretary for Environmental Protection 85 $6,587,938 $2,786,093
California Department of Technology 951 $80,602,738 $32,526,558
Administrative Law, Office of 21 $2,012,412 $790,564
Inspector General, Office of the 129 $13,683,267 $5,230,726
Health Care Access and Information, Department of 498 $38,670,310 $15,174,621
Systems Integration, Office of 319 $23,458,350 $9,296,472
Parks, California State 6,418 $190,733,606 $77,260,066
Peace Officer Standards & Training, Commission on 132 $8,835,126 $3,555,461
Human Resources, Department of 340 $22,865,911 $9,845,675
Pesticide Regulation, Deptartment of 425 $29,114,957 $12,045,025
Public Employment Relations Board, California 61 $5,238,484 $2,005,950
Public Employees Retirement System, California 3,004 $224,968,048 $88,289,381
Public Utilities Commission, California 1,172 $95,858,394 $37,513,367
Rehabilitation, Department of 2,099 $106,111,970 $47,729,166
Natural Resources Agency, California 56 $4,269,004 $1,711,528
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy 10 $770,243 $334,172
San Diego River Conservancy 3 $205,126 $109,393
San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission 49 $3,436,050 $1,355,667
San Gabriel & Lower Los Angeles Rivers & Mountains Conservancy 8 $272,913 $115,988
San Joaquin River Conservancy 4 $240,158 $100,613
Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy 8 $445,167 $150,562
ScholarShare Investment Board 10 $621,253 $239,322
Secretary of State 553 $29,523,214 $13,150,282
Seismic Safety Commission 16 $641,187 $244,101
Sierra Nevada Conservancy 49 $2,346,331 $960,275
Social Services, Department of 4,627 $285,216,653 $122,859,619
Coastal Conservancy, State 72 $4,529,647 $1,992,255
Compensation Insurance Fund, State 4,728 $324,846,399 $133,383,654
Controller's Office, California State 1,523 $95,651,090 $41,207,555
Developmental Disabilities, State Council on 95 $4,639,849 $2,024,810
Energy Commission, California 695 $53,374,091 $21,054,327
Independent Living Council, California State 7 $234,233 $86,213
Lands Commission, California State 238 $17,686,126 $6,857,720
Personnel Board, State 74 $5,752,778 $2,260,037
Public Defender, Office of the State 76 $6,895,188 $2,639,167
Teachers' Retirement System, California 1,204 $93,527,571 $36,651,545
Treasurer's Office, State 249 $17,559,113 $7,233,808
Student Aid Commission 132 $7,347,143 $3,054,552
Supreme Court of California 168 $17,549,235 $6,364,991
Toxic Substances Control, Department of 1,026 $79,575,186 $32,359,856
Transportation, Department of 20,964 $1,596,626,047 $655,949,530
Veterans Affairs, Department of 3,609 $173,076,980 $72,560,132
Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board 248 $15,274,154 $6,798,944
Water Resources, Department of 3,555 $314,686,290 $118,358,957
Water Resources Control Board 2,439 $185,913,871 $74,830,016
Wildlife Conservation Board 30 $2,162,392 $899,198
Board of State and Community Corrections 97 $7,504,410 $2,670,049
Governor's Office of Business & Economic Development 110 $7,610,987 $3,044,965
Hospitals, Department of State 11,809 $888,516,667 $296,761,164
Business Oversight, Department of 632 $45,846,925 $19,042,583
Business, Consumer Services And Housing Agency 16 $1,586,937 $604,130
California Correctional Health Care Services 6,045 $492,770,486 $178,201,930
California Government Operations Agency 17 $1,888,684 $713,716
California Prison Industry 1,157 $54,892,207 $18,534,029
California Department of Tax and Fee Administration 4,097 $269,636,964 $118,352,676
Office of Lieutenant Governor 7 $358,447 $160,802
Office of Tax Appeals 15 $1,450,860 $578,814