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Malia M. Cohen
California State Controller
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Departments Reported
157
262,097
California Population 39,128,162
$22,763,695,941
Last Updated: 8/6/2024

Report: State Departments

State Department Employees Total Wages Total Retirement & Health Contribution
African American Museum, California 30 $1,451,776 $607,486
Agricultural Labor Relations Board 68 $6,396,544 $2,828,020
Air Resources Board 1,884 $188,690,853 $83,830,739
Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board 9 $689,235 $293,334
Alcoholic Beverage Control, Department of 564 $46,212,717 $24,594,672
Arts Council 43 $2,135,541 $908,216
Baldwin Hills Conservancy 10 $330,719 $146,657
Equalization, Board of 176 $14,928,100 $6,803,701
Governors of Community Colleges, Board of 226 $18,191,145 $8,124,017
Osteopathic Medical Board of California 23 $1,152,996 $621,030
Pilot Commissioners, Board of 6 $450,299 $161,742
Auditor's Office, California State 182 $17,559,697 $7,620,028
Alternative Energy Authority Fund, California 27 $1,826,878 $911,989
Children & Families Commission, California 41 $3,153,429 $1,354,834
Coastal Commission, California 221 $16,620,555 $7,589,221
Debt and Investment Advisory Commission Fund, California 18 $1,291,657 $644,842
Debt Limit Allocation Committee, California 20 $1,329,298 $652,350
Earthquake Authority, California 76 $6,780,320 $3,059,144
Educational Facilities Authority, California 3 $237,526 $111,208
Office Of Emergency Services 1,622 $138,302,551 $57,547,340
Gambling Control Commission 42 $4,081,566 $1,883,453
California Health Benefit Exchange 1,405 $95,431,163 $47,777,526
Health Facilities Financing Authority, California 22 $1,430,849 $654,268
High-Speed Rail Authority 427 $41,972,344 $17,959,785
Regenerative Medicine, California Institute for 88 $11,986,203 $3,823,830
Judicial Center Library, California 8 $735,002 $373,862
Law Revision Committee, California 18 $1,370,135 $582,891
Mortgage Bond and Tax Credit Allocation Commission, California 58 $4,133,096 $2,065,943
Pollution Control Financing Authority, California 32 $1,899,274 $930,647
School Finance Authority, California 12 $835,404 $372,058
Tahoe Conservancy, California 61 $4,451,591 $2,111,440
Transportation Commission 55 $4,544,457 $1,900,038
Conservation Corps, California 3,759 $86,757,957 $14,166,683
Aging, Department of 290 $21,284,668 $9,811,568
Highway Patrol, California 10,938 $1,459,680,569 $928,639,945
Horse Racing Board, California 61 $4,487,021 $2,349,223
Senior Legislature, California 1 $101,167 $58,175
Library, California State 179 $12,617,395 $6,097,236
Lottery Commission 991 $69,856,645 $34,899,435
Citizens Redistricting Commission 30 $657,449 $97,650
Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy 8 $339,310 $150,487
Colorado River Board of California 13 $1,148,433 $499,850
Commission On California State Government Organization And Economy 8 $659,327 $290,043
Teacher Credentialing, Commission on 198 $15,950,948 $7,264,884
Status of Women, Commission on 7 $703,331 $282,442
California Commission on Aging 6 $416,483 $199,052
Judicial Performance, Commission on 29 $3,513,883 $1,507,583
State Mandates, Commission on 17 $1,470,531 $669,878
Community Services & Development, Department of 125 $9,221,279 $4,283,727
Conservation, Department of 736 $76,403,807 $33,536,131
Consumer Affairs, Department of 3,652 $232,927,702 $114,123,120
Corrections & Rehabilitation, Department of 55,741 $5,637,354,569 $2,635,955,948
Courts of Appeal, California 905 $114,818,843 $40,185,548
Delta Protection Commission 9 $639,308 $287,841
Delta Stewardship Council 81 $7,638,948 $3,238,700
Managed Health Care, Department of 618 $56,240,757 $25,406,530
Public Health, California Department of 4,852 $396,198,898 $182,285,744
Child Support Services, Department of 635 $57,060,574 $27,243,604
Resources Recycling and Recovery, Department of 881 $70,704,128 $33,497,409
Developmental Services, Department of 2,474 $176,674,789 $77,946,207
Education, Department of 2,665 $192,169,939 $87,902,465
Education Audit Appeals Plan 4 $455,250 $186,660
Emergency Medical Services Authority 154 $7,774,386 $3,225,560
Employment Development Department 9,464 $639,918,779 $301,553,365
Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Office of 154 $14,664,154 $6,097,464
Fair Political Practices Commission 108 $9,507,182 $4,194,863
Finance, Department of 445 $44,571,970 $19,449,760
Financial Information System for California 355 $31,775,001 $15,023,716
Fish and Wildlife, Department of 3,597 $250,731,435 $117,777,992
Food & Agriculture, Department of 2,175 $126,332,305 $57,541,630
Forestry & Fire Protection, California Department of 12,902 $1,184,879,081 $575,870,580
Franchise Tax Board 6,755 $465,667,659 $224,315,856
General Services, Department of 4,032 $289,850,187 $137,792,108
Governor, Office of the 407 $38,263,470 $14,831,124
Habeas Corpus Resource Center 69 $7,171,206 $2,994,423
Health and Human Services Agency 137 $13,340,298 $5,306,035
Health Care Services, Department of 4,639 $380,727,503 $179,007,804
Housing & Community Development, Department of 1,231 $93,243,523 $44,213,061
Housing Finance Agency 209 $16,272,056 $7,597,824
Industrial Relations, Department of 3,022 $260,792,962 $116,298,175
Insurance, Department of 1,313 $118,208,948 $57,108,258
Judicial Council of California 851 $90,111,332 $39,706,150
Justice, Department of (Attorney General) 5,619 $531,128,580 $228,994,071
Labor and Workforce Development Agency 40 $4,260,879 $1,655,635
Legislative Counsel Bureau 591 $60,411,513 $26,992,446
Assembly, California State 80 $9,901,253 $1,037,915
Senate, California State 40 $4,886,445 $479,535
Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission 59 $4,859,489 $2,019,226
Military Department (California National Guard) 1,213 $89,274,988 $34,122,245
Motor Vehicles, Department of 10,188 $574,537,371 $300,747,516
California Science Center 145 $9,334,837 $4,824,534
Native American Heritage Commission 14 $1,100,857 $440,456
Secretary for Environmental Protection 98 $9,978,279 $4,335,282
California Department of Technology 1,027 $106,136,709 $47,666,239
Administrative Law, Office of 24 $2,886,142 $1,182,458
Inspector General, Office of the 173 $22,175,557 $8,166,971
Health Care Access and Information, Department of 648 $58,464,699 $25,875,343
Systems Integration, Office of 399 $38,949,549 $17,394,889
Parks, California State 7,131 $274,753,791 $119,689,552
Peace Officer Standards & Training, Commission on 220 $17,728,518 $7,814,366
Human Resources, Department of 407 $35,521,076 $16,684,657
Pesticide Regulation, Deptartment of 456 $39,524,751 $18,179,977
Public Employment Relations Board, California 76 $9,075,813 $3,857,038
Public Employees Retirement System, California 2,614 $250,226,483 $105,237,505
Public Utilities Commission, California 1,602 $162,681,717 $69,965,893
Real Estate, Department of 364 $29,348,320 $13,721,160
Rehabilitation, Department of 1,991 $120,679,053 $59,476,410
Natural Resources Agency, California 118 $9,800,316 $4,255,803
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy 19 $1,483,524 $706,593
San Diego River Conservancy 3 $301,644 $186,859
San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission 89 $5,453,880 $2,349,348
San Gabriel & Lower Los Angeles Rivers & Mountains Conservancy 15 $767,913 $402,585
San Joaquin River Conservancy 5 $390,781 $168,850
Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy 6 $538,400 $171,272
ScholarShare Investment Board 14 $962,383 $427,580
Secretary of State 645 $44,956,727 $20,906,702
Sierra Nevada Conservancy 67 $4,202,484 $1,967,339
Social Services, Department of 5,868 $425,802,622 $203,252,698
Coastal Conservancy, State 91 $6,913,718 $3,201,298
Compensation Insurance Fund, State 4,344 $385,151,774 $170,140,053
Controller's Office, California State 1,534 $122,268,323 $58,691,983
Developmental Disabilities, State Council on 96 $5,515,423 $2,762,124
Energy Commission, California 862 $77,250,503 $34,069,879
Independent Living Council, California State 5 $248,869 $118,935
Lands Commission, California State 226 $20,174,669 $8,803,157
Personnel Board, State 68 $7,331,225 $3,133,287
Public Defender, Office of the State 104 $11,196,686 $4,537,521
Teachers' Retirement System, California 1,364 $146,467,305 $57,822,987
Treasurer's Office, State 248 $20,308,504 $9,139,668
Student Aid Commission 168 $11,447,176 $5,549,186
Supreme Court of California 171 $21,136,435 $7,658,364
Toxic Substances Control, Department of 1,257 $114,587,097 $50,823,399
Transportation, Department of 23,926 $2,173,821,749 $959,374,521
Veterans Affairs, Department of 3,341 $210,120,553 $95,609,267
Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board 258 $18,060,056 $8,855,543
Water Resources, Department of 3,829 $400,661,005 $171,622,834
Water Resources Control Board 2,827 $269,320,398 $119,576,483
Wildlife Conservation Board 45 $4,018,186 $1,783,644
Board of State and Community Corrections 125 $12,121,475 $4,866,953
Governor's Office of Business & Economic Development 220 $17,088,814 $7,457,709
Hospitals, Department of State 12,433 $1,128,472,264 $400,981,941
Business, Consumer Services And Housing Agency 77 $6,767,110 $2,982,324
California Correctional Health Care Services 5,740 $605,264,425 $218,776,676
California Government Operations Agency 33 $4,147,889 $1,594,139
California Prison Industry 1,169 $70,729,017 $26,466,012
California Department of Tax and Fee Administration 3,974 $315,439,471 $152,831,688
Office of Lieutenant Governor 13 $1,188,463 $548,518
Office of Tax Appeals 106 $11,993,365 $5,230,173
Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs, Commission on 2 $237,178 $77,818
Financial Protection and Innovation, Department of 825 $76,675,251 $35,271,948
Digital Innovation, Office of 54 $5,758,196 $2,340,278
Privacy Protection Agency, California 34 $2,989,352 $1,169,384
Cradle to Career 21 $1,905,656 $699,396
Cannabis Control, Department of 567 $45,257,876 $22,179,760
Energy Infrastructure Safety, Office of 108 $8,913,921 $3,535,850
Civil Rights Department, California 352 $27,274,408 $12,331,474
Office of the Inspector General, High-Speed Rail Authority 3 $424,546 $183,290