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California / Air Resources Board / Accounting Administrator I (Specialist)

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Accounting Administrator I (Specialist)

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

3 employees hold this title in Air Resources Board. Median total compensation for the role is $82,244, below the department median of $116,073.

Employees
3
Total payroll
$207.9K
Role median
$82,244
Agency median
$116,073
Comparison
Below

Compared with the local labor market

Accounting Administrator I (Specialist) pay vs. California

Across all employers in California, the median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workersabout 149,230 people is $77,590. Air Resources Board pays a median base salary of $91,851 for this role, 18% above that figureabout the 68th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Air Resources Board sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$50,870
$62,660
$77,590
$97,080
$121,650
Air Resources Board median · $91,851

The bar is the range of annual wages for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers across every employer in California, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Air Resources Board’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workersabout 1,436,680 people is $69,500. Air Resources Board’s median base salary is 32% above that national figure, about the 80th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$45,610
$55,950
$69,500
$85,090
$104,710
Air Resources Board median · $91,851

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the California range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Air Resources Board is $95,196, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across California

Accounting Administrator I (Specialist) is held in 56 California departments. In Air Resources Board, the median of $82,244 ranks #43 of 56.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Accounting Administrator I (Specialist) role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Joseph Pikell

Accounting Administrator I (Specialist)/Air Resources Board

2025 total comp
$86,049
Base pay
$84,865
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,184
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$86,049
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R01
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$7,470
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
6738204552001
Salary Total
$7,246
Total Pay
$86,049

At Air Resources Board, Joseph Pikell serves as a Accounting Administrator I (Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $86,049. They are represented by R01.

Sarika Jhanwar

Accounting Administrator I (Specialist)/Air Resources Board

2024 total comp
$82,244
Base pay
$81,628
Overtime
$16
Other pay
$600
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,244
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R01
Work county
Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$7,115
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
6738204552001
Salary Total
$7,115
Total Pay
$82,244

At Air Resources Board, Sarika Jhanwar serves as a Accounting Administrator I (Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $82,244. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Edmond Lee

Accounting Administrator I (Specialist)/Air Resources Board

2025 total comp
$39,570
Base pay
$39,570
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$39,570
Employment type
Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit
R01
Work county
Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$8,290
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
6738204552990
Salary Total
$48
Total Pay
$39,570

At Air Resources Board, Edmond Lee serves as a Accounting Administrator I (Specialist). They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $39,570. Their bargaining unit is R01.