California / Alcoholic Beverage Control

Agency file

Alcoholic Beverage Control

Source file: California — State Employee Compensation (SCO Payroll Data Warehouse, CPRA) / ingested Jul 4, 2026

The Alcoholic Beverage Control is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 578 employees with median total compensation of $89,860; the highest distinct record was $306,319.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $54.4M
Employees: 578
Median total: $89,860
Highest record: $306,319

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

-$23,201$195,253+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 578 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($89,860) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $87,086 (92%)
Overtime — $2,342 (2%)
Other — $4,722 (5%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$29,705

$59,200

$89,860

$129,917

$158,910

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $158,910 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $29,705. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Agent, Alcoholic Beverage Control

130 · $107,618

Licensing Representative II, Alcoholic Beverage Control

78 · $69,935

Program Technician II

55 · $51,677

Supervising Investigator, Alcoholic Beverage Control

39 · $148,617

Staff Services Manager I

36 · $97,951

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2023	$49.3M —	565 —	$82,215 —
2024	$52.2M ▲ 5.7%	589 ▲ 4.2%	$85,810 ▲ 4.4%
2025	$54.4M ▲ 4.3%	578 ▼ 1.9%	$89,860 ▲ 4.7%

Record list

Employees

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Brandon Melgoza

Licensing Representative II, Alcoholic Beverage Control/Alcoholic Beverage Control

2024 total comp

$59,718

Base pay: $59,718
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,718
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,242
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0243103065002
Salary Total: $5,242
Total Pay: $59,718

At Alcoholic Beverage Control, Brandon Melgoza serves as a Licensing Representative II, Alcoholic Beverage Control. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $59,718. They are represented by R07.

Tracie Parker

Licensing Representative II, Alcoholic Beverage Control/Alcoholic Beverage Control

2024 total comp

$59,621

Base pay: $58,187
Overtime: $1,384
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,621
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Sonoma
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,992
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0242273065013
Salary Total: $4,992
Total Pay: $59,621

Tracie Parker works as a Licensing Representative II, Alcoholic Beverage Control for Alcoholic Beverage Control. Their status is full-time. Tracie earned $59,621 in 2024. Union affiliation: R07.

Melanie Pruitt

Staff Services Analyst/Alcoholic Beverage Control

2023 total comp

$59,596

Base pay: $57,476
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,596
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,350
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0240565157002
Salary Total: $5,103
Total Pay: $59,596

At Alcoholic Beverage Control, Melanie Pruitt serves as a Staff Services Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $59,596. They are represented by R01.

Cassandrea Lee

Licensing Representative II, Alcoholic Beverage Control/Alcoholic Beverage Control

2024 total comp

$59,567

Base pay: $46,999
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,568
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,567
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,688
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0242213065003
Salary Total: $6,889
Total Pay: $59,567

At Alcoholic Beverage Control, Cassandrea Lee serves as a Licensing Representative II, Alcoholic Beverage Control. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $59,567. They are represented by R07.

Stephanie Tirado

Licensing Representative I, Alcohol Beverage Control/Alcoholic Beverage Control

2024 total comp

$59,537

Base pay: $58,152
Overtime: $850
Other pay: $535
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,537
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Ventura

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,090
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0243123063001
Salary Total: $5,090
Total Pay: $59,537

At Alcoholic Beverage Control, Stephanie Tirado serves as a Licensing Representative I, Alcohol Beverage Control. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $59,537. Union affiliation: R07.

Tracie Parker

Licensing Representative I, Alcohol Beverage Control/Alcoholic Beverage Control

2025 total comp

$59,365

Base pay: $21,077
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $38,288
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,365
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Sonoma
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,192
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0242273063003
Salary Total: $5,192
Total Pay: $59,365

Tracie Parker is a Licensing Representative I, Alcohol Beverage Control at Alcoholic Beverage Control. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $59,365. They are represented by R07.

Russell Mallett

Materials and Stores Specialist/Alcoholic Beverage Control

2025 total comp

$59,200

Base pay: $58,600
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,200
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,032
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0240561506002
Salary Total: $4,881
Total Pay: $59,200

At Alcoholic Beverage Control, Russell Mallett serves as a Materials and Stores Specialist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $59,200. Their bargaining unit is R12.