Arts Council

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

The Arts Council supports cultural and educational resources such as libraries, museums, and the arts.

In 2025, this agency had 49 employees with median total compensation of $72,348; the highest distinct record was $184,022.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $3M
Employees: 49
Median total: $72,348
Highest record: $184,022

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$100$148,127+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 49 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($72,348) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $58,281 (95%)
Overtime — $4 (0%)
Other — $2,853 (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

$200

$12,852

$72,348

$90,374

$113,346

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $113,346 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $200. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

16 · $74,455

Member/Arts Council

12 · $250

Staff Services Manager I

8 · $90,383

Director, California Arts Council

1 · $184,022

Chief Deputy Director, CA Arts Council

1 · $148,127

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	$2.3M —	44 —	$58,562 —
2024	$2.9M ▲ 28.8%	49 ▲ 11.4%	$67,524 ▲ 15.3%
2025	$3M ▲ 3.2%	49 ±0%	$72,348 ▲ 7.1%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Kayla Ungar

Chief Deputy Director, CA Arts Council/Arts Council

2023 total comp

$139,484

Base pay: $137,664
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,820
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,484
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,017
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3521205253001
Salary Total: $12,017
Total Pay: $139,484

At Arts Council, Kayla Ungar serves as a Chief Deputy Director, CA Arts Council. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $139,484. Their bargaining unit is E97.