California / Arts Council

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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

Amy Ng

Associate Accounting Analyst/Arts Council

2024 total comp

$57,414

Base pay: $57,414
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,414
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,698
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3524314588915
Salary Total: $44
Total Pay: $57,414

Amy Ng works as a Associate Accounting Analyst for Arts Council. Their status is intermittent. Amy earned $57,414 in 2024. They are represented by R01.

Marianne Strickland

Office Technician (Typing)/Arts Council

2025 total comp

$56,429

Base pay: $55,829
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,429
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,794
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3521201139925
Salary Total: $4,650
Total Pay: $56,429

Marianne Strickland works as a Office Technician (Typing) for Arts Council. Their status is full-time. Marianne earned $56,429 in 2025. Union affiliation: R04.

Mason Diab

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Arts Council

2024 total comp

$55,678

Base pay: $43,732
Overtime: $102
Other pay: $11,844
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,678
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,147
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3521205393004
Salary Total: $6,147
Total Pay: $55,678

At Arts Council, Mason Diab serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $55,678. They are represented by R01.