California / CA Civil Rights Department

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CA Civil Rights Department

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

The CA Civil Rights Department is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 386 employees with median total compensation of $88,133; the highest distinct record was $251,515.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $34.7M
Employees: 386
Median total: $88,133
Highest record: $251,515

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$1,351$198,188+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 386 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($88,133) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $86,777 (96%)
Overtime — $310 (0%)
Other — $2,871 (3%)
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

$27,429

$62,582

$88,133

$114,510

$149,599

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $149,599 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $27,429. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

89 · $78,747

Staff Services Manager I

42 · $98,024

Fair Employment and Housing Consultant III (Specialist)

38 · $89,670

Attorney III

24 · $143,490

Staff Services Analyst

23 · $57,662

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	$28.8M —	354 —	$83,612 —
2024	$33.4M ▲ 15.7%	395 ▲ 11.6%	$84,895 ▲ 1.5%
2025	$34.7M ▲ 4.1%	386 ▼ 2.3%	$88,133 ▲ 3.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Kendra Tanacea

Attorney IV/CA Civil Rights Department

2025 total comp

$186,551

Base pay: $186,151
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $186,551
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,096
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3266105780959
Salary Total: $15,352
Total Pay: $186,551

Kendra Tanacea is a Attorney IV at CA Civil Rights Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $186,551. Union affiliation: R02.

Mary Leichliter

Attorney IV/CA Civil Rights Department

2025 total comp

$186,551

Base pay: $186,151
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $186,551
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,096
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3266105780001
Salary Total: $15,352
Total Pay: $186,551

Mary Leichliter works as a Attorney IV for CA Civil Rights Department. Their status is full-time. Mary earned $186,551 in 2025. They are represented by R02.

Gregory Mann

Attorney IV/CA Civil Rights Department

2025 total comp

$186,551

Base pay: $186,151
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $186,551
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,096
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3266205780959
Salary Total: $15,352
Total Pay: $186,551

Gregory Mann works as a Attorney IV for CA Civil Rights Department. Their status is full-time. Gregory earned $186,551 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Nadia Aziz

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/CA Civil Rights Department

2025 total comp

$186,078

Base pay: $185,828
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $186,078
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,068
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3264105871001
Salary Total: $15,326
Total Pay: $186,078

Nadia Aziz is a Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel at CA Civil Rights Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $186,078. Their bargaining unit is M02.

Elise Chu

Attorney III/CA Civil Rights Department

2025 total comp

$185,323

Base pay: $177,238
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,085
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,323
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,325
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3266105795002
Salary Total: $14,617
Total Pay: $185,323

At CA Civil Rights Department, Elise Chu serves as a Attorney III. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $185,323. They are represented by R02.

Jamie Gillette

Chief Deputy Director, Civil Rights Department/CA Civil Rights Department

2025 total comp

$183,059

Base pay: $179,018
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,041
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $183,059
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,087
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3261009531001
Salary Total: $15,604
Total Pay: $183,059

Jamie Gillette works as a Chief Deputy Director, Civil Rights Department for CA Civil Rights Department. Their status is full-time. Jamie earned $183,059 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is E99.