California / CA Department of Human Resources

Agency file

CA Department of Human Resources

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

The CA Department of Human Resources provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2025, this agency had 440 employees with median total compensation of $96,994; the highest distinct record was $228,309.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $43.4M
Employees: 440
Median total: $96,994
Highest record: $228,309

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$9,781$198,106+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 440 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($96,994) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $93,844 (95%)
Overtime — $54 (0%)
Other — $4,723 (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

$47,393

$79,386

$96,994

$118,744

$144,026

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $144,026 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $47,393. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Staff Services Manager I

90 · $93,851

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

38 · $78,782

Staff Services Analyst

25 · $65,050

Staff Personnel Program Analyst

24 · $107,365

Personnel Program Advisor

23 · $119,007

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	$37.4M —	407 —	$92,161 —
2024	$41.9M ▲ 12.1%	458 ▲ 12.5%	$92,675 ▲ 0.6%
2025	$43.4M ▲ 3.5%	440 ▼ 3.9%	$96,994 ▲ 4.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Giovanna Perez

Staff Services Manager I/CA Department of Human Resources

2024 total comp

$6,923

Base pay: $6,330
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $593
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,923
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E68
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,963
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3639404800005
Salary Total: $6,963
Total Pay: $6,923

Giovanna Perez holds the role of Staff Services Manager I at CA Department of Human Resources. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $6,923. Their bargaining unit is E68.

Gina Lewis

Accounting Technician/CA Department of Human Resources

2024 total comp

$6,090

Base pay: $373
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,718
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,090
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,651
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3631001741001
Salary Total: $3,651
Total Pay: $6,090

Gina Lewis works as a Accounting Technician for CA Department of Human Resources. Their status is full-time. Gina earned $6,090 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is E97.

Shermaene Roemhildt

Expert Examiner/CA Department of Human Resources

2025 total comp

$6,086

Base pay: $6,086
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,086
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Merced
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $201
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3638808895900
Salary Total: $201
Total Pay: $6,086

At CA Department of Human Resources, Shermaene Roemhildt serves as a Expert Examiner. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $6,086. They are represented by E.

Rebecca Bayliss

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/CA Department of Human Resources

2025 total comp

$5,291

Base pay: $5,291
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,291
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,775
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3635705393900
Salary Total: $45
Total Pay: $5,291

Rebecca Bayliss works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for CA Department of Human Resources. Their status is intermittent. Rebecca earned $5,291 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is E97.

Mohammad Navid Safi

Accountant Trainee/CA Department of Human Resources

2025 total comp

$5,049

Base pay: $4,443
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $606
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,049
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,443
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3631004179005
Salary Total: $4,443
Total Pay: $5,049

At CA Department of Human Resources, Mohammad Navid Safi serves as a Accountant Trainee. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $5,049. Their bargaining unit is E97.

Sarah Cohen

Attorney IV/CA Department of Human Resources

2025 total comp

$5,030

Base pay: $5,030
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,030
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,010
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3636005780900
Salary Total: $87
Total Pay: $5,030

At CA Department of Human Resources, Sarah Cohen serves as a Attorney IV. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $5,030. They are represented by E97.

Nita Patel

Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory)/CA Department of Human Resources

2023 total comp

$4,584

Base pay: $4,584
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,584
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E98
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,204
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3639204801003
Salary Total: $7,204
Total Pay: $4,584

Nita Patel works as a Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory) for CA Department of Human Resources. Their status is full-time. Nita earned $4,584 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is E98.

Diego Almendariz

Graduate Student Assistant/CA Department of Human Resources

2025 total comp

$3,878

Base pay: $3,828
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,878
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,021
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3638404872900
Salary Total: $23
Total Pay: $3,878

Diego Almendariz holds the role of Graduate Student Assistant at CA Department of Human Resources. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $3,878. Their bargaining unit is E.

Paulette Baker

Staff Services Manager I/CA Department of Human Resources

2023 total comp

$3,481

Base pay: $3,481
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,481
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E68
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,153
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3639204800900
Salary Total: $47
Total Pay: $3,481

Paulette Baker holds the role of Staff Services Manager I at CA Department of Human Resources. Their status is intermittent. In 2023, their total compensation was $3,481. They are represented by E68.

Tammy Grimes

Personnel Specialist/CA Department of Human Resources

2024 total comp

$3,447

Base pay: $3,447
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,447
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,416
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3631001303900
Salary Total: $5,416
Total Pay: $3,447

Tammy Grimes holds the role of Personnel Specialist at CA Department of Human Resources. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $3,447. They are represented by E97.

Todd Nunes

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/CA Department of Human Resources

2023 total comp

$3,048

Base pay: $2,998
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,048
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,329
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3637105393002
Salary Total: $7,329
Total Pay: $3,048

At CA Department of Human Resources, Todd Nunes serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $3,048. They are represented by E97.

John Meyer

Chief Psychologist/CA Department of Human Resources

2024 total comp

$2,390

Base pay: $2,340
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,390
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E68
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,337
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3632429251900
Salary Total: $83
Total Pay: $2,390

John Meyer works as a Chief Psychologist for CA Department of Human Resources. Their status is intermittent. John earned $2,390 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is E68.

Lily Cervantes

Labor Relations Officer/Dept of Human Resources/CA Department of Human Resources

2024 total comp

$2,256

Base pay: $1,042
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,213
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,256
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E79
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,086
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3633007476003
Salary Total: $11,086
Total Pay: $2,256

At CA Department of Human Resources, Lily Cervantes serves as a Labor Relations Officer/Dept of Human Resources. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $2,256. Union affiliation: E79.

James Howard

Expert Examiner/CA Department of Human Resources

2025 total comp

$1,956

Base pay: $1,956
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,956
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Shasta

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $201
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3638808895900
Salary Total: $201
Total Pay: $1,956

James Howard holds the role of Expert Examiner at CA Department of Human Resources. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $1,956. Union affiliation: E.

Maha Abdelhamid Elsinbawi

Graduate Student Assistant/CA Department of Human Resources

2025 total comp

$1,903

Base pay: $1,903
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,903
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,340
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3638404872900
Salary Total: $25
Total Pay: $1,903

Maha Abdelhamid Elsinbawi holds the role of Graduate Student Assistant at CA Department of Human Resources. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $1,903. Their bargaining unit is E.

Kathleen Campbell

Staff Services Analyst/CA Department of Human Resources

2023 total comp

$1,312

Base pay: $1,212
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,312
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,916
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3638505157900
Salary Total: $34
Total Pay: $1,312

Kathleen Campbell works as a Staff Services Analyst for CA Department of Human Resources. Their status is intermittent. Kathleen earned $1,312 in 2023. Union affiliation: E99.

Aubrey Pettaway

Expert Examiner/CA Department of Human Resources

2023 total comp

$1,290

Base pay: $1,290
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,290
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $190
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3638808895900
Salary Total: $190
Total Pay: $1,290

At CA Department of Human Resources, Aubrey Pettaway serves as a Expert Examiner. They work intermittent. Their 2023 pay totaled $1,290. Their bargaining unit is E.

Cynthia Burg

Personnel Technician II (Specialist)/CA Department of Human Resources

2024 total comp

$1,128

Base pay: $798
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $331
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,128
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,437
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3638405161003
Salary Total: $5,437
Total Pay: $1,128

Cynthia Burg is a Personnel Technician II (Specialist) at CA Department of Human Resources. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $1,128. Union affiliation: E97.

Ysmael Rocha

Examination Proctor/CA Department of Human Resources

2024 total comp

$1,035

Base pay: $1,035
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,035
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Merced

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $19
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3638801854900
Salary Total: $19
Total Pay: $1,035

Ysmael Rocha is a Examination Proctor at CA Department of Human Resources. They work intermittent. 2024 total compensation came to $1,035. Their bargaining unit is E.

Kimberly Kaufman

Psychologist/CA Department of Human Resources

2025 total comp

$754

Base pay: $754
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $754
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,074
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3632429252900
Salary Total: $75
Total Pay: $754

Kimberly Kaufman holds the role of Psychologist at CA Department of Human Resources. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $754. They are represented by E97.

Sibil Macklin

Senior Personnel Specialist/CA Department of Human Resources

2025 total comp

$519

Base pay: $171
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $348
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $519
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,092
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3631001317001
Salary Total: $7,092
Total Pay: $519

Sibil Macklin is a Senior Personnel Specialist at CA Department of Human Resources. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $519. They are represented by E97.

Sana Sayedi

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/CA Department of Human Resources

2024 total comp

$499

Base pay: $499
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $499
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,855
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3638805393711
Salary Total: $5,855
Total Pay: $499

Sana Sayedi holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at CA Department of Human Resources. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $499. They are represented by E97.

Tera Gandolfo

Examination Proctor/CA Department of Human Resources

2024 total comp

$407

Base pay: $407
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $407
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Lake
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $19
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3638801854900
Salary Total: $19
Total Pay: $407

At CA Department of Human Resources, Tera Gandolfo serves as a Examination Proctor. They work intermittent. Their 2024 pay totaled $407. Their bargaining unit is E.

Christina Wise

Staff Personnel Program Analyst/CA Department of Human Resources

2024 total comp

$257

Base pay: $257
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $257
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E98
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,398
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3636005313001
Salary Total: $8,818
Total Pay: $257

At CA Department of Human Resources, Christina Wise serves as a Staff Personnel Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $257. Union affiliation: E98.

Gina Thrasher

Personnel Program Technician III/CA Department of Human Resources

2023 total comp

$134

Base pay: $47
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $87
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,916
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3636005215001
Salary Total: $5,177
Total Pay: $134

Gina Thrasher works as a Personnel Program Technician III for CA Department of Human Resources. Their status is part-time. Gina earned $134 in 2023. Union affiliation: E97.

Tiernan Corneille

Examination Proctor/CA Department of Human Resources

2023 total comp

$67

Base pay: $67
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Merced
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3638801854900
Salary Total: $18
Total Pay: $67

At CA Department of Human Resources, Tiernan Corneille serves as a Examination Proctor. They work intermittent. Their 2023 pay totaled $67. They are represented by E.

Robin Hemenway Baker

Psychologist/CA Department of Human Resources

2025 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,381
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3632429252900
Salary Total: $13,386

At CA Department of Human Resources, Robin Hemenway Baker serves as a Psychologist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $0. Union affiliation: E97.