California / CA Health Benefit Exchange

Agency file

CA Health Benefit Exchange

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

The CA Health Benefit Exchange oversees public health and medical services — disease prevention, clinics and hospitals, and health licensing and regulation.

In 2025, this agency had 1,517 employees with median total compensation of $71,826; the highest distinct record was $501,320.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $118.2M
Employees: 1,517
Median total: $71,826
Highest record: $501,320

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$2,185$172,041+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,517 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($71,826) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $75,090 (96%)
Overtime — $758 (1%)
Other — $2,073 (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

$39,347

$54,602

$71,826

$97,196

$119,007

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $119,007 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $39,347. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Program Technician II

442 · $52,063

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

279 · $81,157

Program Technician III

130 · $60,631

Staff Services Manager I

116 · $97,696

Supervising Program Technician III

50 · $72,923

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	$102.1M —	1,410 —	$64,029 —
2024	$111.7M ▲ 9.4%	1,514 ▲ 7.4%	$66,256 ▲ 3.5%
2025	$118.2M ▲ 5.8%	1,517 ▲ 0.2%	$71,826 ▲ 8.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Kevin Cathy

Supervising Management Auditor/CA Health Benefit Exchange

2025 total comp

$142,540

Base pay: $138,820
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,540
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,979
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8013304163001
Salary Total: $11,620
Total Pay: $142,540

At CA Health Benefit Exchange, Kevin Cathy serves as a Supervising Management Auditor. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $142,540. Union affiliation: M01.

Preston Cleary

Information Technology Manager I/CA Health Benefit Exchange

2025 total comp

$142,120

Base pay: $139,580
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,540
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,120
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,134
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8011301405012
Salary Total: $11,770
Total Pay: $142,120

Preston Cleary holds the role of Information Technology Manager I at CA Health Benefit Exchange. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $142,120. They are represented by M01.

David Bishop

C.E.A./CA Health Benefit Exchange

2025 total comp

$141,964

Base pay: $141,281
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $683
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,964
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,131
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8012107500004
Salary Total: $11,767
Total Pay: $141,964

David Bishop holds the role of C.E.A. at CA Health Benefit Exchange. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $141,964. They are represented by M01.

Ashrith Amarnath

Medical Program Consultant, Department of Health Services/CA Health Benefit Exchange

2023 total comp

$141,785

Base pay: $98,246
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $43,539
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,785
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M16
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,745
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8011127789001
Salary Total: $18,745
Total Pay: $141,785

Ashrith Amarnath works as a Medical Program Consultant, Department of Health Services for CA Health Benefit Exchange. Their status is full-time. Ashrith earned $141,785 in 2023. They are represented by M16.

Dimitry Terlesky

Attorney III/CA Health Benefit Exchange

2025 total comp

$141,186

Base pay: $140,686
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,186
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,624
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8011205795010
Salary Total: $12,110
Total Pay: $141,186

Dimitry Terlesky is a Attorney III at CA Health Benefit Exchange. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $141,186. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Lisa Mccartney

C.E.A./CA Health Benefit Exchange

2025 total comp

$139,374

Base pay: $135,654
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,374
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,981
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8013307500003
Salary Total: $11,622
Total Pay: $139,374

Lisa Mccartney holds the role of C.E.A. at CA Health Benefit Exchange. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $139,374. They are represented by M01.

Patricia Dillon-Howard

Staff Services Manager III/CA Health Benefit Exchange

2025 total comp

$139,025

Base pay: $84,391
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $54,634
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,025
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,867
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8013124802001
Salary Total: $10,541
Total Pay: $139,025

At CA Health Benefit Exchange, Patricia Dillon-Howard serves as a Staff Services Manager III. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $139,025. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Anna Pifer-Foote

Attorney III/CA Health Benefit Exchange

2023 total comp

$138,751

Base pay: $128,401
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,751
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,436
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8011205795009
Salary Total: $11,436
Total Pay: $138,751

Anna Pifer-Foote works as a Attorney III for CA Health Benefit Exchange. Their status is full-time. Anna earned $138,751 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Waynee Lucero

C.E.A./CA Health Benefit Exchange

2025 total comp

$137,412

Base pay: $133,992
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,412
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,981
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8011507500001
Salary Total: $11,622
Total Pay: $137,412

Waynee Lucero is a C.E.A. at CA Health Benefit Exchange. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $137,412. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Eric Asai

Information Technology Specialist III/CA Health Benefit Exchange

2024 total comp

$137,004

Base pay: $135,054
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,950
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,004
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,781
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8011301415003
Salary Total: $11,781
Total Pay: $137,004

Eric Asai holds the role of Information Technology Specialist III at CA Health Benefit Exchange. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $137,004. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Kelly Diaz

Information Technology Specialist III/CA Health Benefit Exchange

2025 total comp

$136,983

Base pay: $136,383
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $136,983
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,740
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8011301415009
Salary Total: $11,769
Total Pay: $136,983

Kelly Diaz works as a Information Technology Specialist III for CA Health Benefit Exchange. Their status is full-time. Kelly earned $136,983 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is M01.