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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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

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William Short

Information Technology Specialist II/CA Health Benefit Exchange

2025 total comp
$162,846
Base pay
$88,302
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$74,545
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$162,846
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R01
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$11,370
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
8011301414065
Salary Total
$11,029
Total Pay
$162,846

William Short is a Information Technology Specialist II at CA Health Benefit Exchange. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $162,846. Union affiliation: R01.

Pamela Gottman

Attorney IV/CA Health Benefit Exchange

2025 total comp
$161,366
Base pay
$161,016
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$350
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$161,366
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R02
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$14,615
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
8011205780002
Salary Total
$14,000
Total Pay
$161,366

Pamela Gottman holds the role of Attorney IV at CA Health Benefit Exchange. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $161,366. They are represented by R02.

Crystal Hirst

Attorney IV/CA Health Benefit Exchange

2025 total comp
$160,041
Base pay
$159,691
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$350
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$160,041
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R02
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$14,554
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
8011205780006
Salary Total
$13,882
Total Pay
$160,041

Crystal Hirst is a Attorney IV at CA Health Benefit Exchange. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $160,041. Their bargaining unit is R02.