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

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Alina Zanko

Program Technician II/CA Health Benefit Exchange

2025 total comp

$35,747

Base pay: $34,833
Overtime: $105
Other pay: $809
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,747
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,025
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8013109928351
Salary Total: $4,054
Total Pay: $35,747

Alina Zanko holds the role of Program Technician II at CA Health Benefit Exchange. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $35,747. They are represented by R04.

Sara Avila

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/CA Health Benefit Exchange

2025 total comp

$35,482

Base pay: $35,482
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,482
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,331
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8013165393910
Salary Total: $42
Total Pay: $35,482

Sara Avila works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for CA Health Benefit Exchange. Their status is intermittent. Sara earned $35,482 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

James Lee

Associate Management Auditor/CA Health Benefit Exchange

2023 total comp

$35,276

Base pay: $31,992
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,284
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,276
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,998
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8013304159700
Salary Total: $7,998
Total Pay: $35,276

James Lee is a Associate Management Auditor at CA Health Benefit Exchange. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $35,276. Union affiliation: R01.

David Farinias

Senior Personnel Specialist/CA Health Benefit Exchange

2025 total comp

$35,242

Base pay: $30,242
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,242
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,890
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8011711317005
Salary Total: $6,890
Total Pay: $35,242

David Farinias holds the role of Senior Personnel Specialist at CA Health Benefit Exchange. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $35,242. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Timothy Crowne

Program Technician II/CA Health Benefit Exchange

2024 total comp

$35,229

Base pay: $33,926
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,303
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,229
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,664
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8013149928008
Salary Total: $4,814
Total Pay: $35,229

Timothy Crowne is a Program Technician II at CA Health Benefit Exchange. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $35,229. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Rhonda Henderson

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/CA Health Benefit Exchange

2025 total comp

$34,981

Base pay: $34,981
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,981
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8011605393910
Salary Total: $44
Total Pay: $34,981

Rhonda Henderson works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for CA Health Benefit Exchange. Their status is intermittent. Rhonda earned $34,981 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Steven Elsea

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/CA Health Benefit Exchange

2025 total comp

$34,778

Base pay: $25,345
Overtime: $1,123
Other pay: $8,310
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,778
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,777
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8013125393763
Salary Total: $6,777
Total Pay: $34,778

Steven Elsea holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at CA Health Benefit Exchange. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $34,778. They are represented by R01.

Vanessa Guerrero

Program Technician II/CA Health Benefit Exchange

2025 total comp

$34,766

Base pay: $34,466
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,766
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,438
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8013109928135
Salary Total: $4,655
Total Pay: $34,766

Vanessa Guerrero holds the role of Program Technician II at CA Health Benefit Exchange. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $34,766. They are represented by R04.

Michael Woods

Program Technician III/CA Health Benefit Exchange

2023 total comp

$34,740

Base pay: $34,740
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,740
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,655
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8013109929015
Salary Total: $4,805
Total Pay: $34,740

Michael Woods is a Program Technician III at CA Health Benefit Exchange. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $34,740. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Vanessa De Diaz

Program Technician II/CA Health Benefit Exchange

2025 total comp

$34,657

Base pay: $34,157
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,657
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,226
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8013109928345
Salary Total: $3,859
Total Pay: $34,657

At CA Health Benefit Exchange, Vanessa De Diaz serves as a Program Technician II. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $34,657. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Sandra Keith

Program Technician II/CA Health Benefit Exchange

2023 total comp

$34,447

Base pay: $32,227
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,220
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,447
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,354
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8013149928196
Salary Total: $4,504
Total Pay: $34,447

Sandra Keith is a Program Technician II at CA Health Benefit Exchange. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $34,447. They are represented by R04.