California / CA Privacy Protection Agy

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CA Privacy Protection Agy

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

The CA Privacy Protection Agy is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 57 employees with median total compensation of $89,082; the highest distinct record was $218,470.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $5.6M
Employees: 57
Median total: $89,082
Highest record: $218,470

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$428$207,480+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 57 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($89,082) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $95,450 (97%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $2,786 (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

$16,956

$57,352

$89,082

$145,496

$175,772

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $175,772 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $16,956. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

9 · $71,814

C.E.A.

7 · $175,772

Attorney IV

6 · $155,996

Staff Services Manager I

4 · $93,592

Attorney

4 · $88,822

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	$3.1M —	35 —	$86,771 —
2024	$4.7M ▲ 50.0%	48 ▲ 37.1%	$89,946 ▲ 3.7%
2025	$5.6M ▲ 19.3%	57 ▲ 18.8%	$89,082 ▼ 1.0%

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Record list

Employees

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Thomas Kemp

Executive Director/CA Privacy Protection Agy

2025 total comp

$146,430

Base pay: $144,309
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,121
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $146,430
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,590
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4111008108001
Salary Total: $18,032
Total Pay: $146,430

Thomas Kemp works as a Executive Director for CA Privacy Protection Agy. Their status is full-time. Thomas earned $146,430 in 2025. They are represented by E99.

Neelofer Shaikh

Attorney III/CA Privacy Protection Agy

2025 total comp

$145,496

Base pay: $145,146
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $145,496
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,483
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4111605795001
Salary Total: $12,071
Total Pay: $145,496

Neelofer Shaikh is a Attorney III at CA Privacy Protection Agy. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $145,496. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Denise Smith

Attorney III/CA Privacy Protection Agy

2025 total comp

$143,805

Base pay: $143,455
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $143,805
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,273
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4111705795001
Salary Total: $12,081
Total Pay: $143,805

Denise Smith holds the role of Attorney III at CA Privacy Protection Agy. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $143,805. They are represented by R02.