California / CA State Auditor's Office

Agency file

CA State Auditor's Office

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

The CA State Auditor's Office manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.

In 2025, this agency had 213 employees with median total compensation of $100,000; the highest distinct record was $251,342.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $21.7M
Employees: 213
Median total: $100,000
Highest record: $251,342

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$260$216,565+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 213 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($100,000) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $93,226 (92%)
Overtime — $299 (0%)
Other — $8,321 (8%)
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

$18,169

$75,746

$100,000

$132,366

$185,464

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $185,464 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $18,169. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Auditor Evaluator II

54 · $92,055

Auditor Evaluator I

32 · $19,007

Principal Auditor

11 · $188,547

Staff Services Manager I

11 · $100,000

Senior Auditor Evaluator II

8 · $157,949

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 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$20M —	195 —	$99,236 —
2025	$21.7M ▲ 8.5%	213 ▲ 9.2%	$100,000 ▲ 0.8%

Record list

Employees

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Michelle Sanders

Principal Auditor/CA State Auditor's Office

2025 total comp

$193,418

Base pay: $175,698
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $193,418
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,009
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3391004094900
Salary Total: $14,559
Total Pay: $193,418

Michelle Sanders holds the role of Principal Auditor at CA State Auditor's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $193,418. Union affiliation: E99.

Ethan Turner

Attorney IV/CA State Auditor's Office

2025 total comp

$190,484

Base pay: $187,189
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,295
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $190,484
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,048
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3391005780900
Salary Total: $16,109
Total Pay: $190,484

Ethan Turner holds the role of Attorney IV at CA State Auditor's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $190,484. Union affiliation: E97.