California / California Department of Aging

Agency file

California Department of Aging

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

The California Department of Aging delivers health and social services — programs such as Medicaid, public assistance, child welfare, and support for aging and disabled residents.

In 2025, this agency had 296 employees with median total compensation of $88,416; the highest distinct record was $200,989.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $25.2M
Employees: 296
Median total: $88,416
Highest record: $200,989

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$170$172,041+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 296 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($88,416) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $82,466 (97%)
Overtime — $53 (0%)
Other — $2,615 (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

$31,124

$66,646

$88,416

$105,811

$124,597

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $124,597 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $31,124. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

72 · $78,343

Staff Services Manager I

46 · $101,526

Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory)

17 · $115,916

Staff Services Analyst

14 · $59,208

Health Program Specialist I

13 · $85,650

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	$22.6M —	293 —	$82,501 —
2024	$24.6M ▲ 9.1%	313 ▲ 6.8%	$83,082 ▲ 0.7%
2025	$25.2M ▲ 2.3%	296 ▼ 5.4%	$88,416 ▲ 6.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

John Barrett

Information Officer I (Specialist)/California Department of Aging

2025 total comp

$26,015

Base pay: $26,015
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,015
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7975105601901
Salary Total: $44
Total Pay: $26,015

John Barrett works as a Information Officer I (Specialist) for California Department of Aging. Their status is intermittent. John earned $26,015 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

Elsa Vazquez

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/California Department of Aging

2024 total comp

$23,906

Base pay: $23,906
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,906
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,114
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7978305393901
Salary Total: $41
Total Pay: $23,906

Elsa Vazquez holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at California Department of Aging. Their status is intermittent. In 2024, their total compensation was $23,906. They are represented by R01.

Pooja Singhal

Staff Services Analyst/California Department of Aging

2025 total comp

$23,549

Base pay: $23,199
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,549
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,181
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7976505157700
Salary Total: $4,056
Total Pay: $23,549

Pooja Singhal holds the role of Staff Services Analyst at California Department of Aging. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $23,549. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Tracy Pruitt

Senior Personnel Specialist/California Department of Aging

2025 total comp

$23,534

Base pay: $23,534
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,534
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,097
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7976501317901
Salary Total: $41
Total Pay: $23,534

Tracy Pruitt is a Senior Personnel Specialist at California Department of Aging. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to $23,534. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Jessica Melchor

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/California Department of Aging

2025 total comp

$23,252

Base pay: $21,747
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,505
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,252
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,855
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7977225393702
Salary Total: $5,855
Total Pay: $23,252

Jessica Melchor holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at California Department of Aging. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $23,252. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Donelle Swain

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/California Department of Aging

2025 total comp

$22,149

Base pay: $18,862
Overtime: $84
Other pay: $3,203
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,149
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,327
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7975405393951
Salary Total: $7,327
Total Pay: $22,149

Donelle Swain holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at California Department of Aging. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $22,149. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Anna Esparza

Executive Assistant/California Department of Aging

2023 total comp

$22,102

Base pay: $5,983
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $16,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,102
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: C04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,317
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7975011728001
Salary Total: $5,722
Total Pay: $22,102

Anna Esparza works as a Executive Assistant for California Department of Aging. Their status is full-time. Anna earned $22,102 in 2023. Union affiliation: C04.

Cynthia Keller

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/California Department of Aging

2025 total comp

$21,896

Base pay: $21,896
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,896
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,327
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7975405393901
Salary Total: $42
Total Pay: $21,896

Cynthia Keller is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at California Department of Aging. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to $21,896. They are represented by R01.