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California Highway Patrol

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

The California Highway Patrol provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2025, this agency had 11,847 employees with median total compensation of $162,741; the highest distinct record was $689,249.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$1.8B
Employees
11,847
Median total
$162,741
Highest record
$689,249

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 11,847 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($162,741) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $116,796 (79%)
  • Overtime — $22,914 (15%)
  • Other — $8,122 (5%)
  • 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
$40,480
$77,113
$162,741
$202,118
$242,085

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $242,085 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $40,480. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Officer, California Highway Patrol
6,424 · $180,005
Sergeant, California Highway Patrol
945 · $220,835
Public Safety Dispatcher, California Highway Patrol
743 · $93,159
Cadet, California Highway Patrol
422 · $24,238
Office Assistant (Typing)
364 · $44,431

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
$1.5B
—
11,005
—
$153,474
—
2024
$1.6B
▲ 9.2%
11,629
▲ 5.7%
$158,333
▲ 3.2%
2025
$1.8B
▲ 6.2%
11,847
▲ 1.9%
$162,741
▲ 2.8%

Record list

Employees

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Carlo Magno

Cadet, California Highway Patrol/California Highway Patrol

2025 total comp
-$16,725
Base pay
-$16,725
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
-$16,725
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R05
Work county
Yolo

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$4,023
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
3880928446984
Salary Total
$4,023
Total Pay
-$16,725

Carlo Magno is a Cadet, California Highway Patrol at California Highway Patrol. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to -$16,725. Their bargaining unit is R05.

Jeremy Graham

Officer, California Highway Patrol/California Highway Patrol

2025 total comp
-$22,491
Base pay
-$22,491
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
-$22,491
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R05
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$11,134
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
3892608397014
Salary Total
$12,906
Total Pay
-$22,491

Jeremy Graham works as a Officer, California Highway Patrol for California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. Jeremy earned -$22,491 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R05.

Chad Jessee

Officer, California Highway Patrol/California Highway Patrol

2024 total comp
-$26,812
Base pay
-$26,781
Overtime
-$31
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
-$26,812
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R05
Work county
Solano
Middle name
E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$10,216
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
3893658397701
Salary Total
$11,853
Total Pay
-$26,812

At California Highway Patrol, Chad Jessee serves as a Officer, California Highway Patrol. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled -$26,812. They are represented by R05.