California / California Highway Patrol

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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

-$27,864$326,585+

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

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median 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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Hunter Johnson

Officer, California Highway Patrol/California Highway Patrol

2025 total comp

$134,880

Base pay: $125,159
Overtime: $5,801
Other pay: $3,920
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,880
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R05
Work county: Trinity
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,153
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3891758397028
Salary Total: $10,739
Total Pay: $134,880

At California Highway Patrol, Hunter Johnson serves as a Officer, California Highway Patrol. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $134,880. They are represented by R05.

Jason Smith

Associate Automotive Equipment Standards Engineer/California Highway Patrol

2025 total comp

$134,867

Base pay: $134,867
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,867
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,863
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3880743651002
Salary Total: $11,507
Total Pay: $134,867

At California Highway Patrol, Jason Smith serves as a Associate Automotive Equipment Standards Engineer. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $134,867. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Brenden Berry

Officer, California Highway Patrol/California Highway Patrol

2025 total comp

$134,850

Base pay: $127,927
Overtime: $3,123
Other pay: $3,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,850
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R05
Work county: Humboldt
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,153
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3891258397181
Salary Total: $10,993
Total Pay: $134,850

At California Highway Patrol, Brenden Berry serves as a Officer, California Highway Patrol. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $134,850. Their bargaining unit is R05.

Craig Martin

Officer, California Highway Patrol/California Highway Patrol

2025 total comp

$134,807

Base pay: $26,688
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $108,119
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,807
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R05
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,995
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3895808397272
Salary Total: $14,494
Total Pay: $134,807

At California Highway Patrol, Craig Martin serves as a Officer, California Highway Patrol. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $134,807. Their bargaining unit is R05.

Elio Avalos Areola

Officer, California Highway Patrol/California Highway Patrol

2025 total comp

$134,778

Base pay: $125,159
Overtime: $8,055
Other pay: $1,565
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,778
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R05
Work county: Kern
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,153
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3898308397004
Salary Total: $10,739
Total Pay: $134,778

Elio Avalos Areola works as a Officer, California Highway Patrol for California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. Elio earned $134,778 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R05.

Andre Bardine

Officer, California Highway Patrol/California Highway Patrol

2025 total comp

$134,772

Base pay: $127,187
Overtime: $5,241
Other pay: $2,344
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,772
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R05
Work county: Orange

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,153
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3896708397124
Salary Total: $10,739
Total Pay: $134,772

At California Highway Patrol, Andre Bardine serves as a Officer, California Highway Patrol. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $134,772. Union affiliation: R05.

Nina Jaramillo

Public Safety Dispatcher, California Highway Patrol/California Highway Patrol

2025 total comp

$134,769

Base pay: $94,940
Overtime: $35,179
Other pay: $4,649
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,769
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Solano
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,306
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3883181663029
Salary Total: $7,910
Total Pay: $134,769

At California Highway Patrol, Nina Jaramillo serves as a Public Safety Dispatcher, California Highway Patrol. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $134,769. Union affiliation: R07.

Farahnaz Ahmadi

Information Technology Specialist II/California Highway Patrol

2025 total comp

$134,766

Base pay: $134,591
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,766
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,557
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3880411414014
Salary Total: $11,210
Total Pay: $134,766

Farahnaz Ahmadi holds the role of Information Technology Specialist II at California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $134,766. They are represented by R01.

Tom Lew

Information Technology Specialist II/California Highway Patrol

2025 total comp

$134,766

Base pay: $134,591
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,766
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,557
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3880431414940
Salary Total: $11,210
Total Pay: $134,766

Tom Lew is a Information Technology Specialist II at California Highway Patrol. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $134,766. They are represented by R01.

Seema Kakar

Information Technology Specialist II/California Highway Patrol

2025 total comp

$134,766

Base pay: $134,591
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,766
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,557
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3880411414001
Salary Total: $11,210
Total Pay: $134,766

Seema Kakar holds the role of Information Technology Specialist II at California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $134,766. They are represented by R01.

Ruben Ortiz Fernandez

Officer, California Highway Patrol/California Highway Patrol

2025 total comp

$134,755

Base pay: $123,129
Overtime: $8,324
Other pay: $3,302
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,755
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R05
Work county: Contra Costa

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,154
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3893208397067
Salary Total: $10,740
Total Pay: $134,755

Ruben Ortiz Fernandez works as a Officer, California Highway Patrol for California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. Ruben earned $134,755 in 2025. Union affiliation: R05.

Justin White

Officer, California Highway Patrol/California Highway Patrol

2025 total comp

$134,681

Base pay: $109,375
Overtime: $24,241
Other pay: $1,065
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,681
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R05
Work county: Santa Clara
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,670
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3893408397076
Salary Total: $10,231
Total Pay: $134,681

At California Highway Patrol, Justin White serves as a Officer, California Highway Patrol. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $134,681. Their bargaining unit is R05.