California / California Highway Patrol
Agency file
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.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
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.
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.
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).
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
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
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Spencer Smith appears in California Highway Patrol payroll as a Officer, California Highway Patrol, with $198,158 reported in 2025 — this entry may combine more than one individual of the same name.
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David Romero holds the role of Sergeant, California Highway Patrol at California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $198,145. Their bargaining unit is S05.
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Mario Hernandez works as a Officer, California Highway Patrol for California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. Mario earned $198,130 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R05.
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Michael Depedrini works as a Officer, California Highway Patrol for California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $198,119 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R05.
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Mohammad Asem holds the role of Officer, California Highway Patrol at California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $198,097. Their bargaining unit is R05.
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Jacob Wilkinson holds the role of Officer, California Highway Patrol at California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $198,096. Their bargaining unit is R05.
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Shayne Christman works as a Officer, California Highway Patrol for California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. Shayne earned $198,080 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R05.
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At California Highway Patrol, Fulton Bowen serves as a Officer, California Highway Patrol. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $198,078. They are represented by R05.
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Miguel Alvarez works as a Officer, California Highway Patrol for California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. Miguel earned $198,073 in 2025. They are represented by R05.
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Greg Zumstein holds the role of Officer, California Highway Patrol at California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $198,066. Their bargaining unit is R05.
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Matt Silva is a Officer, California Highway Patrol at California Highway Patrol. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $198,048. They are represented by R05.
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Samuel Ruloph Jr holds the role of Officer, California Highway Patrol at California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $198,045. Their bargaining unit is R05.
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At California Highway Patrol, Scott Anderson serves as a Officer, California Highway Patrol. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $198,033. Their bargaining unit is R05.
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Jason Bach holds the role of Officer, California Highway Patrol at California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $198,013. Union affiliation: R05.
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Walter Gonzales works as a Officer, California Highway Patrol for California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. Walter earned $197,977 in 2025. Union affiliation: R05.
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Aamir Vaid works as a Officer, California Highway Patrol for California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. Aamir earned $197,976 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R05.
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Troy Brown holds the role of Sergeant, California Highway Patrol at California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $197,903. Their bargaining unit is S05.
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At California Highway Patrol, Robert Radford serves as a Officer, California Highway Patrol. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $197,896. Union affiliation: R05.
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Justin Treon holds the role of Officer, California Highway Patrol at California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $197,896. They are represented by R05.
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Salvador Becerra Chavez holds the role of Officer, California Highway Patrol at California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $197,885. Their bargaining unit is R05.
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Juan Restrepo Romero works as a Officer, California Highway Patrol for California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. Juan earned $197,885 in 2025. Union affiliation: R05.
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At California Highway Patrol, Kevin Mcgowen serves as a Sergeant, California Highway Patrol. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $197,850. Their bargaining unit is S05.
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Micah Schroeder works as a Officer, California Highway Patrol for California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. Micah earned $197,849 in 2025. Union affiliation: R05.
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At California Highway Patrol, Jonathan Williams serves as a Officer, California Highway Patrol. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $197,836. Their bargaining unit is R05.
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Manuel Garcia is a Officer, California Highway Patrol at California Highway Patrol. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $197,756. They are represented by R05.
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Jeffery Pelham is a Officer, California Highway Patrol at California Highway Patrol. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $197,751. They are represented by R05.
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Kristen Franks Morgan works as a Officer, California Highway Patrol for California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. Kristen earned $197,745 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R05.
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Moises Figueroa works as a Officer, California Highway Patrol for California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. Moises earned $197,739 in 2025. They are represented by R05.
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Jared Strubeck holds the role of Sergeant, California Highway Patrol at California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $197,733. Union affiliation: S05.
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Mitchell Smith holds the role of Sergeant, California Highway Patrol at California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $197,719. Their bargaining unit is S05.
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At California Highway Patrol, Sarah Mendoza serves as a Officer, California Highway Patrol. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $197,710. They are represented by R05.
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Adriana Edith Oseguera holds the role of Officer, California Highway Patrol at California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $197,710. Union affiliation: R05.
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At California Highway Patrol, Jose Madrigal serves as a Officer, California Highway Patrol. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $197,695. They are represented by R05.
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Carlos Granados Aquino holds the role of Officer, California Highway Patrol at California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $197,669. Their bargaining unit is R05.
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At California Highway Patrol, Taner Elson serves as a Officer, California Highway Patrol. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $197,667. Union affiliation: R05.
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At California Highway Patrol, Nicholas Shierts serves as a Officer, California Highway Patrol. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $197,641. Their bargaining unit is R05.
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Tristan White works as a Officer, California Highway Patrol for California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. Tristan earned $197,636 in 2025. They are represented by R05.
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At California Highway Patrol, Guillermo Rojas Iii serves as a Officer, California Highway Patrol. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $197,624. Union affiliation: R05.
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Jorge Toro is a Officer, California Highway Patrol at California Highway Patrol. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $197,612. Their bargaining unit is R05.
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Joshua Wilcox is a Sergeant, California Highway Patrol at California Highway Patrol. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $197,601. Their bargaining unit is S05.