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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Carlos Cruz

Cadet, California Highway Patrol/California Highway Patrol

2024 total comp

$46,013

Base pay: $41,924
Overtime: $4,089
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,013
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R05
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,597
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3880928446984
Salary Total: $6,597
Total Pay: $46,013

Carlos Cruz is a Cadet, California Highway Patrol at California Highway Patrol. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $46,013. Their bargaining unit is R05.

Barbara Fowler

Public Safety Operator, California Highway Patrol/California Highway Patrol

2025 total comp

$46,007

Base pay: $42,619
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,388
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,007
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,459
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3886181664021
Salary Total: $7,080
Total Pay: $46,007

Barbara Fowler works as a Public Safety Operator, California Highway Patrol for California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. Barbara earned $46,007 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R07.

Valerie Ramirez

Office Assistant (Typing)/California Highway Patrol

2025 total comp

$45,998

Base pay: $45,998
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,998
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,055
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3888401379010
Salary Total: $3,933
Total Pay: $45,998

At California Highway Patrol, Valerie Ramirez serves as a Office Assistant (Typing). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $45,998. Union affiliation: R04.

Savina Lillard

Office Technician (Typing)/California Highway Patrol

2025 total comp

$45,988

Base pay: $45,387
Overtime: $70
Other pay: $532
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,988
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Shasta
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,020
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3881011139009
Salary Total: $3,899
Total Pay: $45,988

At California Highway Patrol, Savina Lillard serves as a Office Technician (Typing). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $45,988. Their bargaining unit is R04.