California / California Horse Racing Board

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California Horse Racing Board

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

The California Horse Racing Board is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 62 employees with median total compensation of $83,036; the highest distinct record was $184,575.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $4.8M
Employees: 62
Median total: $83,036
Highest record: $184,575

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$570$155,066+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 62 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($83,036) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $72,312 (93%)
Overtime — $324 (0%)
Other — $5,267 (7%)
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

$900

$46,341

$83,036

$116,876

$132,232

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $132,232 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $900. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Investigator

12 · $114,267

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

8 · $63,119

Board Member/California Horse Racing Board

7 · $600

Staff Services Manager I

6 · $83,036

Program Technician II

6 · $56,130

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	$4.8M —	61 —	$86,512 —
2024	$4.7M ▼ 0.4%	59 ▼ 3.3%	$87,033 ▲ 0.6%
2025	$4.8M ▲ 2.1%	62 ▲ 5.1%	$83,036 ▼ 4.6%

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Record list

Employees

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Sandra Shinn

Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory)/California Horse Racing Board

2025 total comp

$109,279

Base pay: $105,559
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,279
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,173
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3956004801001
Salary Total: $8,898
Total Pay: $109,279

At California Horse Racing Board, Sandra Shinn serves as a Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $109,279. They are represented by S01.

Rosa Lopes

Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory)/California Horse Racing Board

2025 total comp

$108,190

Base pay: $98,368
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,822
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,190
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,610
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3955024801001
Salary Total: $9,322
Total Pay: $108,190

Rosa Lopes holds the role of Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory) at California Horse Racing Board. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $108,190. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Chris Garmire

Staff Services Manager I/California Horse Racing Board

2025 total comp

$107,484

Base pay: $103,764
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,484
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,910
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3955004800001
Salary Total: $8,643
Total Pay: $107,484

Chris Garmire works as a Staff Services Manager I for California Horse Racing Board. Their status is full-time. Chris earned $107,484 in 2025. They are represented by E48.

Vittorio Racowschi

Investigator/California Horse Racing Board

2025 total comp

$105,824

Base pay: $105,824
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,824
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,882
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3954108610001
Salary Total: $9,148
Total Pay: $105,824

Vittorio Racowschi holds the role of Investigator at California Horse Racing Board. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $105,824. Their bargaining unit is R07.

Steven Manila

Investigator/California Horse Racing Board

2025 total comp

$104,735

Base pay: $102,444
Overtime: $754
Other pay: $1,537
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,735
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,459
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3954028610003
Salary Total: $8,713
Total Pay: $104,735

Steven Manila works as a Investigator for California Horse Racing Board. Their status is full-time. Steven earned $104,735 in 2025. Union affiliation: R07.