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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Amador Villanueva

Information Technology Specialist I/California Horse Racing Board

2025 total comp

$125,714

Base pay: $125,714
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,714
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Orange
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,537
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3955011402001
Salary Total: $10,471
Total Pay: $125,714

At California Horse Racing Board, Amador Villanueva serves as a Information Technology Specialist I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $125,714. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Barrett Halcromb

Investigator/California Horse Racing Board

2025 total comp

$123,657

Base pay: $123,657
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,657
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Orange
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,504
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3954008610004
Salary Total: $10,557
Total Pay: $123,657

Barrett Halcromb holds the role of Investigator at California Horse Racing Board. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $123,657. Union affiliation: R07.

Candace Taylor

Information Technology Specialist I/California Horse Racing Board

2025 total comp

$123,314

Base pay: $122,714
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,314
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,537
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3955011402003
Salary Total: $10,221
Total Pay: $123,314

Candace Taylor works as a Information Technology Specialist I for California Horse Racing Board. Their status is full-time. Candace earned $123,314 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

David Aguilar

Investigator/California Horse Racing Board

2025 total comp

$123,213

Base pay: $54,065
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $69,148
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,213
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,298
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3952028610002
Salary Total: $10,813
Total Pay: $123,213

At California Horse Racing Board, David Aguilar serves as a Investigator. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $123,213. Union affiliation: R07.

Joseph Carter

Information Technology Specialist I/California Horse Racing Board

2025 total comp

$123,014

Base pay: $122,714
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,014
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,537
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3955011402002
Salary Total: $10,221
Total Pay: $123,014

Joseph Carter works as a Information Technology Specialist I for California Horse Racing Board. Their status is full-time. Joseph earned $123,014 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.