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%

Compare

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Record list

Employees

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Brazil Smith

Program Technician III/California Horse Racing Board

2025 total comp

$62,439

Base pay: $50,264
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,439
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,425
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3953019929001
Salary Total: $5,262
Total Pay: $62,439

At California Horse Racing Board, Brazil Smith serves as a Program Technician III. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $62,439. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Francisco Gonzalez

Senior Management Auditor/California Horse Racing Board

2024 total comp

$61,892

Base pay: $55,913
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,979
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,892
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,166
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3957004161003
Salary Total: $10,166
Total Pay: $61,892

At California Horse Racing Board, Francisco Gonzalez serves as a Senior Management Auditor. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $61,892. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Claudia Tobar

Program Technician II/California Horse Racing Board

2025 total comp

$61,347

Base pay: $61,347
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,347
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Orange
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,804
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3954019928001
Salary Total: $5,110
Total Pay: $61,347

Claudia Tobar is a Program Technician II at California Horse Racing Board. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $61,347. Union affiliation: R04.

Isabella Saephan-Hanson

Staff Services Analyst/California Horse Racing Board

2023 total comp

$61,301

Base pay: $57,751
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,301
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,450
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3955025157701
Salary Total: $5,450
Total Pay: $61,301

Isabella Saephan-Hanson is a Staff Services Analyst at California Horse Racing Board. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $61,301. They are represented by R01.

Maria Joko

Program Technician II/California Horse Racing Board

2025 total comp

$59,560

Base pay: $58,347
Overtime: $1,212
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,560
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,804
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3954039928002
Salary Total: $4,860
Total Pay: $59,560

Maria Joko holds the role of Program Technician II at California Horse Racing Board. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $59,560. They are represented by R04.