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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Paula Giannini

Staff Services Manager I/California Horse Racing Board

2025 total comp

$84,229

Base pay: $46,149
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $38,080
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,229
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,322
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3955024800002
Salary Total: $8,322
Total Pay: $84,229

Paula Giannini is a Staff Services Manager I at California Horse Racing Board. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $84,229. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Erica Hawkins

Staff Services Manager I/California Horse Racing Board

2025 total comp

$81,844

Base pay: $63,089
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $18,755
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,844
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,079
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3955004800002
Salary Total: $7,837
Total Pay: $81,844

At California Horse Racing Board, Erica Hawkins serves as a Staff Services Manager I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $81,844. They are represented by S01.

Rita Baker

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/California Horse Racing Board

2025 total comp

$79,908

Base pay: $79,308
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,908
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,920
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3951005393001
Salary Total: $6,712
Total Pay: $79,908

Rita Baker holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at California Horse Racing Board. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $79,908. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Jeanne Candice Garrido

Investigator/California Horse Racing Board

2023 total comp

$79,747

Base pay: $76,086
Overtime: $3,661
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,747
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,398
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3954128610001
Salary Total: $6,523
Total Pay: $79,747

Jeanne Candice Garrido is a Investigator at California Horse Racing Board. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $79,747. They are represented by R07.