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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Laura Sandoval

Supervising Program Technician III/California Horse Racing Board

2025 total comp

$87,822

Base pay: $84,239
Overtime: $463
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,822
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S04
Work county: Orange
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,237
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3954019926001
Salary Total: $6,500
Total Pay: $87,822

Laura Sandoval is a Supervising Program Technician III at California Horse Racing Board. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $87,822. Their bargaining unit is S04.

Rick Pimentel

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/California Horse Racing Board

2025 total comp

$87,726

Base pay: $87,226
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,726
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3956005393702
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $87,726

Rick Pimentel works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for California Horse Racing Board. Their status is full-time. Rick earned $87,726 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Ryan Russell

Investigator/California Horse Racing Board

2023 total comp

$86,958

Base pay: $86,778
Overtime: $180
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,958
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,374
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3954028610004
Salary Total: $7,499
Total Pay: $86,958

Ryan Russell works as a Investigator for California Horse Racing Board. Their status is full-time. Ryan earned $86,958 in 2023. They are represented by R07.

Nicole Lopes-Gravely

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/California Horse Racing Board

2023 total comp

$86,512

Base pay: $83,919
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,593
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,512
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,114
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3956005393701
Salary Total: $7,114
Total Pay: $86,512

Nicole Lopes-Gravely works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for California Horse Racing Board. Their status is full-time. Nicole earned $86,512 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Jacquelyn Loyd

Attorney/California Horse Racing Board

2025 total comp

$84,376

Base pay: $83,926
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $450
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,376
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,969
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3951015778002
Salary Total: $9,513
Total Pay: $84,376

Jacquelyn Loyd is a Attorney at California Horse Racing Board. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $84,376. They are represented by R02.