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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Marcus Shaw

C.E.A./California Horse Racing Board

2024 total comp

$201,905

Base pay: $156,987
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $44,918
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $201,905
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,248
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3951007500051
Salary Total: $12,248
Total Pay: $201,905

At California Horse Racing Board, Marcus Shaw serves as a C.E.A.. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $201,905. Union affiliation: M01.

Charles Chaney

Executive Director, California Horse Racing Board/California Horse Racing Board

2025 total comp

$184,575

Base pay: $180,855
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,575
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,529
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3951008582001
Salary Total: $15,063
Total Pay: $184,575

At California Horse Racing Board, Charles Chaney serves as a Executive Director, California Horse Racing Board. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $184,575. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Robert Brodnik Jr

Attorney III/California Horse Racing Board

2024 total comp

$180,398

Base pay: $134,585
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $45,813
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,398
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,879
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3951015795001
Salary Total: $14,879
Total Pay: $180,398

Robert Brodnik Jr works as a Attorney III for California Horse Racing Board. Their status is full-time. Robert earned $180,398 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Cynthia Alameda

C.E.A./California Horse Racing Board

2025 total comp

$155,066

Base pay: $151,346
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $155,066
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,152
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3951007500050
Salary Total: $12,757
Total Pay: $155,066

Cynthia Alameda holds the role of C.E.A. at California Horse Racing Board. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $155,066. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Kevin Kitashima

Supervising Special Investigator I/California Horse Racing Board

2025 total comp

$151,466

Base pay: $151,466
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $151,466
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S07
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,933
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3954008548006
Salary Total: $12,530
Total Pay: $151,466

Kevin Kitashima works as a Supervising Special Investigator I for California Horse Racing Board. Their status is full-time. Kevin earned $151,466 in 2025. Union affiliation: S07.