Agency file

Cdcr/Cchcs

Source file: California — State Employee Compensation (SCO Payroll Data Warehouse, CPRA) / ingested Jul 4, 2026

The Cdcr/Cchcs is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 6,383 employees with median total compensation of $99,990; the highest distinct record was $738,032.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $739.5M
Employees: 6,383
Median total: $99,990
Highest record: $738,032

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

-$21,893$398,115+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 6,383 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($99,990) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $99,997 (86%)
Overtime — $8,529 (7%)
Other — $7,336 (6%)
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

$44,316

$68,687

$99,990

$140,877

$188,820

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $188,820 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $44,316. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Correctional Officer

1,006 · $118,736

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility

608 · $141,555

Certified Nursing Assistant

492 · $65,142

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

474 · $77,728

Office Technician (Typing)

256 · $48,288

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	$641.1M —	5,838 —	$97,259 —
2024	$694.8M ▲ 8.4%	6,286 ▲ 7.7%	$96,854 ▼ 0.4%
2025	$739.5M ▲ 6.4%	6,383 ▲ 1.5%	$99,990 ▲ 3.2%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

CDCR California73% match
Department of Corrections Cook County, Illinois57% match
Pps Prisons City of Philadelphia57% match
She Cdc-M Offend Management Key Metro Nashville57% match
Maine Correctional Center Maine57% match
Jail Allegheny County, Pennsylvania57% match

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Arnolfo Elman

Physician and Surgeon, Correctional Facility (Internal Medicine/Family Practice)/Cdcr/Cchcs

2023 total comp

$326,408

Sub-department: Headquarters
Base pay: $321,526
Overtime: $2,382
Other pay: $2,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $326,408
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R16
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $27,257
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0425009263025
Salary Total: $27,257
Total Pay: $326,408

Arnolfo Elman works as a Physician and Surgeon, Correctional Facility (Internal Medicine/Family Practice) for Cdcr/Cchcs within Headquarters. Their status is full-time. Arnolfo earned $326,408 in 2023. They are represented by R16.

Varinderjit Sidhu

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$325,932

Sub-department: Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac
Base pay: $139,890
Overtime: $181,609
Other pay: $4,433
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $325,932
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: San Joaquin
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,903
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1402139275021
Salary Total: $11,696
Total Pay: $325,932

Varinderjit Sidhu holds the role of Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility at Cdcr/Cchcs within Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $325,932. Union affiliation: R17.

Asadullah Awan

Physician and Surgeon, Correctional Facility (Internal Medicine/Family Practice)/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$325,775

Sub-department: Headquarters
Base pay: $297,952
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $27,822
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $325,775
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R16
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $29,334
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0425219263002
Salary Total: $28,285
Total Pay: $325,775

Asadullah Awan is a Physician and Surgeon, Correctional Facility (Internal Medicine/Family Practice) at Cdcr/Cchcs within Headquarters. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $325,775. Their bargaining unit is R16.

Kelley Franceschi

Receiver's Clinical Executive (Safety)/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$325,277

Sub-department: Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac
Base pay: $298,350
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $26,927
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $325,277
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M16
Work county: San Joaquin
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $25,122
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1402208200400
Salary Total: $23,961
Total Pay: $325,277

Kelley Franceschi holds the role of Receiver's Clinical Executive (Safety) at Cdcr/Cchcs within Cdcr/Cchcs CA Health Care Fac. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $325,277. Union affiliation: M16.

Barbara Barney

Receiver's Nurse Executive (Safety)/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$324,869

Sub-department: Headquarters
Base pay: $244,905
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $79,964
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $324,869
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M17
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $27,791
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0426008241001
Salary Total: $26,957
Total Pay: $324,869

Barbara Barney is a Receiver's Nurse Executive (Safety) at Cdcr/Cchcs within Headquarters. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $324,869. Union affiliation: M17.

Maria Dunton

Physician and Surgeon, Correctional Facility (Internal Medicine/Family Practice)/Cdcr/Cchcs

2023 total comp

$324,576

Sub-department: Headquarters
Base pay: $321,526
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,050
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $324,576
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R16
Work county: San Bernardino

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $27,257
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0425009263037
Salary Total: $27,257
Total Pay: $324,576

Maria Dunton holds the role of Physician and Surgeon, Correctional Facility (Internal Medicine/Family Practice) at Cdcr/Cchcs within Headquarters. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $324,576. They are represented by R16.

Elsa Garcia

Physician and Surgeon, Correctional Facility (Internal Medicine/Family Practice)/Cdcr/Cchcs

2023 total comp

$324,026

Sub-department: Headquarters
Base pay: $321,526
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $324,026
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R16
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $27,257
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0425009263038
Salary Total: $27,257
Total Pay: $324,026

Elsa Garcia holds the role of Physician and Surgeon, Correctional Facility (Internal Medicine/Family Practice) at Cdcr/Cchcs within Headquarters. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $324,026. Union affiliation: R16.

Joy Jones

Staff Psychiatrist, Correctional and Rehabilitative Services(Safety)/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$324,017

Sub-department: Southern Region
Base pay: $283,856
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $40,161
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $324,017
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R16
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $25,913
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0913239758063
Salary Total: $29,939
Total Pay: $324,017

Joy Jones holds the role of Staff Psychiatrist, Correctional and Rehabilitative Services(Safety) at Cdcr/Cchcs within Southern Region. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $324,017. Their bargaining unit is R16.

Febbis Balinos

Physician and Surgeon, Correctional Facility (Internal Medicine/Family Practice)/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$320,154

Sub-department: Headquarters
Base pay: $304,057
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $16,097
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $320,154
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R16
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $29,640
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0425009263918
Salary Total: $28,271
Total Pay: $320,154

Febbis Balinos works as a Physician and Surgeon, Correctional Facility (Internal Medicine/Family Practice) for Cdcr/Cchcs within Headquarters. Their status is full-time. Febbis earned $320,154 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R16.

Michael Hwang

Staff Psychiatrist, Correctional and Rehabilitative Services(Safety)/Cdcr/Cchcs

2024 total comp

$319,521

Sub-department: Southern Region
Base pay: $302,043
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,477
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $319,521
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R16
Work county: Orange
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $30,229
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0913239758068
Salary Total: $30,229
Total Pay: $319,521

At Cdcr/Cchcs, Michael Hwang serves as a Staff Psychiatrist, Correctional and Rehabilitative Services(Safety) within Southern Region. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $319,521. They are represented by R16.

Zachary Herzfeldt

Staff Psychiatrist, Correctional and Rehabilitative Services(Safety)/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$317,906

Sub-department: Southern Region
Base pay: $299,690
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $18,217
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $317,906
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R16
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $25,913
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0913239758068
Salary Total: $29,939
Total Pay: $317,906

Zachary Herzfeldt works as a Staff Psychiatrist, Correctional and Rehabilitative Services(Safety) for Cdcr/Cchcs within Southern Region. Their status is full-time. Zachary earned $317,906 in 2025. They are represented by R16.

Debra Amos-Terrell

Receiver's Nurse Executive (Safety)/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$315,660

Sub-department: Headquarters
Base pay: $308,249
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,411
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $315,660
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M17
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $26,468
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0426508241001
Salary Total: $25,674
Total Pay: $315,660

Debra Amos-Terrell holds the role of Receiver's Nurse Executive (Safety) at Cdcr/Cchcs within Headquarters. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $315,660. Union affiliation: M17.