California / CDCR / Administrative Law Judge

Job-title file

Administrative Law Judge

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

40 employees hold this title in CDCR. Median total compensation for the role is $184,313, above the department median of $111,126.

Employees: 40
Total payroll: $6.7M
Role median: $184,313
Agency median: $111,126
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$50$188,964+

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How total compensation varies among the 40 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across California

Administrative Law Judge is held in 14 California departments. In CDCR, the median of $184,313 ranks #4 of 14.

Highest-paying departments for this role

State Personnel Board

$186,117 · 5

Alcoholic Beverage Control

$185,517 · 4

Public Utilities Commission

$184,543 · 1

Insurance

$178,745 · 3

Department of Health Care Services

$178,583 · 11

Industrial Relations

$163,045 · 228

General Services

$161,658 · 50

Public Emplmt Relations Board

$156,530 · 7

Employment Development Department

$152,217 · 196

Social Services

$145,012 · 193

Agricultural Labor Rel Board

$112,183 · 9

Office of Tax Appeals Ota

$60,882 · 10

Median total compensation for the Administrative Law Judge role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Administrative Law Judge beyond California

This role is reported in 13 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $155,570 ranks #7 of 13. See Administrative Law Judge across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

$204,000 · 1,503

$183,194 · 17

$181,058 · 44

$180,703 · 32

$180,366 · 11

$173,104 · 26

$146,099 · 32

$139,808 · 29

Median total compensation for comparable Administrative Law Judgeroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Christopher Vose

Administrative Law Judge/CDCR

2025 total comp

$147,346

Sub-department: Cdcr/Administration
Base pay: $147,096
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $147,346
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,199
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0651586016023
Salary Total: $12,245
Total Pay: $147,346

Christopher Vose works as a Administrative Law Judge for CDCR within Cdcr/Administration. Their status is full-time. Christopher earned $147,346 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R02.

John Denvir

Administrative Law Judge/CDCR

2025 total comp

$145,195

Sub-department: Cdcr/Administration
Base pay: $108,912
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $36,283
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $145,195
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Kern
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,818
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0651586016005
Salary Total: $15,559
Total Pay: $145,195

At CDCR, John Denvir serves as a Administrative Law Judge within Cdcr/Administration. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $145,195. Their bargaining unit is R02.