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+

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

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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Mary Dang

Administrative Law Judge/CDCR

2025 total comp

$169,082

Sub-department: Cdcr/Administration
Base pay: $168,982
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $169,082
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,822
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0651586016020
Salary Total: $14,878
Total Pay: $169,082

Mary Dang holds the role of Administrative Law Judge at CDCR within Cdcr/Administration. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $169,082. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Michael Mette

Administrative Law Judge/CDCR

2025 total comp

$163,238

Sub-department: Cdcr/Administration
Base pay: $162,188
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,050
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163,238
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,451
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0651586016017
Salary Total: $13,502
Total Pay: $163,238

Michael Mette holds the role of Administrative Law Judge at CDCR within Cdcr/Administration. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $163,238. Union affiliation: R02.