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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Ashley Allred

Administrative Law Judge/CDCR

2025 total comp

$179,320

Sub-department: Cdcr/Administration
Base pay: $178,720
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $179,320
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,822
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0651586016012
Salary Total: $14,878
Total Pay: $179,320

Ashley Allred works as a Administrative Law Judge for CDCR within Cdcr/Administration. Their status is full-time. Ashley earned $179,320 in 2025. They are represented by R02.

Nancy Wong

Administrative Law Judge/CDCR

2025 total comp

$179,170

Sub-department: Cdcr/Administration
Base pay: $178,720
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $450
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $179,170
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,822
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0651586016018
Salary Total: $14,878
Total Pay: $179,170

Nancy Wong works as a Administrative Law Judge for CDCR within Cdcr/Administration. Their status is full-time. Nancy earned $179,170 in 2025. They are represented by R02.

Keith Betchley

Administrative Law Judge/CDCR

2025 total comp

$178,970

Sub-department: Cdcr/Administration
Base pay: $178,720
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $178,970
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,822
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0651586016007
Salary Total: $14,878
Total Pay: $178,970

Keith Betchley works as a Administrative Law Judge for CDCR within Cdcr/Administration. Their status is full-time. Keith earned $178,970 in 2025. Union affiliation: R02.

Ryan Hickey

Administrative Law Judge/CDCR

2025 total comp

$178,970

Sub-department: Cdcr/Administration
Base pay: $178,720
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $178,970
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,822
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0651586016004
Salary Total: $14,878
Total Pay: $178,970

Ryan Hickey holds the role of Administrative Law Judge at CDCR within Cdcr/Administration. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $178,970. Union affiliation: R02.

Cristina Guerrero

Administrative Law Judge/CDCR

2025 total comp

$177,449

Sub-department: Cdcr/Administration
Base pay: $177,199
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $177,449
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: San Bernardino

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,263
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0651586016028
Salary Total: $14,616
Total Pay: $177,449

Cristina Guerrero holds the role of Administrative Law Judge at CDCR within Cdcr/Administration. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $177,449. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Brenna Hall

Administrative Law Judge/CDCR

2025 total comp

$175,538

Sub-department: Cdcr/Administration
Base pay: $175,288
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $175,538
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,537
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0651586016014
Salary Total: $14,592
Total Pay: $175,538

Brenna Hall holds the role of Administrative Law Judge at CDCR within Cdcr/Administration. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $175,538. They are represented by R02.

Brenna Kantrovitz

Administrative Law Judge/CDCR

2024 total comp

$173,319

Sub-department: Cdcr/Administration
Base pay: $172,719
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,319
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,442
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0651586016014
Salary Total: $14,114
Total Pay: $173,319

Brenna Kantrovitz is a Administrative Law Judge at CDCR within Cdcr/Administration. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $173,319. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Eleanore Adams

Administrative Law Judge/CDCR

2025 total comp

$171,279

Sub-department: Cdcr/Administration
Base pay: $171,029
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $171,279
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,184
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0651586016025
Salary Total: $14,238
Total Pay: $171,279

At CDCR, Eleanore Adams serves as a Administrative Law Judge within Cdcr/Administration. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $171,279. They are represented by R02.

Matthew Brueckner

Administrative Law Judge/CDCR

2025 total comp

$170,434

Sub-department: Cdcr/Administration
Base pay: $170,184
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $170,434
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,114
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0651586016010
Salary Total: $14,168
Total Pay: $170,434

Matthew Brueckner works as a Administrative Law Judge for CDCR within Cdcr/Administration. Their status is full-time. Matthew earned $170,434 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R02.