Agency file

CDCR

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

The CDCR is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 54,125 employees with median total compensation of $111,126; the highest distinct record was $773,626.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $6B
Employees: 54,125
Median total: $111,126
Highest record: $773,626

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$43,390$249,845+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 54,125 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($111,126) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $90,218 (81%)
Overtime — $10,958 (10%)
Other — $9,937 (9%)
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

$39,405

$73,238

$111,126

$140,493

$178,555

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $178,555 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $39,405. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Correctional Officer

21,443 · $116,798

Correctional Sergeant

2,561 · $144,629

Office Technician (Typing)

2,139 · $48,289

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility

2,012 · $141,962

Licensed Vocational Nurse, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

1,430 · $82,498

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	$6B —	56,943 —	$107,319 —
2024	$6.2B ▲ 2.7%	61,264 ▲ 7.6%	$103,486 ▼ 3.6%
2025	$6B ▼ 3.0%	54,125 ▼ 11.7%	$111,126 ▲ 7.4%

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.

Department of Corrections Cook County, Illinois93% match
Pps Prisons City of Philadelphia93% match
Maine Correctional Center Maine92% match
She Cdc-M Offend Management Key Metro Nashville91% match
Corrections Illinois91% match
Corrections and Rehabilitation Miami-Dade County91% match

Record list

Employees

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Taejon Nash

Correctional Supervising Cook (Correctional Facility)/CDCR

2024 total comp

-$18,994

Sub-department: CA State Prison - Solano
Base pay: -$18,494
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$18,994
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Solano
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,538
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6742132183002
Salary Total: $4,538
Total Pay: -$18,994

Taejon Nash is a Correctional Supervising Cook (Correctional Facility) at CDCR within CA State Prison - Solano. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to -$18,994. They are represented by R15.

Trinidad Centeno

Supervising Registered Nurse III, Correctional Facility/CDCR

2025 total comp

-$20,502

Sub-department: CA State Prison - Wasco
Base pay: -$66,235
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $45,733
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$20,502
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M17
Work county: Kern
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,037
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1802139319920
Salary Total: $13,616
Total Pay: -$20,502

Trinidad Centeno works as a Supervising Registered Nurse III, Correctional Facility for CDCR within CA State Prison - Wasco. Their status is full-time. Trinidad earned -$20,502 in 2025. Union affiliation: M17.

Diana Salman

Pharmacy Technician/CDCR

2025 total comp

-$23,576

Sub-department: CA Medical Facility
Base pay: -$23,576
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$23,576
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: Solano

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,020
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0762137979008
Salary Total: $4,020
Total Pay: -$23,576

Diana Salman holds the role of Pharmacy Technician at CDCR within CA Medical Facility. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was -$23,576. They are represented by R20.

Stefaney Guest-Brown

Licensed Vocational Nurse, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation/CDCR

2024 total comp

-$23,967

Sub-department: CA Medical Facility
Base pay: -$23,967
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$23,967
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: Solano
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,298
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0762138257015
Salary Total: $6,298
Total Pay: -$23,967

Stefaney Guest-Brown works as a Licensed Vocational Nurse, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for CDCR within CA Medical Facility. Their status is full-time. Stefaney earned -$23,967 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is R20.

Davina Uchegbu

Supervising Registered Nurse II, Correctional Facility/CDCR

2024 total comp

-$24,087

Sub-department: CA State Prison - Sacramento
Base pay: -$24,087
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$24,087
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S17
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,970
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2842139318013
Salary Total: $12,970
Total Pay: -$24,087

Davina Uchegbu works as a Supervising Registered Nurse II, Correctional Facility for CDCR within CA State Prison - Sacramento. Their status is full-time. Davina earned -$24,087 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is S17.

Karen Bagube

Licensed Vocational Nurse, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation/CDCR

2025 total comp

-$25,212

Sub-department: CA Medical Facility
Base pay: -$1,547
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$23,665
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$25,212
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: Solano
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,487
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0762138257920
Salary Total: $6,487
Total Pay: -$25,212

Karen Bagube works as a Licensed Vocational Nurse, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for CDCR within CA Medical Facility. Their status is full-time. Karen earned -$25,212 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R20.

Sherri Sanders

Program Technician/CDCR

2025 total comp

-$25,956

Sub-department: Parole & Community Svs Division
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$25,956
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$25,956
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,326
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0613259927102
Salary Total: $4,326
Total Pay: -$25,956

Sherri Sanders works as a Program Technician for CDCR within Parole & Community Svs Division. Their status is full-time. Sherri earned -$25,956 in 2025. Union affiliation: R04.

Ivy Acquaah

Licensed Vocational Nurse, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation/CDCR

2024 total comp

-$28,125

Sub-department: Folsom State Prison
Base pay: -$28,125
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$28,125
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,115
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0712138257019
Salary Total: $6,115
Total Pay: -$28,125

Ivy Acquaah holds the role of Licensed Vocational Nurse, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at CDCR within Folsom State Prison. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was -$28,125. Their bargaining unit is R20.