Commission on Judical Perform

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

The Commission on Judical Perform is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 27 employees with median total compensation of $143,272; the highest distinct record was $274,864.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $3.7M
Employees: 27
Median total: $143,272
Highest record: $274,864

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$11,566$239,425+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 27 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($143,272) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $132,451 (96%)
Overtime — $447 (0%)
Other — $4,663 (3%)
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

$76,411

$90,718

$143,272

$179,667

$204,204

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $204,204 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $76,411. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Senior Attorney III

5 · $172,523

Legal Assistant to Staff Counsel II

5 · $76,411

Senior Attorney II

4 · $137,966

Senior Attorney IV

3 · $185,617

Director/Chief Counsel (Cjp)

1 · $274,864

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	$3.7M —	29 —	$131,281 —
2024	$3.7M ▼ 0.1%	29 ±0%	$136,474 ▲ 4.0%
2025	$3.7M ▼ 0.1%	27 ▼ 6.9%	$143,272 ▲ 5.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Nicole Benavidez

Legal Assistant to Trial Counsel II/Commission on Judical Perform

2025 total comp

$107,901

Base pay: $88,339
Overtime: $189
Other pay: $19,374
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,901
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,174
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1480016019003
Salary Total: $7,929
Total Pay: $107,901

At Commission on Judical Perform, Nicole Benavidez serves as a Legal Assistant to Trial Counsel II. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $107,901. Union affiliation: E88.