California / Commission on State Mandates

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Commission on State Mandates

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 18 employees with median total compensation of $89,496; the highest distinct record was $223,096.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $1.8M
Employees: 18
Median total: $89,496
Highest record: $223,096

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$800$223,096+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 18 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($89,496) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $91,431 (93%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $6,372 (7%)
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

$48,483

$65,423

$89,496

$123,080

$156,497

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $156,497 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $48,483. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

4 · $78,521

Executive Director, Commission on State Mandates

2 · $144,259

Public Member/Commission on State Mandates

2 · $900

C.E.A.

1 · $217,996

Attorney III

1 · $156,497

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	$1.6M —	17 —	$86,439 —
2024	$1.7M ▲ 11.1%	19 ▲ 11.8%	$74,758 ▼ 13.5%
2025	$1.8M ▲ 1.7%	18 ▼ 5.3%	$89,496 ▲ 19.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Heather Halsey

Executive Director, Commission on State Mandates/Commission on State Mandates

2025 total comp

$65,423

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $65,423
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,423
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,310
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3560011621001
Salary Total: $18,310
Total Pay: $65,423

Heather Halsey is a Executive Director, Commission on State Mandates at Commission on State Mandates. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $65,423. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Steven Garcia

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Commission on State Mandates

2025 total comp

$59,340

Base pay: $58,790
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,340
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,980
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3560015393011
Salary Total: $5,078
Total Pay: $59,340

Steven Garcia is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Commission on State Mandates. They work part-time. 2025 total compensation came to $59,340. They are represented by R01.