California / Commission on State Mandates

Agency file

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

Carla Shelton

Senior Legal Analyst/Commission on State Mandates

2025 total comp

$90,499

Base pay: $90,324
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,499
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,929
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3560015333001
Salary Total: $7,691
Total Pay: $90,499

At Commission on State Mandates, Carla Shelton serves as a Senior Legal Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $90,499. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Jill Magee

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Commission on State Mandates

2025 total comp

$88,492

Base pay: $87,892
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,492
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3560015393008
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $88,492

Jill Magee holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Commission on State Mandates. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,492. Union affiliation: R01.