California / Consumer Affairs

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Consumer Affairs

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 3,760 employees with median total compensation of $74,759; the highest distinct record was $304,089.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $276M
Employees: 3,760
Median total: $74,759
Highest record: $304,089

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$8,341$161,748+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 3,760 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($74,759) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $71,337 (97%)
Overtime — $144 (0%)
Other — $1,933 (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

$3,341

$50,626

$74,759

$97,763

$123,314

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $123,314 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $3,341. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

601 · $80,600

Staff Services Analyst

369 · $61,664

Automotive Program Representative

245 · $88,239

Special Investigator

226 · $97,252

Staff Services Manager I

224 · $100,169

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	$249.7M —	3,688 —	$70,770 —
2024	$262.8M ▲ 5.3%	3,771 ▲ 2.3%	$71,977 ▲ 1.7%
2025	$276M ▲ 5.0%	3,760 ▼ 0.3%	$74,759 ▲ 3.9%

Record list

Employees

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Era Singh Kajal

Air Quality Engineer I, Department of Consumer Affairs/Consumer Affairs

2025 total comp

$113,046

Sub-department: Bureau of Automotive Repair
Base pay: $112,696
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,046
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,199
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6461219941019
Salary Total: $9,893
Total Pay: $113,046

At Consumer Affairs, Era Singh Kajal serves as a Air Quality Engineer I, Department of Consumer Affairs within Bureau of Automotive Repair. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $113,046. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Eduardo Rodriguez

Special Investigator/Consumer Affairs

2025 total comp

$112,969

Sub-department: Contractors License Board
Base pay: $112,369
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,969
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,037
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6223348612002
Salary Total: $9,418
Total Pay: $112,969

Eduardo Rodriguez works as a Special Investigator for Consumer Affairs within Contractors License Board. Their status is full-time. Eduardo earned $112,969 in 2025. Union affiliation: R07.

Jesse Laxton

Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory)/Consumer Affairs

2025 total comp

$112,801

Sub-department: Board of Architectural Exmrs
Base pay: $109,081
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,801
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,634
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6161104801001
Salary Total: $9,345
Total Pay: $112,801

Jesse Laxton works as a Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory) for Consumer Affairs within Board of Architectural Exmrs. Their status is full-time. Jesse earned $112,801 in 2025. Union affiliation: S01.

Matthew Acosta

Automotive Program Supervisor II/Consumer Affairs

2025 total comp

$112,722

Sub-department: Bureau of Automotive Repair
Base pay: $112,122
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,722
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S07
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,532
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6461636842003
Salary Total: $9,341
Total Pay: $112,722

Matthew Acosta is a Automotive Program Supervisor II at Consumer Affairs within Bureau of Automotive Repair. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $112,722. They are represented by S07.

Lisa Snelling

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Consumer Affairs

2025 total comp

$112,611

Sub-department: Speech Pathology
Base pay: $87,892
Overtime: $24,420
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,611
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6431105393003
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $112,611

Lisa Snelling holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Consumer Affairs within Speech Pathology. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $112,611. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Gina Leyva

Investigator/Consumer Affairs

2025 total comp

$112,395

Sub-department: Division Investigation
Base pay: $107,156
Overtime: $2,556
Other pay: $2,682
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,395
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,920
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6123108610001
Salary Total: $9,188
Total Pay: $112,395

Gina Leyva holds the role of Investigator at Consumer Affairs within Division Investigation. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $112,395. Their bargaining unit is R07.

Elizabeth Elias

Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory)/Consumer Affairs

2023 total comp

$112,393

Sub-department: Private Postsecondary & Voc
Base pay: $106,022
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,371
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,393
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,219
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6441404801001
Salary Total: $9,219
Total Pay: $112,393

Elizabeth Elias holds the role of Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory) at Consumer Affairs within Private Postsecondary & Voc. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $112,393. They are represented by S01.

Xiao Huang

Information Technology Specialist I/Consumer Affairs

2025 total comp

$112,388

Sub-department: Administrative & Information Svs
Base pay: $111,788
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,388
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,599
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6107101402033
Salary Total: $9,311
Total Pay: $112,388

Xiao Huang holds the role of Information Technology Specialist I at Consumer Affairs within Administrative & Information Svs. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $112,388. They are represented by R01.

Andrea Hofer-Sisto

Information Technology Specialist I/Consumer Affairs

2025 total comp

$112,388

Sub-department: Contractors License Board
Base pay: $111,788
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,388
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,599
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6221201402003
Salary Total: $9,311
Total Pay: $112,388

At Consumer Affairs, Andrea Hofer-Sisto serves as a Information Technology Specialist I within Contractors License Board. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $112,388. Union affiliation: R01.

Scott Adams

Investigator/Consumer Affairs

2025 total comp

$112,353

Sub-department: Division Investigation
Base pay: $112,128
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $225
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,353
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,296
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6123058610008
Salary Total: $9,575
Total Pay: $112,353

Scott Adams works as a Investigator for Consumer Affairs within Division Investigation. Their status is full-time. Scott earned $112,353 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R07.

John Nishimine

Research Data Specialist II/Consumer Affairs

2025 total comp

$112,352

Sub-department: Administrative & Information Svs
Base pay: $111,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,352
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,561
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6107215758001
Salary Total: $9,274
Total Pay: $112,352

John Nishimine works as a Research Data Specialist II for Consumer Affairs within Administrative & Information Svs. Their status is full-time. John earned $112,352 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

Cherise Burns

Executive Officer,Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board/Dca/Consumer Affairs

2025 total comp

$112,348

Sub-department: Speech Pathology
Base pay: $108,953
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,395
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,348
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,355
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6431108993002
Salary Total: $9,074
Total Pay: $112,348

Cherise Burns is a Executive Officer,Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board/Dca at Consumer Affairs within Speech Pathology. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $112,348. Union affiliation: E99.

Lori Martinez

Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory)/Consumer Affairs

2024 total comp

$112,313

Sub-department: Board of Pharmacy
Base pay: $112,013
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,313
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,496
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6321104801003
Salary Total: $9,496
Total Pay: $112,313

Lori Martinez is a Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory) at Consumer Affairs within Board of Pharmacy. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $112,313. They are represented by S01.