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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Amanda Tyson

Personnel Specialist/Consumer Affairs

2023 total comp

$55,480

Sub-department: Administrative & Information Svs
Base pay: $53,080
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,480
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,883
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6107401303031
Salary Total: $4,883
Total Pay: $55,480

Amanda Tyson works as a Personnel Specialist for Consumer Affairs within Administrative & Information Svs. Their status is full-time. Amanda earned $55,480 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Clifton Hamilton

Office Technician (Typing)/Consumer Affairs

2025 total comp

$55,468

Sub-department: Medical Board of California
Base pay: $55,468
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,468
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,794
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6291701139004
Salary Total: $4,650
Total Pay: $55,468

Clifton Hamilton works as a Office Technician (Typing) for Consumer Affairs within Medical Board of California. Their status is full-time. Clifton earned $55,468 in 2025. Union affiliation: R04.

Sara Escalante

Accounting Technician/Consumer Affairs

2025 total comp

$55,455

Sub-department: Administrative & Information Svs
Base pay: $54,855
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,455
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,710
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6107201741019
Salary Total: $4,569
Total Pay: $55,455

At Consumer Affairs, Sara Escalante serves as a Accounting Technician within Administrative & Information Svs. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $55,455. They are represented by R04.

Michelle Trapp

Office Technician (General)/Consumer Affairs

2025 total comp

$55,455

Sub-department: Podiatry Examining Committee
Base pay: $54,855
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,455
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,710
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6001101138001
Salary Total: $4,569
Total Pay: $55,455

Michelle Trapp works as a Office Technician (General) for Consumer Affairs within Podiatry Examining Committee. Their status is full-time. Michelle earned $55,455 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Ertha Mancia

Program Technician II/Consumer Affairs

2025 total comp

$55,452

Sub-department: Board of Accountancy
Base pay: $54,852
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,452
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,804
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6153409928006
Salary Total: $4,660
Total Pay: $55,452

Ertha Mancia is a Program Technician II at Consumer Affairs within Board of Accountancy. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $55,452. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Andrea Nolan

Program Technician II/Consumer Affairs

2025 total comp

$55,449

Sub-department: Bureau of Automotive Repair
Base pay: $54,849
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,449
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,804
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6463009928008
Salary Total: $4,660
Total Pay: $55,449

Andrea Nolan holds the role of Program Technician II at Consumer Affairs within Bureau of Automotive Repair. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $55,449. Union affiliation: R04.