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Cradle to Career

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

The Cradle to Career is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 50 employees with median total compensation of $53,395; the highest distinct record was $214,746.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$3.4M
Employees
50
Median total
$53,395
Highest record
$214,746

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 50 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($53,395) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $65,706 (97%)
  • Overtime — $0 (0%)
  • Other — $1,780 (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
$200
$600
$53,395
$113,850
$164,877

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $164,877 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $200. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Member, Cradle-To-Career Data System Governing Board
19 · $300
C.E.A.
8 · $167,877
Associate Governmental Program Analyst
5 · $74,053
Information Technology Manager II
3 · $161,799
Research Data Specialist III
3 · $96,925

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2023
$2M
—
21
—
$75,931
—
2024
$2.9M
▲ 48.9%
28
▲ 33.3%
$88,814
▲ 17.0%
2025
$3.4M
▲ 15.5%
50
▲ 78.6%
$53,395
▼ 39.9%

Record list

Employees

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Mary Ann Bates

Executive Director, Cradle to Career/Cradle to Career

2025 total comp
$214,746
Base pay
$214,146
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$600
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$214,746
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
E99
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$18,388
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
4241007898001
Salary Total
$17,836
Total Pay
$214,746

Mary Ann Bates works as a Executive Director, Cradle to Career for Cradle to Career. Their status is full-time. Mary earned $214,746 in 2025. They are represented by E99.

Julia Blair

C.E.A./Cradle to Career

2025 total comp
$199,156
Base pay
$190,905
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$8,251
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$199,156
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
M01
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$17,037
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
4241007500005
Salary Total
$16,526
Total Pay
$199,156

At Cradle to Career, Julia Blair serves as a C.E.A.. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $199,156. Union affiliation: M01.