California / Department of Cannabis Control

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Department of Cannabis Control

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

The Department of Cannabis Control is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 623 employees with median total compensation of $89,477; the highest distinct record was $242,253.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $59.2M
Employees: 623
Median total: $89,477
Highest record: $242,253

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$323$185,978+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 623 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($89,477) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $92,370 (97%)
Overtime — $638 (1%)
Other — $2,011 (2%)
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

$53,083

$74,605

$89,477

$117,530

$143,901

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $143,901 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $53,083. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

118 · $78,565

Environmental Scientist

70 · $87,361

Staff Services Manager I

54 · $95,467

Investigator

53 · $132,684

Special Investigator

52 · $94,329

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	$47.9M —	567 —	$83,473 —
2024	$54.5M ▲ 13.7%	616 ▲ 8.6%	$86,833 ▲ 4.0%
2025	$59.2M ▲ 8.7%	623 ▲ 1.1%	$89,477 ▲ 3.0%

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Record list

Employees

Page 1

Marissa Childers

Student Assistant/Department of Cannabis Control

2023 total comp

$22,584

Base pay: $22,584
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,584
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,194
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5929204870907
Salary Total: $18
Total Pay: $22,584

At Department of Cannabis Control, Marissa Childers serves as a Student Assistant. They work intermittent. Their 2023 pay totaled $22,584. They are represented by E.

Tachina Alexander

Staff Services Analyst/Department of Cannabis Control

2023 total comp

$21,692

Base pay: $19,512
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,180
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,692
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,726
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5929205157856
Salary Total: $4,726
Total Pay: $21,692

Tachina Alexander works as a Staff Services Analyst for Department of Cannabis Control. Their status is full-time. Tachina earned $21,692 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Brittney Holley

Staff Services Analyst/Department of Cannabis Control

2023 total comp

$21,339

Base pay: $6,209
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $15,130
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,339
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,059
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5929205157001
Salary Total: $5,059
Total Pay: $21,339

Brittney Holley works as a Staff Services Analyst for Department of Cannabis Control. Their status is full-time. Brittney earned $21,339 in 2023. They are represented by R01.

Theophilus Awuku Asabre

Information Technology Specialist II/Department of Cannabis Control

2023 total comp

$20,816

Base pay: $19,844
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $973
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,816
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,560
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5926401414002
Salary Total: $8,560
Total Pay: $20,816

Theophilus Awuku Asabre is a Information Technology Specialist II at Department of Cannabis Control. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $20,816. Union affiliation: R01.

Alline Adams

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Department of Cannabis Control

2024 total comp

$20,802

Base pay: $20,602
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,802
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,114
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5922305393907
Salary Total: $41
Total Pay: $20,802

Alline Adams works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for Department of Cannabis Control. Their status is intermittent. Alline earned $20,802 in 2024. Union affiliation: R01.

Tricia Duncan

Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Department of Cannabis Control

2025 total comp

$20,432

Base pay: $20,432
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,432
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,266
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5922204546011
Salary Total: $5,108
Total Pay: $20,432

Tricia Duncan works as a Accounting Officer (Specialist) for Department of Cannabis Control. Their status is full-time. Tricia earned $20,432 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Jeff Ramos

Special Investigator/Department of Cannabis Control

2023 total comp

$19,462

Base pay: $19,462
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,462
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,272
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5924208612907
Salary Total: $48
Total Pay: $19,462

Jeff Ramos is a Special Investigator at Department of Cannabis Control. They work intermittent. 2023 total compensation came to $19,462. They are represented by R07.

Manuel Leyva Camacho

Information Technology Specialist I/Department of Cannabis Control

2024 total comp

$19,041

Base pay: $19,041
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,041
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,635
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5926401402006
Salary Total: $7,635
Total Pay: $19,041

Manuel Leyva Camacho works as a Information Technology Specialist I for Department of Cannabis Control. Their status is full-time. Manuel earned $19,041 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Candice Rose

Environmental Planner/Department of Cannabis Control

2023 total comp

$17,826

Base pay: $7,188
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,638
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,826
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,857
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5929404640002
Salary Total: $5,857
Total Pay: $17,826

Candice Rose works as a Environmental Planner for Department of Cannabis Control. Their status is full-time. Candice earned $17,826 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Phoi Tran

Research Scientist II (Microbiological Sciences)/Department of Cannabis Control

2024 total comp

$17,825

Base pay: $9,142
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,683
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,825
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Contra Costa
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,889
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5927205587002
Salary Total: $8,889
Total Pay: $17,825

Phoi Tran holds the role of Research Scientist II (Microbiological Sciences) at Department of Cannabis Control. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $17,825. They are represented by R10.

Catherine Sanchez

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Department of Cannabis Control

2024 total comp

$17,033

Base pay: $17,033
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,033
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,855
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5922305393907
Salary Total: $5,855
Total Pay: $17,033

At Department of Cannabis Control, Catherine Sanchez serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $17,033. Union affiliation: R01.

Douglas Roehler

Staff Services Manager I/Department of Cannabis Control

2025 total comp

$16,287

Base pay: $15,767
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $520
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,287
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,172
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5921304800004
Salary Total: $6,957
Total Pay: $16,287

At Department of Cannabis Control, Douglas Roehler serves as a Staff Services Manager I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $16,287. Union affiliation: S01.

Michael Kania

Special Investigator/Department of Cannabis Control

2025 total comp

$16,244

Base pay: $16,244
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,244
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,606
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5924208612907
Salary Total: $50
Total Pay: $16,244

Michael Kania is a Special Investigator at Department of Cannabis Control. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to $16,244. Union affiliation: R07.

Joseph Ramer

Investigator/Department of Cannabis Control

2025 total comp

$16,116

Base pay: $15,837
Overtime: $280
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,116
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,879
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5924208610061
Salary Total: $7,918
Total Pay: $16,116

At Department of Cannabis Control, Joseph Ramer serves as a Investigator. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $16,116. Their bargaining unit is R07.

Jeffrey Abare

Information Technology Associate/Department of Cannabis Control

2023 total comp

$15,807

Base pay: $15,807
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,807
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,147
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5926401401001
Salary Total: $6,147
Total Pay: $15,807

Jeffrey Abare works as a Information Technology Associate for Department of Cannabis Control. Their status is full-time. Jeffrey earned $15,807 in 2023. Union affiliation: R01.

Alejandro Cuellar

Student Assistant/Department of Cannabis Control

2023 total comp

$15,759

Base pay: $14,301
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,459
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,759
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,188
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5929204870907
Salary Total: $18
Total Pay: $15,759

At Department of Cannabis Control, Alejandro Cuellar serves as a Student Assistant. They work intermittent. Their 2023 pay totaled $15,759. Union affiliation: E.

Bhupinderjit Virk

Associate Accounting Analyst/Department of Cannabis Control

2025 total comp

$15,736

Base pay: $15,486
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,736
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,978
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5922204588005
Salary Total: $6,769
Total Pay: $15,736

Bhupinderjit Virk works as a Associate Accounting Analyst for Department of Cannabis Control. Their status is full-time. Bhupinderjit earned $15,736 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.