California / Department of Child Support Service

Agency file

Department of Child Support Service

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

The Department of Child Support Service delivers health and social services — programs such as Medicaid, public assistance, child welfare, and support for aging and disabled residents.

In 2025, this agency had 634 employees with median total compensation of $104,164; the highest distinct record was $226,724.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $64.3M
Employees: 634
Median total: $104,164
Highest record: $226,724

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$953$164,927+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 634 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($104,164) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $98,540 (97%)
Overtime — $57 (0%)
Other — $2,859 (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

$59,200

$82,814

$104,164

$123,314

$135,191

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $135,191 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $59,200. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Information Technology Specialist I

173 · $123,314

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

119 · $84,379

Staff Services Manager I

53 · $105,811

Information Technology Specialist II

39 · $135,191

Management Services Technician

24 · $58,885

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	$60.8M —	637 —	$99,596 —
2024	$64M ▲ 5.3%	655 ▲ 2.8%	$100,290 ▲ 0.7%
2025	$64.3M ▲ 0.5%	634 ▼ 3.2%	$104,164 ▲ 3.9%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Deepshikha Kumar

Supervising Management Auditor/Department of Child Support Service

2025 total comp

$143,228

Base pay: $139,508
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $143,228
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,979
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8171124163001
Salary Total: $11,620
Total Pay: $143,228

Deepshikha Kumar holds the role of Supervising Management Auditor at Department of Child Support Service. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $143,228. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Yolanda Peneda

Attorney III/Department of Child Support Service

2025 total comp

$143,216

Base pay: $142,866
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $143,216
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,623
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8171115795006
Salary Total: $12,265
Total Pay: $143,216

Yolanda Peneda is a Attorney III at Department of Child Support Service. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $143,216. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Jennifer Younger

Staff Services Manager III/Department of Child Support Service

2025 total comp

$143,093

Base pay: $139,373
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $143,093
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,867
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8176214802001
Salary Total: $11,628
Total Pay: $143,093

Jennifer Younger holds the role of Staff Services Manager III at Department of Child Support Service. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $143,093. Union affiliation: M01.

Mia Mullins

Research Data Analyst II/Department of Child Support Service

2025 total comp

$140,819

Base pay: $115,281
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $25,539
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,819
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,325
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8176215731910
Salary Total: $8,908
Total Pay: $140,819

Mia Mullins works as a Research Data Analyst II for Department of Child Support Service. Their status is full-time. Mia earned $140,819 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Melissa Jones

Information Technology Manager I/Department of Child Support Service

2025 total comp

$140,244

Base pay: $139,644
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,244
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,579
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8174311405002
Salary Total: $11,620
Total Pay: $140,244

Melissa Jones is a Information Technology Manager I at Department of Child Support Service. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $140,244. Union affiliation: M01.

Jason Tomoeda

Information Technology Specialist I/Department of Child Support Service

2023 total comp

$139,286

Base pay: $116,710
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $22,577
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,286
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,932
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8174141402008
Salary Total: $9,932
Total Pay: $139,286

Jason Tomoeda holds the role of Information Technology Specialist I at Department of Child Support Service. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $139,286. Union affiliation: R01.

Nicole Cortez

C.E.A./Department of Child Support Service

2025 total comp

$138,916

Base pay: $135,796
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,916
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Merced
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,142
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8171407500007
Salary Total: $11,778
Total Pay: $138,916

Nicole Cortez works as a C.E.A. for Department of Child Support Service. Their status is full-time. Nicole earned $138,916 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Emily Jernigan

C.E.A./Department of Child Support Service

2025 total comp

$138,568

Base pay: $66,985
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $71,582
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,568
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,676
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8171407500003
Salary Total: $11,676
Total Pay: $138,568

At Department of Child Support Service, Emily Jernigan serves as a C.E.A.. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $138,568. Union affiliation: M01.

Sophia Ramirez

Information Technology Manager I/Department of Child Support Service

2025 total comp

$138,314

Base pay: $135,069
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,245
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,314
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,965
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8174361405001
Salary Total: $11,606
Total Pay: $138,314

Sophia Ramirez is a Information Technology Manager I at Department of Child Support Service. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $138,314. They are represented by M01.