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

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Taylor Twist

Information Technology Associate/Department of Child Support Service

2024 total comp

$70,823

Base pay: $69,817
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,006
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,823
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,980
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8174261401014
Salary Total: $6,980
Total Pay: $70,823

At Department of Child Support Service, Taylor Twist serves as a Information Technology Associate. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $70,823. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Elisabeth Hardcastle

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Department of Child Support Service

2025 total comp

$70,637

Base pay: $70,087
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,637
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,980
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8171805393001
Salary Total: $6,771
Total Pay: $70,637

Elisabeth Hardcastle is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Department of Child Support Service. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $70,637. They are represented by R01.

Alexander Vanwormer

Information Technology Associate/Department of Child Support Service

2025 total comp

$70,523

Base pay: $69,923
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,523
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,278
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8174261401007
Salary Total: $6,090
Total Pay: $70,523

At Department of Child Support Service, Alexander Vanwormer serves as a Information Technology Associate. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $70,523. Union affiliation: R01.

William Bradley

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Department of Child Support Service

2024 total comp

$70,224

Base pay: $69,649
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $575
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,224
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,148
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8171305393707
Salary Total: $6,148
Total Pay: $70,224

William Bradley is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Department of Child Support Service. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $70,224. Union affiliation: R01.

Christine Jacobs

Staff Services Manager I/Department of Child Support Service

2025 total comp

$69,914

Base pay: $66,220
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,694
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,914
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,910
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8176354800910
Salary Total: $8,910
Total Pay: $69,914

Christine Jacobs is a Staff Services Manager I at Department of Child Support Service. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $69,914. Union affiliation: S01.

Lillian Trujillo

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Department of Child Support Service

2025 total comp

$69,554

Base pay: $69,129
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $425
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,554
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,681
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8171005393701
Salary Total: $5,864
Total Pay: $69,554

Lillian Trujillo holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Department of Child Support Service. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $69,554. Union affiliation: R01.

Anthony Lewis

Information Technology Associate/Department of Child Support Service

2023 total comp

$69,448

Base pay: $57,858
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,589
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,448
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,238
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8174261401007
Salary Total: $8,238
Total Pay: $69,448

Anthony Lewis holds the role of Information Technology Associate at Department of Child Support Service. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $69,448. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Melissa Benavidez

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Department of Child Support Service

2025 total comp

$69,384

Base pay: $63,380
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,005
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,384
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,332
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8172145393001
Salary Total: $6,142
Total Pay: $69,384

At Department of Child Support Service, Melissa Benavidez serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,384. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Stella Kristy Bernardino

Research Data Analyst I/Department of Child Support Service

2025 total comp

$69,358

Base pay: $68,808
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,358
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,402
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8171405729001
Salary Total: $5,914
Total Pay: $69,358

At Department of Child Support Service, Stella Kristy Bernardino serves as a Research Data Analyst I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,358. Union affiliation: R01.