California / Department of Health Care Services / Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel

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Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel

Provide legal advice, draft and review documents, and represent the agency in legal matters.

18 employees hold this title in Department of Health Care Services. Median total compensation for the role is $193,047, above the department median of $90,379.

Employees: 18
Total payroll: $3.4M
Role median: $193,047
Agency median: $90,379
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$106,377$208,905+

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

How total compensation varies among the 18 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across California

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel is held in 65 California departments. In Department of Health Care Services, the median of $193,047 ranks #43 of 65.

Highest-paying departments for this role

CA. State Auditor's Office

$226,201 · 1

State Comp Insurance Fund

$226,032 · 56

Legislative Counsel Bureau

$209,585 · 10

Veterans Affairs

$208,657 · 1

Health and Human Services Agy

$207,226 · 2

Office of Inspector General

$206,079 · 1

CA Health Benefit Exchange

$205,885 · 3

Industrial Relations

$205,637 · 6

CDCR

$205,562 · 30

Housing and Community Develop

$205,537 · 5

Office of Tax Appeals Ota

$205,537 · 3

CA. Coastal Commission

$205,537 · 1

Median total compensation for the Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

Page 1

Melissa Harkness-Corral

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/Department of Health Care Services

2023 total comp

$210,537

Base pay: $194,358
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $16,179
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $210,537
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,483
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8030305871002
Salary Total: $16,483
Total Pay: $210,537

Melissa Harkness-Corral is a Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel at Department of Health Care Services. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $210,537. Union affiliation: M02.

Alissa Harris

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$205,737

Base pay: $205,187
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $205,737
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,742
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8030305871005
Salary Total: $16,922
Total Pay: $205,737

Alissa Harris is a Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel at Department of Health Care Services. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $205,737. Their bargaining unit is M02.

Jon-Paul Valcarenghi

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$205,737

Base pay: $205,187
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $205,737
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,742
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8030305871006
Salary Total: $16,922
Total Pay: $205,737

At Department of Health Care Services, Jon-Paul Valcarenghi serves as a Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $205,737. They are represented by M02.

Shanna Mcdaniel

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$205,331

Base pay: $204,831
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $205,331
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,742
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8030305871003
Salary Total: $16,922
Total Pay: $205,331

Shanna Mcdaniel holds the role of Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel at Department of Health Care Services. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $205,331. Union affiliation: M02.

Carleen Wood

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$201,285

Base pay: $200,735
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $201,285
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,742
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8030305871002
Salary Total: $16,922
Total Pay: $201,285

At Department of Health Care Services, Carleen Wood serves as a Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $201,285. Union affiliation: M02.

Jami Terrell

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/Department of Health Care Services

2024 total comp

$200,602

Base pay: $200,002
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $200,602
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,225
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8030305871007
Salary Total: $17,225
Total Pay: $200,602

Jami Terrell works as a Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel for Department of Health Care Services. Their status is full-time. Jami earned $200,602 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is M02.

Katie Konz

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$197,155

Base pay: $196,605
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $197,155
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,742
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8030305871007
Salary Total: $16,922
Total Pay: $197,155

At Department of Health Care Services, Katie Konz serves as a Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $197,155. Union affiliation: M02.

Matthew Link-Crosier

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/Department of Health Care Services

2024 total comp

$196,639

Base pay: $196,039
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $196,639
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,225
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8030305871009
Salary Total: $17,225
Total Pay: $196,639

Matthew Link-Crosier works as a Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel for Department of Health Care Services. Their status is full-time. Matthew earned $196,639 in 2024. They are represented by M02.

David Fox

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$196,638

Base pay: $195,834
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $804
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $196,638
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,742
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8030305871001
Salary Total: $16,922
Total Pay: $196,638

David Fox works as a Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel for Department of Health Care Services. Their status is full-time. David earned $196,638 in 2025. Union affiliation: M02.

Whitney Mcbride

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$189,456

Base pay: $188,906
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $189,456
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,883
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8030305871013
Salary Total: $16,103
Total Pay: $189,456

At Department of Health Care Services, Whitney Mcbride serves as a Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $189,456. Their bargaining unit is M02.

Phillip Kleam

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$189,237

Base pay: $188,687
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $189,237
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,853
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8030305871011
Salary Total: $16,074
Total Pay: $189,237

Phillip Kleam holds the role of Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel at Department of Health Care Services. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $189,237. They are represented by M02.

Regina Jones

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$188,315

Base pay: $187,815
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $188,315
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,982
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8030305871010
Salary Total: $16,197
Total Pay: $188,315

At Department of Health Care Services, Regina Jones serves as a Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $188,315. Their bargaining unit is M02.

Caridad Pena-Colon

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$185,986

Base pay: $185,436
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,986
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,901
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8030305871004
Salary Total: $16,120
Total Pay: $185,986

At Department of Health Care Services, Caridad Pena-Colon serves as a Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $185,986. Union affiliation: M02.

Karen Holloway-Smith

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$181,271

Base pay: $180,721
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,271
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,076
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8030305871008
Salary Total: $15,333
Total Pay: $181,271

Karen Holloway-Smith holds the role of Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel at Department of Health Care Services. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $181,271. They are represented by M02.

Mariejoy Mendoza-Riess

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$180,379

Base pay: $179,829
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,379
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,127
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8030305871015
Salary Total: $15,382
Total Pay: $180,379

Mariejoy Mendoza-Riess holds the role of Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel at Department of Health Care Services. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $180,379. Their bargaining unit is M02.

Natalie Smith

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/Department of Health Care Services

2023 total comp

$179,697

Base pay: $179,097
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $179,697
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,627
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8030305871009
Salary Total: $15,627
Total Pay: $179,697

Natalie Smith holds the role of Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel at Department of Health Care Services. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $179,697. Union affiliation: M02.

Denise Detrano

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/Department of Health Care Services

2023 total comp

$148,147

Base pay: $130,674
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,473
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,147
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,483
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8030305871901
Salary Total: $16,483
Total Pay: $148,147

Denise Detrano is a Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel at Department of Health Care Services. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $148,147. They are represented by M02.

Morgan Staines

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp

$106,377

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $106,377
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,377
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,742
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8030305871901
Salary Total: $17,742
Total Pay: $106,377

Morgan Staines works as a Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel for Department of Health Care Services. Their status is full-time. Morgan earned $106,377 in 2025. They are represented by M02.