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Department of Health Care Services

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

The Department of Health Care Services oversees public health and medical services — disease prevention, clinics and hospitals, and health licensing and regulation.

In 2025, this agency had 4,911 employees with median total compensation of $90,379; the highest distinct record was $307,167.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$462.6M
Employees
4,911
Median total
$90,379
Highest record
$307,167

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 4,911 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($90,379) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $91,599 (97%)
  • Overtime — $37 (0%)
  • Other — $2,558 (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
$51,770
$73,383
$90,379
$114,232
$136,427

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $136,427 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $51,770. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst
1,197 · $76,486
Staff Services Manager I
421 · $97,063
Information Technology Specialist I
252 · $112,015
Staff Services Analyst
234 · $59,159
Health Program Auditor III, Department of Health Services
200 · $95,609

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
$405.6M
—
4,647
—
$86,339
—
2024
$441.5M
▲ 8.9%
4,939
▲ 6.3%
$87,033
▲ 0.8%
2025
$462.6M
▲ 4.8%
4,911
▼ 0.6%
$90,379
▲ 3.8%

Record list

Employees

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Nicholas Birtcil

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Department of Health Care Services

2024 total comp
$11,652
Base pay
$11,652
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$11,652
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R01
Work county
Yolo
Middle name
C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$5,684
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
8052535393753
Salary Total
$5,684
Total Pay
$11,652

Nicholas Birtcil works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for Department of Health Care Services. Their status is full-time. Nicholas earned $11,652 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Claudette Bridges-Cobb

Nurse Evaluator III, Health Services/Department of Health Care Services

2024 total comp
$11,577
Base pay
$10,308
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,268
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$11,577
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
S17
Work county
San Bernardino
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$9,660
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
8052278145006
Salary Total
$9,860
Total Pay
$11,577

At Department of Health Care Services, Claudette Bridges-Cobb serves as a Nurse Evaluator III, Health Services. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $11,577. They are represented by S17.

Tahmina Biswas

Staff Services Analyst/Department of Health Care Services

2025 total comp
$11,504
Base pay
$10,465
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,039
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$11,504
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R01
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
I

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$5,111
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
8051465157736
Salary Total
$5,111
Total Pay
$11,504

Tahmina Biswas holds the role of Staff Services Analyst at Department of Health Care Services. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $11,504. Their bargaining unit is R01.