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Program Assistant (Mental Disabilities-Safety)

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

71 employees hold this title in Department of State Hospitals. Median total compensation for the role is $128,339, above the department median of $92,376.

Employees: 71
Total payroll: $8.2M
Role median: $128,339
Agency median: $92,376
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$600$136,304+

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How total compensation varies among the 71 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

Program Assistant (Mental Disabilities-Safety) is held in 3 California departments. In Department of State Hospitals, the median of $128,339 ranks #3 of 3.

Highest-paying departments for this role

CDCR

$154,531 · 6

Cdcr/Cchcs

$129,293 · 6

Median total compensation for the Program Assistant (Mental Disabilities-Safety) role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Program Assistant beyond California

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $128,389 ranks #1 of 10. See Program Assistant across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$64,081 · 6

$59,661 · 11

$59,378 · 11

$53,167 · 65

$47,000 · 196

$45,468 · 152

$41,286 · 46

$27,132 · 5

Median total compensation for comparable Program Assistantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Cindy Charboneau-Davis

Program Assistant (Mental Disabilities-Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$115,287

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $115,112
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,287
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S18
Work county: Napa
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,411
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4800408102002
Salary Total: $10,099
Total Pay: $115,287

Cindy Charboneau-Davis works as a Program Assistant (Mental Disabilities-Safety) for Department of State Hospitals within Napa State Hospital. Their status is full-time. Cindy earned $115,287 in 2025. They are represented by S18.

Dorina Lopez

Program Assistant (Mental Disabilities-Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2024 total comp

$114,905

Sub-department: Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac
Base pay: $113,255
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,905
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S18
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,482
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4370808102920
Salary Total: $10,029
Total Pay: $114,905

At Department of State Hospitals, Dorina Lopez serves as a Program Assistant (Mental Disabilities-Safety) within Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $114,905. They are represented by S18.

Daisy Gomez

Program Assistant (Mental Disabilities-Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$109,556

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $107,965
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,591
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,556
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S18
Work county: Napa

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,482
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4803418102001
Salary Total: $10,996
Total Pay: $109,556

Daisy Gomez is a Program Assistant (Mental Disabilities-Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Napa State Hospital. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $109,556. Their bargaining unit is S18.