Program Director (Mental Disabilties-Safety)

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

67 employees hold this title in Department of State Hospitals. Median total compensation for the role is $136,828, above the department median of $92,376.

Employees: 67
Total payroll: $8.5M
Role median: $136,828
Agency median: $92,376
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$2,679$147,649+

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How total compensation varies among the 67 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 Director (Mental Disabilties-Safety) is held in 3 California departments. In Department of State Hospitals, the median of $136,828 ranks #3 of 3.

Highest-paying departments for this role

CDCR

$160,319 · 9

Cdcr/Cchcs

$156,325 · 7

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

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Program Director beyond California

This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $137,128 ranks #3 of 6. See Program Director across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Chicago Public Schools

$155,176 · 5

City of Boston

$138,384 · 124

Massachusetts

$114,742 · 14

New York Public Authorities

$94,092 · 7

Georgia

$84,642 · 16

Median total compensation for comparable Program Directorroles 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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Thomas Faina

Program Director (Mental Disabilties-Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$85,908

Sub-department: Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac
Base pay: $65,429
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $20,479
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,908
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M18
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,004
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4370308103001
Salary Total: $11,424
Total Pay: $85,908

Thomas Faina is a Program Director (Mental Disabilties-Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $85,908. Their bargaining unit is M18.