California / Department of State Hospitals

Agency file

Department of State Hospitals

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

The Department of State Hospitals oversees public health and medical services — disease prevention, clinics and hospitals, and health licensing and regulation.

In 2025, this agency had 13,127 employees with median total compensation of $92,376; the highest distinct record was $775,218.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $1.3B
Employees: 13,127
Median total: $92,376
Highest record: $775,218

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

-$24,544$363,722+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 13,127 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($92,376) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $83,634 (82%)
Overtime — $12,694 (12%)
Other — $5,937 (6%)
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

$21,558

$54,436

$92,376

$131,995

$172,181

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $172,181 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $21,558. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)

2,618 · $91,606

Registered Nurse (Safety)

1,852 · $132,567

Hospital Police Officer

684 · $114,133

Food Service Technician I

555 · $32,869

Senior Psychiatric Technician (Safety)

419 · $119,696

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	$1.2B —	12,881 —	$87,697 —
2024	$1.3B ▲ 6.0%	13,025 ▲ 1.1%	$89,190 ▲ 1.7%
2025	$1.3B ▲ 4.9%	13,127 ▲ 0.8%	$92,376 ▲ 3.6%

Compare

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Record list

Employees

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Christine Pachica

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$137,382

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $83,964
Overtime: $48,341
Other pay: $5,077
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,382
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: Napa
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,797
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4800428253065
Salary Total: $6,997
Total Pay: $137,382

At Department of State Hospitals, Christine Pachica serves as a Psychiatric Technician (Safety) within Napa State Hospital. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $137,382. Their bargaining unit is R18.

Andrew De La Rosa

Hospital Police Officer/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$137,368

Sub-department: Metropolitan State Hospital
Base pay: $86,867
Overtime: $46,781
Other pay: $3,721
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,368
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,719
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4875611937127
Salary Total: $7,565
Total Pay: $137,368

Andrew De La Rosa holds the role of Hospital Police Officer at Department of State Hospitals within Metropolitan State Hospital. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $137,368. Their bargaining unit is R07.

Melissa Sandoval

Hospital Administrative Resident I/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$137,364

Sub-department: Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac
Base pay: $94,404
Overtime: $38,708
Other pay: $4,252
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,364
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,106
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4375484777001
Salary Total: $7,863
Total Pay: $137,364

Melissa Sandoval works as a Hospital Administrative Resident I for Department of State Hospitals within Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac. Their status is full-time. Melissa earned $137,364 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Roger Gardenhire

Hospital Police Sergeant/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$137,343

Sub-department: Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac
Base pay: $106,435
Overtime: $29,033
Other pay: $1,874
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,343
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S07
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,452
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4375621936011
Salary Total: $9,044
Total Pay: $137,343

Roger Gardenhire is a Hospital Police Sergeant at Department of State Hospitals within Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $137,343. Union affiliation: S07.

Laurynas Surgailis

Hospital Police Officer/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$137,340

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $96,122
Overtime: $38,435
Other pay: $2,783
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,340
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Napa

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,719
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4805611937047
Salary Total: $8,061
Total Pay: $137,340

At Department of State Hospitals, Laurynas Surgailis serves as a Hospital Police Officer within Napa State Hospital. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $137,340. Union affiliation: R07.

Mehari Ayele

Psychiatric Technician Assistant (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$137,335

Sub-department: Metropolitan State Hospital
Base pay: $48,283
Overtime: $83,846
Other pay: $5,206
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,335
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,360
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4870128236014
Salary Total: $4,229
Total Pay: $137,335

At Department of State Hospitals, Mehari Ayele serves as a Psychiatric Technician Assistant (Safety) within Metropolitan State Hospital. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $137,335. Their bargaining unit is R18.

Mariechelle Dedoroy

Registered Nurse (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$137,305

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $104,432
Overtime: $9,907
Other pay: $22,966
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,305
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Napa
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,335
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4800448094114
Salary Total: $11,099
Total Pay: $137,305

Mariechelle Dedoroy holds the role of Registered Nurse (Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Napa State Hospital. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $137,305. Union affiliation: R17.

Camille Gentry

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

2025 total comp

$137,282

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $137,082
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,282
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M18
Work county: Napa
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,334
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4801908103002
Salary Total: $11,421
Total Pay: $137,282

Camille Gentry is a Program Director (Mental Disabilties-Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Napa State Hospital. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $137,282. They are represented by M18.

Agnieszka Williams

Registered Nurse (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$137,267

Sub-department: Patton State Hospital
Base pay: $133,570
Overtime: $2,929
Other pay: $768
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,267
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,335
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5020648094067
Salary Total: $11,125
Total Pay: $137,267

At Department of State Hospitals, Agnieszka Williams serves as a Registered Nurse (Safety) within Patton State Hospital. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $137,267. Union affiliation: R17.

Minoru Okamoto

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

2025 total comp

$137,257

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $137,082
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,257
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M18
Work county: Napa

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,334
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4805308103001
Salary Total: $11,421
Total Pay: $137,257

At Department of State Hospitals, Minoru Okamoto serves as a Program Director (Mental Disabilties-Safety) within Napa State Hospital. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $137,257. Their bargaining unit is M18.

Mindy Dominguez

Senior Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$137,256

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $94,739
Overtime: $41,437
Other pay: $1,080
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,256
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: Napa
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,730
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4800528252308
Salary Total: $7,930
Total Pay: $137,256

Mindy Dominguez is a Senior Psychiatric Technician (Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Napa State Hospital. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $137,256. Union affiliation: R18.