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

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Mental Health Tennessee82% match
Developmental Services California79% match

Record list

Employees

Page 12

Ricardo Palacios

Hospital Police Officer/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$169,760

Sub-department: Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac
Base pay: $95,967
Overtime: $71,733
Other pay: $2,059
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $169,760
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,719
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4375621937082
Salary Total: $8,022
Total Pay: $169,760

Ricardo Palacios is a Hospital Police Officer at Department of State Hospitals within Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $169,760. Their bargaining unit is R07.

Jessica D'Braunstein

Nursing Consultant, Program Review/Department of State Hospitals

2024 total comp

$169,726

Base pay: $166,006
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $169,726
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S17
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,073
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4615288327001
Salary Total: $14,073
Total Pay: $169,726

At Department of State Hospitals, Jessica D'Braunstein serves as a Nursing Consultant, Program Review. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $169,726. Their bargaining unit is S17.

David Blancaflor

Supervising Registered Nurse (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$169,698

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $166,403
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,295
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $169,698
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S17
Work county: Napa

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,867
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4800348096031
Salary Total: $13,867
Total Pay: $169,698

David Blancaflor is a Supervising Registered Nurse (Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Napa State Hospital. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $169,698. Union affiliation: S17.

Catherine Mangapot

Supervising Registered Nurse (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$169,698

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $166,403
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,295
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $169,698
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S17
Work county: Napa
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,867
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4800148096010
Salary Total: $13,867
Total Pay: $169,698

At Department of State Hospitals, Catherine Mangapot serves as a Supervising Registered Nurse (Safety) within Napa State Hospital. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $169,698. Their bargaining unit is S17.

Lawrence Adu

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$169,650

Sub-department: Patton State Hospital
Base pay: $82,363
Overtime: $81,867
Other pay: $5,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $169,650
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,203
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5020328253061
Salary Total: $7,131
Total Pay: $169,650

Lawrence Adu holds the role of Psychiatric Technician (Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Patton State Hospital. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $169,650. Their bargaining unit is R18.

Kathryn Flanagan

Registered Nurse (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$169,648

Sub-department: Atascadero State Hospital
Base pay: $137,564
Overtime: $28,295
Other pay: $3,789
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $169,648
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: San Luis Obispo
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,335
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4554248094011
Salary Total: $11,698
Total Pay: $169,648

Kathryn Flanagan is a Registered Nurse (Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Atascadero State Hospital. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $169,648. Union affiliation: R17.