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

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Olive Fernando

Registered Nurse (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$350,038

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $130,934
Overtime: $216,501
Other pay: $2,603
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $350,038
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Napa
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,335
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4800548094301
Salary Total: $11,448
Total Pay: $350,038

Olive Fernando works as a Registered Nurse (Safety) for Department of State Hospitals within Napa State Hospital. Their status is full-time. Olive earned $350,038 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R17.

Maanasi Chandarana

Staff Psychiatrist (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2023 total comp

$349,468

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $339,945
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,523
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $349,468
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R16
Work county: Napa
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $28,089
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4800237619025
Salary Total: $28,089
Total Pay: $349,468

At Department of State Hospitals, Maanasi Chandarana serves as a Staff Psychiatrist (Safety) within Napa State Hospital. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $349,468. Their bargaining unit is R16.

Joshua Horsley

Staff Psychiatrist (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$349,243

Sub-department: Patton State Hospital
Base pay: $346,518
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,725
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $349,243
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R16
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $27,979
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5026037619600
Salary Total: $30,883
Total Pay: $349,243

Joshua Horsley holds the role of Staff Psychiatrist (Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Patton State Hospital. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $349,243. Union affiliation: R16.

Frederick Falvo Jr

Staff Psychiatrist (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2023 total comp

$347,729

Sub-department: Patton State Hospital
Base pay: $331,342
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $16,387
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $347,729
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R16
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $28,089
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5026037619014
Salary Total: $28,089
Total Pay: $347,729

Frederick Falvo Jr holds the role of Staff Psychiatrist (Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Patton State Hospital. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $347,729. They are represented by R16.