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Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

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

The Department of Tax and Fee Administrative manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.

In 2025, this agency had 3,965 employees with median total compensation of $88,348; the highest distinct record was $309,053.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$348.9M
Employees
3,965
Median total
$88,348
Highest record
$309,053

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 3,965 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($88,348) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $85,393 (97%)
  • Overtime — $45 (0%)
  • Other — $2,565 (3%)
  • 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
$43,772
$63,242
$88,348
$117,978
$130,033

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $130,033 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $43,772. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Business Taxes Representative
501 · $67,981
Business Taxes Specialist I, Board of Equalization
497 · $114,968
Business Taxes Compliance Specialist
367 · $89,831
Associate Tax Auditor, Board of Equalization
324 · $94,155
Tax Auditor, Board of Equalization
304 · $63,736

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2023
$338.5M
—
3,991
—
$86,339
—
2024
$348M
▲ 2.8%
4,056
▲ 1.6%
$86,358
±0%
2025
$348.9M
▲ 0.3%
3,965
▼ 2.2%
$88,348
▲ 2.3%

Record list

Employees

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Steven Nelson

Supervising Tax Auditor III Board of Equalization/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2025 total comp
$139,448
Base pay
$138,778
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$670
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$139,448
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
S01
Work county
Chicago, Illinois
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$11,670
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
2914034271001
Salary Total
$11,739
Total Pay
$139,448

Steven Nelson works as a Supervising Tax Auditor III Board of Equalization for Department of Tax and Fee Administrative. Their status is full-time. Steven earned $139,448 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Anne Hudson

Business Taxes Specialist II, Board of Equalization/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2025 total comp
$139,425
Base pay
$135,575
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,850
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$139,425
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R01
Work county
Out of State
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$10,542
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
2914334379008
Salary Total
$10,572
Total Pay
$139,425

Anne Hudson holds the role of Business Taxes Specialist II, Board of Equalization at Department of Tax and Fee Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $139,425. They are represented by R01.