California / Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

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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

-$4,344$168,152+

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

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median 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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Julissa Oropeza

Associate Tax Auditor, Board of Equalization/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2025 total comp

$82,545

Base pay: $81,945
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,545
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,327
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2914964281011
Salary Total: $7,107
Total Pay: $82,545

Julissa Oropeza works as a Associate Tax Auditor, Board of Equalization for Department of Tax and Fee Administrative. Their status is full-time. Julissa earned $82,545 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Nickolas Ross

Business Taxes Compliance Specialist/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2025 total comp

$82,545

Base pay: $81,945
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,545
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,327
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2913168694009
Salary Total: $7,107
Total Pay: $82,545

At Department of Tax and Fee Administrative, Nickolas Ross serves as a Business Taxes Compliance Specialist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $82,545. They are represented by R01.

Kiara Hankins

Tax Auditor, Board of Equalization/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2023 total comp

$82,530

Base pay: $79,010
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,520
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,530
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Out of State
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,985
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2914334267034
Salary Total: $6,999
Total Pay: $82,530

Kiara Hankins works as a Tax Auditor, Board of Equalization for Department of Tax and Fee Administrative. Their status is full-time. Kiara earned $82,530 in 2023. They are represented by R01.

Kunyan Feng

Information Technology Specialist I/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2025 total comp

$82,523

Base pay: $81,923
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,523
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,206
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2913811402163
Salary Total: $6,990
Total Pay: $82,523

Kunyan Feng works as a Information Technology Specialist I for Department of Tax and Fee Administrative. Their status is full-time. Kunyan earned $82,523 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Nicholas Turley

Senior Personnel Specialist/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2025 total comp

$82,474

Base pay: $77,074
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,474
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,812
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2913311317006
Salary Total: $6,608
Total Pay: $82,474

Nicholas Turley is a Senior Personnel Specialist at Department of Tax and Fee Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $82,474. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Jiaming Yuan

Associate Tax Auditor, Board of Equalization/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2025 total comp

$82,457

Base pay: $81,857
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,457
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,410
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2910834281014
Salary Total: $7,188
Total Pay: $82,457

Jiaming Yuan is a Associate Tax Auditor, Board of Equalization at Department of Tax and Fee Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $82,457. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Brittany Pierce

Business Taxes Compliance Specialist/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2024 total comp

$82,453

Base pay: $81,853
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,453
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,195
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2914938694020
Salary Total: $7,195
Total Pay: $82,453

At Department of Tax and Fee Administrative, Brittany Pierce serves as a Business Taxes Compliance Specialist. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $82,453. Union affiliation: R01.

Cynthia Hasting

Business Taxes Representative/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2023 total comp

$82,402

Base pay: $79,982
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,402
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Orange

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,526
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2915538690001
Salary Total: $6,776
Total Pay: $82,402

Cynthia Hasting is a Business Taxes Representative at Department of Tax and Fee Administrative. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $82,402. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Neda Mohammaditorkan

Business Taxes Representative/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2023 total comp

$82,402

Base pay: $79,982
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,402
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Orange

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,526
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2915538690043
Salary Total: $6,776
Total Pay: $82,402

At Department of Tax and Fee Administrative, Neda Mohammaditorkan serves as a Business Taxes Representative. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $82,402. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Jose Gustavo Manzo

Business Taxes Compliance Specialist/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2023 total comp

$82,376

Base pay: $80,836
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,540
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,376
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Riverside

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,847
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2910538694012
Salary Total: $8,047
Total Pay: $82,376

Jose Gustavo Manzo is a Business Taxes Compliance Specialist at Department of Tax and Fee Administrative. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $82,376. Union affiliation: R01.

Marschele Brown

Tax Auditor, Board of Equalization/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2025 total comp

$82,349

Base pay: $81,749
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,349
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,270
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2914864267014
Salary Total: $7,052
Total Pay: $82,349

Marschele Brown is a Tax Auditor, Board of Equalization at Department of Tax and Fee Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $82,349. They are represented by R01.

Samra Mulalic

Tax Auditor, Board of Equalization/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2025 total comp

$82,349

Base pay: $81,749
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,349
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,270
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2914864267011
Salary Total: $7,052
Total Pay: $82,349

Samra Mulalic is a Tax Auditor, Board of Equalization at Department of Tax and Fee Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $82,349. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Von Peppers

Business Taxes Representative/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2023 total comp

$82,344

Base pay: $76,982
Overtime: $18
Other pay: $5,344
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,344
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,526
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2912738690041
Salary Total: $6,526
Total Pay: $82,344

At Department of Tax and Fee Administrative, Von Peppers serves as a Business Taxes Representative. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $82,344. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Stewart Dimas

Business Taxes Compliance Specialist/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2025 total comp

$82,335

Base pay: $80,879
Overtime: $856
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,335
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,057
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2913278694050
Salary Total: $6,845
Total Pay: $82,335

Stewart Dimas is a Business Taxes Compliance Specialist at Department of Tax and Fee Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $82,335. Union affiliation: R01.

Christopher Moorehead

Business Taxes Representative/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2023 total comp

$82,326

Base pay: $76,982
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,344
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,326
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,526
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2914238690008
Salary Total: $6,526
Total Pay: $82,326

Christopher Moorehead is a Business Taxes Representative at Department of Tax and Fee Administrative. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $82,326. They are represented by R01.

Ericka Johnson

Business Taxes Representative/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2024 total comp

$82,292

Base pay: $81,692
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,292
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,722
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2914678690050
Salary Total: $6,922
Total Pay: $82,292

Ericka Johnson holds the role of Business Taxes Representative at Department of Tax and Fee Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $82,292. They are represented by R01.

Melissa Wright

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2025 total comp

$82,258

Base pay: $81,628
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $630
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,258
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Bernardino

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,329
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2913315393758
Salary Total: $7,109
Total Pay: $82,258

Melissa Wright holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Department of Tax and Fee Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $82,258. Union affiliation: R01.

Sara Haig Oropeza

Business Taxes Administrator I, Board of Equalization/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2025 total comp

$82,239

Base pay: $81,639
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,239
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,056
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2914934335009
Salary Total: $7,814
Total Pay: $82,239

At Department of Tax and Fee Administrative, Sara Haig Oropeza serves as a Business Taxes Administrator I, Board of Equalization. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $82,239. Union affiliation: S01.

Brennem Miller

Tax Auditor, Board of Equalization/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2025 total comp

$82,215

Base pay: $81,615
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,215
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Shasta
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,411
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2910834267087
Salary Total: $6,846
Total Pay: $82,215

Brennem Miller holds the role of Tax Auditor, Board of Equalization at Department of Tax and Fee Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $82,215. They are represented by R01.

Aimee Mckinney

Television Specialist/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2025 total comp

$82,198

Base pay: $81,598
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,198
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2913175571001
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $82,198

Aimee Mckinney is a Television Specialist at Department of Tax and Fee Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $82,198. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Tresha Ly

Associate Tax Auditor, Board of Equalization/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2025 total comp

$82,120

Base pay: $81,520
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,120
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Diego

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,056
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2910634281001
Salary Total: $6,844
Total Pay: $82,120

Tresha Ly is a Associate Tax Auditor, Board of Equalization at Department of Tax and Fee Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $82,120. They are represented by R01.

Hua Li

Tax Auditor, Board of Equalization/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2025 total comp

$82,120

Base pay: $81,520
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,120
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,056
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2910834267012
Salary Total: $6,844
Total Pay: $82,120

Hua Li is a Tax Auditor, Board of Equalization at Department of Tax and Fee Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $82,120. Their bargaining unit is R01.

James Roggero

Business Taxes Representative/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2023 total comp

$82,113

Base pay: $76,424
Overtime: $345
Other pay: $5,344
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,113
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,526
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2910438690012
Salary Total: $6,526
Total Pay: $82,113

James Roggero is a Business Taxes Representative at Department of Tax and Fee Administrative. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $82,113. Union affiliation: R01.

Alma Rivera-Lomeli

Associate Tax Auditor, Board of Equalization/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2025 total comp

$82,099

Base pay: $80,299
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,099
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,978
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2910834281005
Salary Total: $6,769
Total Pay: $82,099

Alma Rivera-Lomeli holds the role of Associate Tax Auditor, Board of Equalization at Department of Tax and Fee Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $82,099. Union affiliation: R01.

Donella Aday

Business Taxes Compliance Specialist/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2025 total comp

$82,047

Base pay: $81,497
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,047
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,058
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2910438694008
Salary Total: $6,846
Total Pay: $82,047

Donella Aday is a Business Taxes Compliance Specialist at Department of Tax and Fee Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $82,047. They are represented by R01.

Shawn Fuerte

Business Taxes Compliance Specialist/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2025 total comp

$81,991

Base pay: $81,391
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,991
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,634
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2910538694092
Salary Total: $7,405
Total Pay: $81,991

At Department of Tax and Fee Administrative, Shawn Fuerte serves as a Business Taxes Compliance Specialist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $81,991. They are represented by R01.

Jennifer Racadio

Information Officer I (Specialist)/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2025 total comp

$81,941

Base pay: $81,341
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,941
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,327
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2910535601001
Salary Total: $6,769
Total Pay: $81,941

At Department of Tax and Fee Administrative, Jennifer Racadio serves as a Information Officer I (Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $81,941. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Tanya Valdez

Business Taxes Representative/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2025 total comp

$81,939

Base pay: $80,635
Overtime: $703
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,939
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,924
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2910538690008
Salary Total: $6,716
Total Pay: $81,939

Tanya Valdez works as a Business Taxes Representative for Department of Tax and Fee Administrative. Their status is full-time. Tanya earned $81,939 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.