California / Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

Agency file

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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Amanda Jacobs

Tax Counsel III (Supervisor)/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2024 total comp

$162,426

Base pay: $161,826
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $162,426
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,526
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2913226734025
Salary Total: $13,526
Total Pay: $162,426

Amanda Jacobs holds the role of Tax Counsel III (Supervisor) at Department of Tax and Fee Administrative. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $162,426. Their bargaining unit is S02.

Jack Ell

Information Technology Manager II/Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2025 total comp

$161,757

Base pay: $161,207
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,757
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,842
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2913811406004
Salary Total: $13,427
Total Pay: $161,757

Jack Ell is a Information Technology Manager II at Department of Tax and Fee Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $161,757. Union affiliation: M01.

Joy Mari Gonzales-Cabatic

C.E.A./Department of Tax and Fee Administrative

2025 total comp

$161,647

Base pay: $158,027
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,620
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,647
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,130
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2915157500001
Salary Total: $13,706
Total Pay: $161,647

Joy Mari Gonzales-Cabatic is a C.E.A. at Department of Tax and Fee Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $161,647. They are represented by M01.

Lucile Delva

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

2025 total comp

$161,221

Base pay: $154,251
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,970
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,221
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: New York, New York

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,813
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2914134271001
Salary Total: $12,848
Total Pay: $161,221

Lucile Delva works as a Supervising Tax Auditor III Board of Equalization for Department of Tax and Fee Administrative. Their status is full-time. Lucile earned $161,221 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is S01.