California / Developmental Services / Personnel Specialist

Job-title file

Personnel Specialist

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

22 employees hold this title in Developmental Services. Median total compensation for the role is $52,945, below the department median of $77,233.

Employees: 22
Total payroll: $987.8K
Role median: $52,945
Agency median: $77,233
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$2,473$80,159+

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

How total compensation varies among the 22 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Personnel Specialist pay vs. California

Across all employers in California, the median wage for Human Resources Specialists — about 104,000 people — is $83,500. Developmental Services pays a median base salary of $52,694 for this role, 37% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Developmental Services sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$52,770

$66,060

$83,500

$117,430

$151,410

Developmental Services median · $52,694

The bar is the range of annual wages for Human Resources Specialists across every employer in California, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Developmental Services’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Human Resources Specialists — about 912,430 people — is $75,940. Developmental Services’s median base salary is 31% below that national figure, about the 17th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$47,180

$58,610

$75,940

$99,380

$128,720

Developmental Services median · $52,694

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the California range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 16 of 22 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Developmental Services is $52,945, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across California

Personnel Specialist is held in 76 California departments. In Developmental Services, the median of $52,945 ranks #55 of 76.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Legislative Counsel Bureau

$87,289 · 4

CA Victim Compensation Brd

$80,960 · 1

California State Library

$80,960 · 1

Fair Political Practices Community

$80,699 · 1

Department of Technology

$80,308 · 4

State Comp Insurance Fund

$80,161 · 17

Gov Off Bus & Economic Devl

$79,160 · 1

Student Aid Commission

$77,316 · 1

Toxic Substances Control

$77,059 · 4

CA Department of Human Resources

$76,266 · 5

Department of Managed Care

$75,497 · 2

Department of Cannabis Control

$73,617 · 2

Median total compensation for the Personnel Specialist role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Personnel Specialist beyond California

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $59,137 ranks #3 of 4. See Personnel Specialist across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Seattle

$106,579 · 16

Miami-Dade County

$60,625 · 33

Louisville Metro, Kentucky

$36,733 · 29

Median total compensation for comparable Personnel Specialist roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Christina Velasquez

Personnel Specialist/Developmental Services

2025 total comp

$80,360

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $75,560
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,360
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Tulare
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,488
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4722071303014
Salary Total: $6,293
Total Pay: $80,360

Christina Velasquez is a Personnel Specialist at Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $80,360. Union affiliation: R01.

Angela Torres

Personnel Specialist/Developmental Services

2025 total comp

$79,883

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $60,576
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $19,306
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,883
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Tulare
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,488
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4722071303017
Salary Total: $6,293
Total Pay: $79,883

Angela Torres works as a Personnel Specialist for Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. Their status is full-time. Angela earned $79,883 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

Erika Zamora

Personnel Specialist/Developmental Services

2025 total comp

$78,169

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $63,880
Overtime: $9
Other pay: $14,280
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,169
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Tulare
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,488
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4722071303006
Salary Total: $6,293
Total Pay: $78,169

Erika Zamora holds the role of Personnel Specialist at Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $78,169. They are represented by R01.

Bryan Gonzalez

Personnel Specialist/Developmental Services

2025 total comp

$65,917

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $62,317
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,917
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Tulare

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,295
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4722071303020
Salary Total: $6,106
Total Pay: $65,917

Bryan Gonzalez is a Personnel Specialist at Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $65,917. Union affiliation: R01.

Janet Garcia Hernandez

Personnel Specialist/Developmental Services

2025 total comp

$64,358

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $59,982
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,376
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,358
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Tulare

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,630
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4722071303002
Salary Total: $5,461
Total Pay: $64,358

Janet Garcia Hernandez works as a Personnel Specialist for Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. Their status is full-time. Janet earned $64,358 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

Victor Rodriguez

Personnel Specialist/Developmental Services

2025 total comp

$58,152

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $55,152
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,152
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Tulare
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,107
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4722071303019
Salary Total: $4,954
Total Pay: $58,152

Victor Rodriguez is a Personnel Specialist at Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $58,152. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Vivian Amaro

Personnel Specialist/Developmental Services

2023 total comp

$57,781

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $51,651
Overtime: $298
Other pay: $5,832
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,781
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,745
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4725211303001
Salary Total: $4,745
Total Pay: $57,781

Vivian Amaro holds the role of Personnel Specialist at Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $57,781. Union affiliation: R01.

Vanessa Wisniewski

Personnel Specialist/Developmental Services

2024 total comp

$57,386

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $54,157
Overtime: $254
Other pay: $2,975
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,386
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,887
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4725211303003
Salary Total: $4,887
Total Pay: $57,386

Vanessa Wisniewski works as a Personnel Specialist for Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. Their status is full-time. Vanessa earned $57,386 in 2024. Union affiliation: R01.

Amanda Yamada

Personnel Specialist/Developmental Services

2025 total comp

$56,443

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $53,737
Overtime: $31
Other pay: $2,675
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,443
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,886
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4725211303005
Salary Total: $4,739
Total Pay: $56,443

Amanda Yamada holds the role of Personnel Specialist at Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $56,443. They are represented by R01.

Annahi Guzman

Personnel Specialist/Developmental Services

2025 total comp

$53,763

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $49,349
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,414
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,763
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,286
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4725211303004
Salary Total: $5,127
Total Pay: $53,763

Annahi Guzman is a Personnel Specialist at Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $53,763. They are represented by R01.

Diana Huerta

Personnel Specialist/Developmental Services

2025 total comp

$53,424

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $51,024
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,424
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Tulare
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,632
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4722071303013
Salary Total: $4,493
Total Pay: $53,424

At Developmental Services, Diana Huerta serves as a Personnel Specialist within Developmental Services/Admin. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $53,424. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Neetika Devi

Personnel Specialist/Developmental Services

2024 total comp

$52,465

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $49,465
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,465
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,497
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4725211303002
Salary Total: $4,497
Total Pay: $52,465

Neetika Devi works as a Personnel Specialist for Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. Their status is full-time. Neetika earned $52,465 in 2024. They are represented by R01.

Giovanna Del Rio

Personnel Specialist/Developmental Services

2025 total comp

$51,298

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $48,898
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,298
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,632
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4721031303001
Salary Total: $4,493
Total Pay: $51,298

Giovanna Del Rio holds the role of Personnel Specialist at Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $51,298. Union affiliation: R01.

Marisela Sanchez

Personnel Specialist/Developmental Services

2023 total comp

$47,633

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $45,251
Overtime: $686
Other pay: $1,696
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,633
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Riverside

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,022
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4721031303001
Salary Total: $4,022
Total Pay: $47,633

Marisela Sanchez is a Personnel Specialist at Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $47,633. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Daisy Lazaro-Badgett

Personnel Specialist/Developmental Services

2025 total comp

$43,642

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $39,199
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,443
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,642
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Tulare
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,341
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4722071303001
Salary Total: $5,341
Total Pay: $43,642

Daisy Lazaro-Badgett holds the role of Personnel Specialist at Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $43,642. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Milica Stefanovich

Personnel Specialist/Developmental Services

2025 total comp

$36,206

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $35,956
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,206
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,632
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4725211303001
Salary Total: $4,493
Total Pay: $36,206

Milica Stefanovich holds the role of Personnel Specialist at Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $36,206. Union affiliation: R01.

Victoria Valdez

Personnel Specialist/Developmental Services

2025 total comp

$20,777

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $20,627
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $150
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,777
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,632
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4725211303002
Salary Total: $4,493
Total Pay: $20,777

Victoria Valdez holds the role of Personnel Specialist at Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $20,777. Union affiliation: R01.

Pauline Mercado

Personnel Specialist/Developmental Services

2025 total comp

$10,478

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $10,478
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,478
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Tulare
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,488
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4722071303901
Salary Total: $37
Total Pay: $10,478

Pauline Mercado works as a Personnel Specialist for Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. Their status is intermittent. Pauline earned $10,478 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Courtney Bradford

Personnel Specialist/Developmental Services

2025 total comp

$7,377

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $7,352
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $25
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,377
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,632
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4725211303006
Salary Total: $4,493
Total Pay: $7,377

Courtney Bradford is a Personnel Specialist at Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $7,377. Union affiliation: R01.

Katelynn Garay

Personnel Specialist/Developmental Services

2025 total comp

$6,765

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $6,740
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $25
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,765
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,632
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4725211303004
Salary Total: $4,493
Total Pay: $6,765

Katelynn Garay is a Personnel Specialist at Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $6,765. Union affiliation: R01.

Stephanie Balangue

Personnel Specialist/Developmental Services

2023 total comp

$3,032

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $3,032
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,032
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Tulare
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,037
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4722071303002
Salary Total: $4,037
Total Pay: $3,032

Stephanie Balangue works as a Personnel Specialist for Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. Their status is full-time. Stephanie earned $3,032 in 2023. They are represented by R01.

Trang Nguyen

Personnel Specialist/Developmental Services

2024 total comp

$2,473

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $291
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,182
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,473
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Orange
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,116
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4723071303003
Salary Total: $6,366
Total Pay: $2,473

At Developmental Services, Trang Nguyen serves as a Personnel Specialist within Developmental Services/Admin. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $2,473. They are represented by R01.