Special Consultant

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

13 employees hold this title in Developmental Services. Median total compensation for the role is $27,331, below the department median of $77,233.

Employees: 13
Total payroll: $435.8K
Role median: $27,331
Agency median: $77,233
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$274$113,724+

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How total compensation varies among the 13 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.

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This role across California

Special Consultant is held in 47 California departments. In Developmental Services, the median of $27,331 ranks #29 of 47.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Franchise Tax Board

$267,163 · 1

Department of Cannabis Control

$242,253 · 1

State Comp Insurance Fund

$215,804 · 2

CA. Law Revision Commission

$181,791 · 1

Supreme Court

$171,527 · 2

Industrial Relations

$153,826 · 2

Office of Emergency Services

$125,876 · 5

State Controller's Office

$113,547 · 7

Water Resources Control Board

$100,729 · 2

Delta Protection Commission

$78,649 · 1

Office of Tax Appeals Ota

$75,198 · 1

Governor's Office

$72,144 · 1

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

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Special Consultant beyond California

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $1,500 ranks #2 of 2. See Special Consultant across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York City

$86,556 · 39

Median total compensation for comparable Special Consultantroles 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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James S Morgan

Special Consultant/Developmental Services

2025 total comp

$126,727

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $79,213
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $47,514
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,727
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $78
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4725574660901
Salary Total: $78
Total Pay: $126,727

At Developmental Services, James S Morgan serves as a Special Consultant within Developmental Services/Admin. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $126,727. They are represented by E.