California / Developmental Services

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Developmental Services

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

The Developmental Services is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 2,692 employees with median total compensation of $77,233; the highest distinct record was $550,304.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $214.9M
Employees: 2,692
Median total: $77,233
Highest record: $550,304

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$7,021$185,405+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 2,692 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($77,233) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $71,274 (89%)
Overtime — $3,867 (5%)
Other — $4,672 (6%)
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

$18,900

$48,392

$77,233

$105,215

$133,529

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $133,529 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $18,900. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)

218 · $88,650

Psychiatric Technician

210 · $83,294

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

160 · $73,406

Custodian I

114 · $48,665

Psychiatric Technician Assistant (Safety)

113 · $50,756

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	$190.6M —	2,502 —	$76,535 —
2024	$207.4M ▲ 8.8%	2,621 ▲ 4.8%	$78,098 ▲ 2.0%
2025	$214.9M ▲ 3.6%	2,692 ▲ 2.7%	$77,233 ▼ 1.1%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Department of State Hospitals California79% match
Mental Health Tennessee73% match

Record list

Employees

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Phouvanh Inthasone

Psychiatric Technician Assistant (Safety)/Developmental Services

2023 total comp

$1,156

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,156
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,156
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: Tulare

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,616
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4722828236091
Salary Total: $3,282
Total Pay: $1,156

Phouvanh Inthasone is a Psychiatric Technician Assistant (Safety) at Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $1,156. Union affiliation: R18.

Jayleen Mejia

Student Assistant/Developmental Services

2025 total comp

$1,144

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $1,144
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,144
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Tulare
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,075
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4722084870901
Salary Total: $18
Total Pay: $1,144

At Developmental Services, Jayleen Mejia serves as a Student Assistant within Developmental Services/Admin. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $1,144. Their bargaining unit is E.

Chia-Chen Chang

Research Data Specialist I/Developmental Services

2023 total comp

$1,135

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $1,135
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,135
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,243
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4725275742301
Salary Total: $6,243
Total Pay: $1,135

Chia-Chen Chang works as a Research Data Specialist I for Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. Their status is full-time. Chia-Chen earned $1,135 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Liliana Hernandez

Psychiatric Technician Trainee (Safety)/Developmental Services

2025 total comp

$1,134

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $1,134
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,134
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: Tulare

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,115
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4722088238901
Salary Total: $18
Total Pay: $1,134

Liliana Hernandez is a Psychiatric Technician Trainee (Safety) at Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to $1,134. They are represented by R18.

Gloria Lopez

Psychiatric Technician Assistant/Developmental Services

2025 total comp

$1,084

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $1,084
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,084
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: Tulare
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,913
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4722087425901
Salary Total: $23
Total Pay: $1,084

Gloria Lopez holds the role of Psychiatric Technician Assistant at Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $1,084. Union affiliation: R18.

Lauren Lee

Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Developmental Services

2025 total comp

$1,065

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $1,065
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,065
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,855
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4725334567917
Salary Total: $5,855
Total Pay: $1,065

At Developmental Services, Lauren Lee serves as a Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist) within Developmental Services/Admin. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $1,065. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Aubrey Boland

Teacher, State Hospitals (Severely Handicapped-Developmentally Disabled-Safety)/Developmental Services

2024 total comp

$1,044

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $1,015
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $29
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,044
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R03
Work county: Tulare
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,953
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4722252277005
Salary Total: $6,953
Total Pay: $1,044

Aubrey Boland is a Teacher, State Hospitals (Severely Handicapped-Developmentally Disabled-Safety) at Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $1,044. They are represented by R03.

Danyelle Phillips

Food Service Worker I (Safety)/Developmental Services

2023 total comp

$998

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: $858
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $140
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $998
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Tulare
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,077
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4722442198001
Salary Total: $3,077
Total Pay: $998

Danyelle Phillips holds the role of Food Service Worker I (Safety) at Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $998. They are represented by R15.