California / Developmental Services

Agency file

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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Terry Martin

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Developmental Services

2025 total comp

-$1,854

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: -$1,854
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$1,854
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: Tulare
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,599
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4722728253036
Salary Total: $7,034
Total Pay: -$1,854

Terry Martin works as a Psychiatric Technician (Safety) for Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. Their status is full-time. Terry earned -$1,854 in 2025. They are represented by R18.

Michael Simental

Senior Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Developmental Services

2025 total comp

-$2,210

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: -$18,496
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $16,286
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$2,210
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: Tulare

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,479
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4722708252040
Salary Total: $8,993
Total Pay: -$2,210

Michael Simental is a Senior Psychiatric Technician (Safety) at Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to -$2,210. They are represented by R18.

Chandavid Sem

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Developmental Services

2024 total comp

-$2,376

Sub-department: Developmental Services/Admin
Base pay: -$2,376
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$2,376
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Yolo

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,907
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4725255393702
Salary Total: $6,907
Total Pay: -$2,376

Chandavid Sem works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for Developmental Services within Developmental Services/Admin. Their status is full-time. Chandavid earned -$2,376 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is R01.