California / Emergency Medical Services Authority

Agency file

Emergency Medical Services Authority

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 175 employees with median total compensation of $76,685; the highest distinct record was $231,217.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $12M
Employees: 175
Median total: $76,685
Highest record: $231,217

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$799$161,669+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 175 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($76,685) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $64,813 (95%)
Overtime — $2,008 (3%)
Other — $1,714 (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

$2,813

$22,321

$76,685

$106,106

$122,814

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $122,814 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $2,813. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

33 · $74,004

Registered Nurse

14 · $8,332

Various Duties

13 · $2,861

Senior Emergency Services Coordinator, Office of Emergency Services

12 · $114,996

Staff Services Manager I

12 · $103,018

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	$8.3M —	154 —	$55,163 —
2024	$10.7M ▲ 29.5%	173 ▲ 12.3%	$68,031 ▲ 23.3%
2025	$12M ▲ 12.1%	175 ▲ 1.2%	$76,685 ▲ 12.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Krista Merrill

Staff Services Analyst/Emergency Medical Services Authority

2025 total comp

$66,493

Base pay: $66,243
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,493
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,803
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3125005157001
Salary Total: $5,629
Total Pay: $66,493

Krista Merrill works as a Staff Services Analyst for Emergency Medical Services Authority. Their status is full-time. Krista earned $66,493 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

Spencer Thompson

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Emergency Medical Services Authority

2023 total comp

$66,132

Base pay: $61,117
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,014
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,132
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,968
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3129005393004
Salary Total: $5,968
Total Pay: $66,132

Spencer Thompson is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Emergency Medical Services Authority. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $66,132. Union affiliation: R01.

Holly Cox

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Emergency Medical Services Authority

2025 total comp

$65,605

Base pay: $65,005
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,605
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,333
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3128005393925
Salary Total: $5,558
Total Pay: $65,605

Holly Cox works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for Emergency Medical Services Authority. Their status is full-time. Holly earned $65,605 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Craig Branson

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Emergency Medical Services Authority

2024 total comp

$64,394

Base pay: $63,794
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,394
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,917
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3123005393906
Salary Total: $5,917
Total Pay: $64,394

Craig Branson works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for Emergency Medical Services Authority. Their status is full-time. Craig earned $64,394 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Amber Apodaca

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Emergency Medical Services Authority

2025 total comp

$62,477

Base pay: $61,842
Overtime: $510
Other pay: $125
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,477
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,979
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3127005393006
Salary Total: $6,770
Total Pay: $62,477

Amber Apodaca works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for Emergency Medical Services Authority. Their status is full-time. Amber earned $62,477 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.