California / Emergency Medical Services Authority

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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

Elizabeth Patrick

Director, Emergency Medical Services Authority/Emergency Medical Services Authority

2025 total comp

$231,217

Base pay: $212,065
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $19,153
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $231,217
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $19,577
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3121000626001
Salary Total: $18,990
Total Pay: $231,217

Elizabeth Patrick holds the role of Director, Emergency Medical Services Authority at Emergency Medical Services Authority. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $231,217. They are represented by E99.

Elizabeth Basnett

Director, Emergency Medical Services Authority/Emergency Medical Services Authority

2024 total comp

$227,326

Base pay: $224,206
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $227,326
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $19,007
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3121000626001
Salary Total: $19,007
Total Pay: $227,326

Elizabeth Basnett holds the role of Director, Emergency Medical Services Authority at Emergency Medical Services Authority. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $227,326. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Gabrielle Santoro

Chief Deputy Director, Emergency Medical Services Authority/Emergency Medical Services Authority

2025 total comp

$184,562

Base pay: $178,138
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,424
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,562
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,299
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3121000627001
Salary Total: $14,840
Total Pay: $184,562

Gabrielle Santoro holds the role of Chief Deputy Director, Emergency Medical Services Authority at Emergency Medical Services Authority. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $184,562. Union affiliation: E99.

Hernando Garzon

Chief Medical Officer/Emergency Medical Services Authority

2025 total comp

$175,914

Base pay: $175,864
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $175,914
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $20,137
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3121000621001
Salary Total: $19,533
Total Pay: $175,914

Hernando Garzon is a Chief Medical Officer at Emergency Medical Services Authority. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $175,914. Union affiliation: E99.

Erin Brennan

Chief Counsel/Emergency Medical Services Authority

2025 total comp

$161,669

Base pay: $158,049
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,620
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,669
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,019
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3125009812001
Salary Total: $13,598
Total Pay: $161,669

At Emergency Medical Services Authority, Erin Brennan serves as a Chief Counsel. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $161,669. They are represented by E99.