California / Employment Development Department / Administrative Law Judge

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Administrative Law Judge

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

196 employees hold this title in Employment Development Department. Median total compensation for the role is $152,217, above the department median of $74,086.

Employees: 196
Total payroll: $25.3M
Role median: $152,217
Agency median: $74,086
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$50,556$193,738+

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How total compensation varies among the 196 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

Administrative Law Judge is held in 14 California departments. In Employment Development Department, the median of $152,217 ranks #10 of 14.

Highest-paying departments for this role

State Personnel Board

$186,117 · 5

Alcoholic Beverage Control

$185,517 · 4

Public Utilities Commission

$184,543 · 1

CDCR

$184,313 · 40

Insurance

$178,745 · 3

Department of Health Care Services

$178,583 · 11

Industrial Relations

$163,045 · 228

General Services

$161,658 · 50

Public Emplmt Relations Board

$156,530 · 7

Social Services

$145,012 · 193

Agricultural Labor Rel Board

$112,183 · 9

Office of Tax Appeals Ota

$60,882 · 10

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

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Administrative Law Judge beyond California

This role is reported in 13 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $155,570 ranks #7 of 13. See Administrative Law Judge across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

$204,000 · 1,503

$183,194 · 17

$181,058 · 44

$180,703 · 32

$180,366 · 11

$173,104 · 26

$146,099 · 32

$139,808 · 29

Median total compensation for comparable Administrative Law Judgeroles 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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Janette Holmlund

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$131,140

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $117,308
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,833
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $131,140
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Orange
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,430
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793656016005
Salary Total: $14,102
Total Pay: $131,140

Janette Holmlund works as a Administrative Law Judge for Employment Development Department within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. Their status is full-time. Janette earned $131,140 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Elizabeth Graham

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2023 total comp

$130,770

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $130,120
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $130,770
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,902
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793676016013
Salary Total: $10,849
Total Pay: $130,770

Elizabeth Graham holds the role of Administrative Law Judge at Employment Development Department within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $130,770. They are represented by R02.

Beth Fox

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$129,717

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $129,367
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $129,717
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,516
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793786016013
Salary Total: $11,695
Total Pay: $129,717

Beth Fox holds the role of Administrative Law Judge at Employment Development Department within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $129,717. Union affiliation: R02.

Faith Mitchell

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2024 total comp

$125,226

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $119,782
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,444
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,226
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,818
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793786016008
Salary Total: $15,559
Total Pay: $125,226

At Employment Development Department, Faith Mitchell serves as a Administrative Law Judge within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $125,226. Union affiliation: R02.

Dieter Dammeier

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$125,093

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $124,743
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $125,093
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,841
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793666016015
Salary Total: $5,988
Total Pay: $125,093

Dieter Dammeier works as a Administrative Law Judge for Employment Development Department within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. Their status is part-time. Dieter earned $125,093 in 2025. They are represented by R02.

Terrance O'Malley

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$124,583

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $124,233
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $124,583
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: San Bernardino

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,263
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793666016004
Salary Total: $15,321
Total Pay: $124,583

At Employment Development Department, Terrance O'Malley serves as a Administrative Law Judge within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $124,583. Union affiliation: R02.

Tracy Vessigault

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$124,178

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $104,179
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $20,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $124,178
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,263
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793776016011
Salary Total: $15,321
Total Pay: $124,178

Tracy Vessigault holds the role of Administrative Law Judge at Employment Development Department within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $124,178. Union affiliation: R02.