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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David Leichenger

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$144,427

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $144,077
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,427
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,244
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793786016019
Salary Total: $12,291
Total Pay: $144,427

At Employment Development Department, David Leichenger serves as a Administrative Law Judge within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $144,427. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Steven Afsahi

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$144,377

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $144,077
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,377
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Ventura
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,244
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793356016002
Salary Total: $12,291
Total Pay: $144,377

At Employment Development Department, Steven Afsahi serves as a Administrative Law Judge within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $144,377. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Francisco Cortes

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$144,377

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $144,077
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,377
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,244
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793756016010
Salary Total: $12,291
Total Pay: $144,377

Francisco Cortes works as a Administrative Law Judge for Employment Development Department within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. Their status is full-time. Francisco earned $144,377 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R02.

James Dolenga

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$144,377

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $144,077
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,377
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Ventura
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,244
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793356016003
Salary Total: $12,291
Total Pay: $144,377

James Dolenga 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 $144,377. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Matthew Freeman

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$142,086

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $141,736
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,086
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,244
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793676016008
Salary Total: $12,291
Total Pay: $142,086

Matthew Freeman is a Administrative Law Judge at Employment Development Department within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $142,086. They are represented by R02.

Chinonye Ugorji

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$141,339

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $140,989
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,339
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: U

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,244
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793776016005
Salary Total: $12,291
Total Pay: $141,339

Chinonye Ugorji 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 $141,339. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Robert Saria

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$141,209

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $140,909
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,209
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,244
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793776016002
Salary Total: $12,291
Total Pay: $141,209

Robert Saria 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 $141,209. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Kristin Libby

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$140,630

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $140,455
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,630
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,795
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793626016013
Salary Total: $11,663
Total Pay: $140,630

Kristin Libby is a Administrative Law Judge at Employment Development Department within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $140,630. They are represented by R02.

Michelle Ross

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$138,623

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $138,273
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,623
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,244
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793356016006
Salary Total: $12,291
Total Pay: $138,623

At Employment Development Department, Michelle Ross serves as a Administrative Law Judge within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $138,623. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Andrea Ponticiello

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$137,481

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $137,008
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $474
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,481
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Santa Clara
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,244
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793716016007
Salary Total: $12,291
Total Pay: $137,481

At Employment Development Department, Andrea Ponticiello serves as a Administrative Law Judge within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $137,481. Union affiliation: R02.

Isabel Lallana

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2024 total comp

$137,073

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $119,782
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,291
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,073
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,818
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793756016008
Salary Total: $15,559
Total Pay: $137,073

At Employment Development Department, Isabel Lallana serves as a Administrative Law Judge within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $137,073. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Elena Rivkin

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$136,080

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $124,832
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,248
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $136,080
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,244
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793756016012
Salary Total: $12,291
Total Pay: $136,080

Elena Rivkin works as a Administrative Law Judge for Employment Development Department within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. Their status is full-time. Elena earned $136,080 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Christie Dunnigan

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2024 total comp

$135,128

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $132,512
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,616
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,128
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,818
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793666016010
Salary Total: $15,559
Total Pay: $135,128

Christie Dunnigan works as a Administrative Law Judge for Employment Development Department within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. Their status is full-time. Christie earned $135,128 in 2024. They are represented by R02.