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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Jennifer Helsel

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$185,817

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $185,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,817
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,263
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793626016007
Salary Total: $15,321
Total Pay: $185,817

At Employment Development Department, Jennifer Helsel serves as a Administrative Law Judge within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $185,817. Union affiliation: R02.

Richard Munoz

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$185,817

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $185,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,817
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,263
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793686016012
Salary Total: $15,321
Total Pay: $185,817

Richard Munoz is a Administrative Law Judge at Employment Development Department within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $185,817. Their bargaining unit is R02.

James Donabed

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$185,742

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $185,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $225
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,742
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,263
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793746016004
Salary Total: $15,321
Total Pay: $185,742

At Employment Development Department, James Donabed serves as a Administrative Law Judge within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $185,742. Union affiliation: R02.

Stanley Alencastre

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$185,692

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $185,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,692
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,263
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793626016002
Salary Total: $15,321
Total Pay: $185,692

At Employment Development Department, Stanley Alencastre serves as a Administrative Law Judge within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $185,692. They are represented by R02.

Vernon Bogy

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$185,692

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $185,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,692
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,263
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793626016004
Salary Total: $15,321
Total Pay: $185,692

Vernon Bogy works as a Administrative Law Judge for Employment Development Department within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. Their status is full-time. Vernon earned $185,692 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Denise Meyer

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$185,692

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $185,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,692
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,263
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793626016005
Salary Total: $15,321
Total Pay: $185,692

At Employment Development Department, Denise Meyer serves as a Administrative Law Judge within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $185,692. They are represented by R02.

James Queenan

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$185,692

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $185,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,692
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,263
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793676016005
Salary Total: $15,321
Total Pay: $185,692

James Queenan 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 $185,692. Their bargaining unit is R02.

David Thorne

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$185,692

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $185,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,692
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,263
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793666016008
Salary Total: $15,321
Total Pay: $185,692

David Thorne works as a Administrative Law Judge for Employment Development Department within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. Their status is full-time. David earned $185,692 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Randall Zorick

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$185,692

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $185,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,692
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,263
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793786016002
Salary Total: $15,321
Total Pay: $185,692

Randall Zorick 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 $185,692. They are represented by R02.

Adam Lewis

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$184,822

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $184,647
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,822
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: 2793676016014
Salary Total: $15,321
Total Pay: $184,822

Adam Lewis 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 $184,822. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Aarti Kewalramani

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$184,528

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $184,178
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $184,528
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,263
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793676016018
Salary Total: $15,321
Total Pay: $184,528

Aarti Kewalramani works as a Administrative Law Judge for Employment Development Department within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. Their status is full-time. Aarti earned $184,528 in 2025. Union affiliation: R02.

Nathaniel Fellner

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2023 total comp

$183,809

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $126,607
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $57,202
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $183,809
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Ventura
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,180
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793356016003
Salary Total: $14,889
Total Pay: $183,809

Nathaniel Fellner works as a Administrative Law Judge for Employment Development Department within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. Their status is full-time. Nathaniel earned $183,809 in 2023. They are represented by R02.

Barry Bartholomew

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2023 total comp

$182,747

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $111,718
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $71,029
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $182,747
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,180
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793786016007
Salary Total: $14,889
Total Pay: $182,747

Barry Bartholomew works as a Administrative Law Judge for Employment Development Department within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. Their status is full-time. Barry earned $182,747 in 2023. They are represented by R02.

Kenneth Discenza Jr

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2024 total comp

$182,618

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $182,018
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $182,618
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,818
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793666016007
Salary Total: $15,559
Total Pay: $182,618

At Employment Development Department, Kenneth Discenza Jr serves as a Administrative Law Judge within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $182,618. Union affiliation: R02.

Christopher Battersby

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2024 total comp

$182,568

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $182,018
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $182,568
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Orange
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,818
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793656016010
Salary Total: $15,559
Total Pay: $182,568

At Employment Development Department, Christopher Battersby serves as a Administrative Law Judge within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $182,568. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Anna Amundson

Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$182,518

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $182,168
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $182,518
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,263
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793676016019
Salary Total: $15,321
Total Pay: $182,518

Anna Amundson is a Administrative Law Judge at Employment Development Department within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $182,518. Their bargaining unit is R02.