California / Employment Development Department

Agency file

Employment Development Department

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

The Employment Development Department supports the workforce — employment services, unemployment benefits, and enforcement of labor standards.

In 2025, this agency had 10,018 employees with median total compensation of $74,086; the highest distinct record was $347,783.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $745.6M
Employees: 10,018
Median total: $74,086
Highest record: $347,783

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$92,819$158,608+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 10,018 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($74,086) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $68,937 (93%)
Overtime — $3,816 (5%)
Other — $1,672 (2%)
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

$23,064

$52,155

$74,086

$96,670

$122,188

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $122,188 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $23,064. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Employment Program Representative

2,893 · $64,799

Disability Insurance Program Representative

1,130 · $63,363

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

849 · $79,954

Tax Compliance Representative

391 · $75,533

Information Technology Specialist I

378 · $105,374

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	$682.6M —	9,517 —	$70,710 —
2024	$709.9M ▲ 4.0%	10,570 ▲ 11.1%	$70,299 ▼ 0.6%
2025	$745.6M ▲ 5.0%	10,018 ▼ 5.2%	$74,086 ▲ 5.4%

Record list

Employees

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Alejandra Gonzalez-Duran

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$95,842

Base pay: $75,272
Overtime: $19,628
Other pay: $943
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,842
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Bernardino

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,648
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2803095393778
Salary Total: $6,449
Total Pay: $95,842

Alejandra Gonzalez-Duran is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Employment Development Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $95,842. They are represented by R01.

Myrna Ramirez

Employment Program Representative/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$95,837

Base pay: $72,447
Overtime: $22,790
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,837
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,310
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2800499194228
Salary Total: $6,029
Total Pay: $95,837

Myrna Ramirez holds the role of Employment Program Representative at Employment Development Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $95,837. Union affiliation: R01.

Marta Carmona

Employment Program Representative/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$95,836

Base pay: $75,886
Overtime: $19,350
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,836
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Humboldt
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,310
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2801869194095
Salary Total: $6,321
Total Pay: $95,836

Marta Carmona is a Employment Program Representative at Employment Development Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $95,836. They are represented by R01.

Dion Warrick

Tax Compliance Representative/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$95,819

Base pay: $80,635
Overtime: $14,584
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,819
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,924
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2806418695016
Salary Total: $6,716
Total Pay: $95,819

Dion Warrick holds the role of Tax Compliance Representative at Employment Development Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $95,819. Union affiliation: R01.

Adela Meza

Disability Insurance Program Representative/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$95,816

Base pay: $73,486
Overtime: $21,730
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,816
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Bernardino

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,310
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2802229233015
Salary Total: $6,121
Total Pay: $95,816

Adela Meza holds the role of Disability Insurance Program Representative at Employment Development Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $95,816. Union affiliation: R01.

Brandon Anderson

Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory)/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$95,782

Base pay: $92,062
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,782
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,266
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2803804801010
Salary Total: $8,018
Total Pay: $95,782

Brandon Anderson is a Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory) at Employment Development Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $95,782. Union affiliation: S01.

Neil Nakatani

Information Technology Specialist I/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$95,766

Base pay: $95,166
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,766
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,320
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2803471402019
Salary Total: $8,070
Total Pay: $95,766

Neil Nakatani is a Information Technology Specialist I at Employment Development Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $95,766. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Kerri Whittington

Disability Insurance Program Representative/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$95,753

Base pay: $71,213
Overtime: $23,940
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,753
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,310
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2802269233006
Salary Total: $6,121
Total Pay: $95,753

Kerri Whittington is a Disability Insurance Program Representative at Employment Development Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $95,753. Their bargaining unit is R01.