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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Pedro Balda

Tax Compliance Representative/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

-$5,042

Base pay: -$5,806
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $764
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$5,042
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,722
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2807348695059
Salary Total: $6,722
Total Pay: -$5,042

Pedro Balda is a Tax Compliance Representative at Employment Development Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to -$5,042. They are represented by R01.

Ann Taylor

Disability Insurance Program Representative/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

-$5,500

Base pay: -$5,500
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$5,500
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Joaquin
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,500
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2802109233023
Salary Total: $5,500
Total Pay: -$5,500

Ann Taylor holds the role of Disability Insurance Program Representative at Employment Development Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was -$5,500. Union affiliation: R01.

Chad Ray

Office Technician (Typing)/Employment Development Department

2024 total comp

-$5,673

Base pay: -$5,673
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$5,673
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,114
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2808571139002
Salary Total: $4,114
Total Pay: -$5,673

At Employment Development Department, Chad Ray serves as a Office Technician (Typing). They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled -$5,673. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Earl Parkinson

Disability Insurance Program Manager I/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

-$6,058

Base pay: -$33,033
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $26,975
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$6,058
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: San Joaquin
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,117
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2802109211013
Salary Total: $7,117
Total Pay: -$6,058

Earl Parkinson works as a Disability Insurance Program Manager I for Employment Development Department. Their status is full-time. Earl earned -$6,058 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Shahrzad Toofan

Staff Services Analyst/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

-$7,089

Base pay: -$7,089
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$7,089
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,726
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2803055157976
Salary Total: $2,363
Total Pay: -$7,089

At Employment Development Department, Shahrzad Toofan serves as a Staff Services Analyst. They work part-time. Their 2025 pay totaled -$7,089. Union affiliation: R01.

Rachel Obrien

Employment Program Representative/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

-$7,124

Base pay: -$7,124
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$7,124
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sonoma
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,822
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2801299194037
Salary Total: $3,822
Total Pay: -$7,124

Rachel Obrien is a Employment Program Representative at Employment Development Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to -$7,124. They are represented by R01.

Jenna Rhoades

Employment Program Representative/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

-$8,235

Base pay: -$8,461
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $227
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$8,235
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,989
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2800419194057
Salary Total: $4,989
Total Pay: -$8,235

At Employment Development Department, Jenna Rhoades serves as a Employment Program Representative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled -$8,235. They are represented by R01.