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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Sandhya Ramakrishnan

Staff Services Analyst/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$64,346

Sub-department: Employment Training Panel
Base pay: $63,612
Overtime: $134
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,346
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Mateo

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,528
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2813945157700
Salary Total: $5,362
Total Pay: $64,346

Sandhya Ramakrishnan works as a Staff Services Analyst for Employment Development Department within Employment Training Panel. Their status is full-time. Sandhya earned $64,346 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Sandeep Gill

Disability Insurance Program Representative/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$64,344

Base pay: $61,399
Overtime: $2,445
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,344
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,558
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2802269233033
Salary Total: $5,391
Total Pay: $64,344

At Employment Development Department, Sandeep Gill serves as a Disability Insurance Program Representative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $64,344. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Andrea Aniceto

Employment Program Representative/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$64,337

Base pay: $59,722
Overtime: $4,015
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,337
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,293
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2800259194164
Salary Total: $5,334
Total Pay: $64,337

Andrea Aniceto works as a Employment Program Representative for Employment Development Department. Their status is full-time. Andrea earned $64,337 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Oscar Cantu Jr

Disability Insurance Program Representative/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$64,332

Base pay: $64,136
Overtime: $196
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,332
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,700
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2802049233035
Salary Total: $5,529
Total Pay: $64,332

Oscar Cantu Jr works as a Disability Insurance Program Representative for Employment Development Department. Their status is full-time. Oscar earned $64,332 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Amber Syracuse

Accountant I (Specialist)/Employment Development Department

2023 total comp

$64,329

Base pay: $49,231
Overtime: $14,448
Other pay: $650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,329
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,291
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2806534177146
Salary Total: $4,291
Total Pay: $64,329

Amber Syracuse works as a Accountant I (Specialist) for Employment Development Department. Their status is full-time. Amber earned $64,329 in 2023. They are represented by R01.