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

Page 30

Lanee Hansen

Associate Tax Auditor, Employment Development Department/Employment Development Department

2023 total comp

$85,453

Base pay: $77,920
Overtime: $5,113
Other pay: $2,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,453
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Shasta
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,906
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2807304339036
Salary Total: $6,906
Total Pay: $85,453

At Employment Development Department, Lanee Hansen serves as a Associate Tax Auditor, Employment Development Department. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $85,453. Their bargaining unit is R01.

April Mckinley

Employment Program Representative/Employment Development Department

2024 total comp

$85,433

Base pay: $72,266
Overtime: $12,567
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,433
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,126
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2800069194092
Salary Total: $6,126
Total Pay: $85,433

April Mckinley works as a Employment Program Representative for Employment Development Department. Their status is full-time. April earned $85,433 in 2024. Union affiliation: R01.

Nicole Morgan

Employment Program Representative/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$85,418

Base pay: $61,621
Overtime: $23,247
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,418
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,558
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2800219194185
Salary Total: $5,391
Total Pay: $85,418

Nicole Morgan works as a Employment Program Representative for Employment Development Department. Their status is full-time. Nicole earned $85,418 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

Janani Selvaraj

Information Technology Specialist I/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$85,408

Base pay: $84,808
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,408
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,521
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2803431402087
Salary Total: $7,295
Total Pay: $85,408

Janani Selvaraj holds the role of Information Technology Specialist I at Employment Development Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $85,408. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Arturo Sanchez

Disability Insurance Program Manager I/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$85,400

Base pay: $68,534
Overtime: $16,345
Other pay: $520
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,400
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,525
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2802249211976
Salary Total: $6,329
Total Pay: $85,400

Arturo Sanchez works as a Disability Insurance Program Manager I for Employment Development Department. Their status is full-time. Arturo earned $85,400 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Deyna Moore

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Employment Development Department

2024 total comp

$85,396

Base pay: $84,796
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,396
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,115
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2803805393830
Salary Total: $7,315
Total Pay: $85,396

Deyna Moore holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Employment Development Department. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $85,396. Union affiliation: R01.

Rona Mccloud

Employment Program Representative/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$85,389

Base pay: $62,415
Overtime: $22,574
Other pay: $400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,389
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,558
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2800069194025
Salary Total: $5,391
Total Pay: $85,389

Rona Mccloud holds the role of Employment Program Representative at Employment Development Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $85,389. They are represented by R01.

Kristie Ohta

Senior Tax Compliance Representative (Specialist)/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$85,374

Base pay: $84,824
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,374
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,324
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2806208687062
Salary Total: $8,074
Total Pay: $85,374

Kristie Ohta is a Senior Tax Compliance Representative (Specialist) at Employment Development Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $85,374. They are represented by R01.

Maria Cuaresma

Disability Insurance Program Representative/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$85,372

Base pay: $73,486
Overtime: $11,286
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,372
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,310
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2802139233014
Salary Total: $6,121
Total Pay: $85,372

Maria Cuaresma works as a Disability Insurance Program Representative for Employment Development Department. Their status is full-time. Maria earned $85,372 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Michele Mccarthy

Employment Program Representative/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$85,369

Base pay: $73,486
Overtime: $11,284
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,369
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,310
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2800219194088
Salary Total: $6,121
Total Pay: $85,369

Michele Mccarthy is a Employment Program Representative at Employment Development Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $85,369. They are represented by R01.

Barbara Fales

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$85,361

Base pay: $84,761
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,361
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2809175393006
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $85,361

Barbara Fales works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for Employment Development Department. Their status is full-time. Barbara earned $85,361 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Christina Purifoy

Employment Program Representative/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$85,356

Base pay: $68,537
Overtime: $16,219
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,356
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Orange
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,836
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2800179194101
Salary Total: $5,911
Total Pay: $85,356

Christina Purifoy is a Employment Program Representative at Employment Development Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $85,356. They are represented by R01.

Jerome Smith

Employment Program Manager I/Employment Development Department

2024 total comp

$85,355

Base pay: $69,341
Overtime: $15,415
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,355
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,432
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2800409189001
Salary Total: $6,135
Total Pay: $85,355

Jerome Smith works as a Employment Program Manager I for Employment Development Department. Their status is full-time. Jerome earned $85,355 in 2024. Union affiliation: S01.

Stephen Angelides

Supervising Administrative Law Judge/Employment Development Department

2023 total comp

$85,351

Sub-department: Unemployment Insurance Appeal
Base pay: $85,351
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,351
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: S02
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,947
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2793336017916
Salary Total: $86
Total Pay: $85,351

Stephen Angelides works as a Supervising Administrative Law Judge for Employment Development Department within Unemployment Insurance Appeal. Their status is intermittent. Stephen earned $85,351 in 2023. Union affiliation: S02.

Richard Linares

Printing Trades Supervisor II (General)/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$85,339

Base pay: $82,219
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,339
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S14
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,060
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2803371516002
Salary Total: $6,848
Total Pay: $85,339

Richard Linares is a Printing Trades Supervisor II (General) at Employment Development Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $85,339. They are represented by S14.

Sonia Padilla Mayorga

Staff Services Manager I/Employment Development Department

2023 total comp

$85,339

Base pay: $82,869
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,470
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,339
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,253
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2803794800027
Salary Total: $7,253
Total Pay: $85,339

Sonia Padilla Mayorga works as a Staff Services Manager I for Employment Development Department. Their status is full-time. Sonia earned $85,339 in 2023. They are represented by S01.

Helen Porter

Staff Services Manager I/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$85,322

Base pay: $81,602
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,322
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,530
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2802274800976
Salary Total: $6,956
Total Pay: $85,322

Helen Porter holds the role of Staff Services Manager I at Employment Development Department. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $85,322. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Alma Cervantes-Jimenez

Disability Insurance Program Representative/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$85,303

Base pay: $75,594
Overtime: $9,109
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,303
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,310
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2802099233010
Salary Total: $6,029
Total Pay: $85,303

Alma Cervantes-Jimenez works as a Disability Insurance Program Representative for Employment Development Department. Their status is full-time. Alma earned $85,303 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Nenita Bautista

Employment Program Representative/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$85,299

Base pay: $63,809
Overtime: $20,891
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,299
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,310
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2801869194215
Salary Total: $6,321
Total Pay: $85,299

Nenita Bautista is a Employment Program Representative at Employment Development Department. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $85,299. They are represented by R01.

Karen Horn

Employment Program Representative/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$85,284

Base pay: $70,047
Overtime: $10,299
Other pay: $4,938
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,284
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Diego

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,310
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2800499194035
Salary Total: $5,829
Total Pay: $85,284

At Employment Development Department, Karen Horn serves as a Employment Program Representative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $85,284. Union affiliation: R01.

Estela Mariscal

Employment Program Representative/Employment Development Department

2024 total comp

$85,284

Base pay: $74,666
Overtime: $10,018
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,284
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Diego

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,126
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2800499194108
Salary Total: $6,326
Total Pay: $85,284

At Employment Development Department, Estela Mariscal serves as a Employment Program Representative. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $85,284. They are represented by R01.