Agency file

Finance

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

The Finance is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 451 employees with median total compensation of $117,638; the highest distinct record was $310,035.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $52.3M
Employees: 451
Median total: $117,638
Highest record: $310,035

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$11,393$219,185+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 451 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($117,638) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $109,389 (94%)
Overtime — $941 (1%)
Other — $5,692 (5%)
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

$43,974

$90,577

$117,638

$142,370

$176,106

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $176,106 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $43,974. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Finance Budget Analyst

65 · $94,315

C.E.A.

45 · $191,578

Information Technology Specialist I

33 · $105,254

Principal Program Budget Analyst III

32 · $164,994

Staff Finance Budget Analyst

27 · $119,964

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	$46.8M —	446 —	$109,519 —
2024	$51.7M ▲ 10.5%	471 ▲ 5.6%	$115,369 ▲ 5.3%
2025	$52.3M ▲ 1.2%	451 ▼ 4.2%	$117,638 ▲ 2.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

John Fitzpatrick Ii

Principal Program Budget Analyst III/Finance

2025 total comp

$195,132

Base pay: $72,323
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $122,809
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $195,132
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,619
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3003255273921
Salary Total: $12,781
Total Pay: $195,132

John Fitzpatrick Ii works as a Principal Program Budget Analyst III for Finance. Their status is full-time. John earned $195,132 in 2025. Union affiliation: E99.

Karen Tan-Wong

Information Technology Specialist II/Finance

2025 total comp

$193,592

Base pay: $148,618
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $44,973
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $193,592
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,905
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3009141414004
Salary Total: $11,548
Total Pay: $193,592

At Finance, Karen Tan-Wong serves as a Information Technology Specialist II. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $193,592. Union affiliation: E97.

Stephen Benson

C.E.A./Finance

2025 total comp

$191,662

Base pay: $187,942
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $191,662
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,591
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3007507500033
Salary Total: $16,342
Total Pay: $191,662

Stephen Benson holds the role of C.E.A. at Finance. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $191,662. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Evelyn Suess

C.E.A./Finance

2025 total comp

$191,578

Base pay: $184,631
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,947
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $191,578
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,184
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3001507500003
Salary Total: $15,886
Total Pay: $191,578

Evelyn Suess holds the role of C.E.A. at Finance. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $191,578. They are represented by E99.