California / Franchise Tax Board

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Franchise Tax Board

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

The Franchise Tax Board manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.

In 2025, this agency had 6,903 employees with median total compensation of $73,390; the highest distinct record was $269,992.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $535.6M
Employees: 6,903
Median total: $73,390
Highest record: $269,992

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$6,469$161,807+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 6,903 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($73,390) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $75,334 (97%)
Overtime — $532 (1%)
Other — $1,726 (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

$22,912

$51,759

$73,390

$105,761

$129,811

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $129,811 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $22,912. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Tax Technician, Franchise Tax Board

1,052 · $48,245

Information Technology Specialist I

789 · $111,139

Compliance Representative, Franchise Tax Board

533 · $71,077

Tax Program Technician I, Franchise Tax Board

355 · $56,105

Senior Compliance Representative, Franchise Tax Board

320 · $92,663

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	$498.2M —	6,781 —	$69,075 —
2024	$527.1M ▲ 5.8%	7,077 ▲ 4.4%	$70,047 ▲ 1.4%
2025	$535.6M ▲ 1.6%	6,903 ▼ 2.5%	$73,390 ▲ 4.8%

Record list

Employees

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Lorenzo Moran

Key Data Operator/Franchise Tax Board

2025 total comp

$14,758

Base pay: $14,533
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $225
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,758
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,783
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5648741419990
Salary Total: $21
Total Pay: $14,758

Lorenzo Moran holds the role of Key Data Operator at Franchise Tax Board. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $14,758. They are represented by R04.

Tiffany Shew

Key Data Operator/Franchise Tax Board

2025 total comp

$14,733

Base pay: $14,683
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,733
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,167
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5648741419990
Salary Total: $18
Total Pay: $14,733

At Franchise Tax Board, Tiffany Shew serves as a Key Data Operator. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $14,733. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Sharan Padda

Student Assistant/Franchise Tax Board

2025 total comp

$14,696

Base pay: $14,146
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,696
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,389
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5649704870990
Salary Total: $20
Total Pay: $14,696

Sharan Padda holds the role of Student Assistant at Franchise Tax Board. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $14,696. Their bargaining unit is E.

Myles Johnson

Key Data Operator/Franchise Tax Board

2025 total comp

$14,682

Base pay: $14,682
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,682
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,783
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5648741419990
Salary Total: $21
Total Pay: $14,682

Myles Johnson holds the role of Key Data Operator at Franchise Tax Board. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $14,682. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Suthasinee Chao-Techaiya

Tax Technician, Franchise Tax Board/Franchise Tax Board

2023 total comp

$14,679

Base pay: $13,489
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,190
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,679
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,130
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5646567505004
Salary Total: $3,130
Total Pay: $14,679

Suthasinee Chao-Techaiya works as a Tax Technician, Franchise Tax Board for Franchise Tax Board. Their status is full-time. Suthasinee earned $14,679 in 2023. Union affiliation: R01.

Clarice Montoya

Tax Program Assistant/Franchise Tax Board

2025 total comp

$14,667

Base pay: $14,667
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,667
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,299
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5647901474023
Salary Total: $4,299
Total Pay: $14,667

At Franchise Tax Board, Clarice Montoya serves as a Tax Program Assistant. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $14,667. They are represented by R04.

Maia Wiitala

Key Data Operator/Franchise Tax Board

2025 total comp

$14,630

Base pay: $14,630
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,630
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,603
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5648741419990
Salary Total: $21
Total Pay: $14,630

At Franchise Tax Board, Maia Wiitala serves as a Key Data Operator. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $14,630. They are represented by R04.

Fabian Mariscalnunez

Tax Technician, Franchise Tax Board/Franchise Tax Board

2025 total comp

$14,626

Base pay: $14,626
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,626
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,558
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5648237505990
Salary Total: $21
Total Pay: $14,626

Fabian Mariscalnunez holds the role of Tax Technician, Franchise Tax Board at Franchise Tax Board. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $14,626. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Sahibpreet Otal

Tax Technician, Franchise Tax Board/Franchise Tax Board

2025 total comp

$14,601

Base pay: $14,601
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,601
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,017
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5648257505990
Salary Total: $22
Total Pay: $14,601

Sahibpreet Otal holds the role of Tax Technician, Franchise Tax Board at Franchise Tax Board. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $14,601. Union affiliation: R01.

Dina Felisilda

Program Specialist I, Franchise Tax Board/Franchise Tax Board

2025 total comp

$14,599

Base pay: $14,599
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,599
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,599
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5648344364990
Salary Total: $55
Total Pay: $14,599

Dina Felisilda is a Program Specialist I, Franchise Tax Board at Franchise Tax Board. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to $14,599. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Sharanpreet Bains

Key Data Operator/Franchise Tax Board

2025 total comp

$14,597

Base pay: $14,597
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,597
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,783
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5648741419990
Salary Total: $21
Total Pay: $14,597

At Franchise Tax Board, Sharanpreet Bains serves as a Key Data Operator. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $14,597. Union affiliation: R04.

Chi Gonzales

Tax Program Assistant/Franchise Tax Board

2023 total comp

$14,595

Base pay: $12,911
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,684
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,595
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,945
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5647901474024
Salary Total: $3,945
Total Pay: $14,595

At Franchise Tax Board, Chi Gonzales serves as a Tax Program Assistant. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $14,595. Union affiliation: R04.

Armando Sanchez

Key Data Operator/Franchise Tax Board

2025 total comp

$14,572

Base pay: $14,322
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,572
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,783
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5648741419990
Salary Total: $21
Total Pay: $14,572

Armando Sanchez is a Key Data Operator at Franchise Tax Board. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to $14,572. They are represented by R04.

Sophie Nguyen

Key Data Operator/Franchise Tax Board

2023 total comp

$14,569

Base pay: $14,544
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $25
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,569
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,396
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5648741419990
Salary Total: $20
Total Pay: $14,569

Sophie Nguyen works as a Key Data Operator for Franchise Tax Board. Their status is intermittent. Sophie earned $14,569 in 2023. They are represented by R04.