California / Government Operations Agency / C.E.A.

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C.E.A.

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

14 employees hold this title in Government Operations Agency. Median total compensation for the role is $135,769, above the department median of $127,424.

Employees: 14
Total payroll: $1.8M
Role median: $135,769
Agency median: $127,424
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$29,888$208,684+

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

How total compensation varies among the 14 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compare departments

This role across California

C.E.A. is held in 135 California departments. In Government Operations Agency, the median of $135,769 ranks #120 of 135.

Highest-paying departments for this role

State Comp Insurance Fund

$247,473 · 43

Education Audit Appeals Panel

$220,612 · 2

Commission on State Mandates

$217,996 · 1

Air Resources Board

$207,470 · 34

State Public Defender

$207,024 · 3

Forestry and Fire Protection

$204,790 · 53

Envirnmtl Health Hazrd Assess

$204,301 · 7

CA. State Auditor's Office

$202,914 · 8

Public Employee's Retirement Systems

$202,056 · 39

Justice

$201,871 · 106

CA State Auditor's Office

$201,303 · 1

Water Resources Control Board

$199,393 · 44

Median total compensation for the C.E.A. role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Soek Lum

C.E.A./Government Operations Agency

2025 total comp

$149,359

Base pay: $145,889
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,470
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $149,359
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E79
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,526
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3371007500005
Salary Total: $12,150
Total Pay: $149,359

Soek Lum works as a C.E.A. for Government Operations Agency. Their status is full-time. Soek earned $149,359 in 2025. They are represented by E79.

Michael Widner

C.E.A./Government Operations Agency

2025 total comp

$146,753

Base pay: $146,003
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $750
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $146,753
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E79
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,738
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3371007500011
Salary Total: $12,356
Total Pay: $146,753

Michael Widner works as a C.E.A. for Government Operations Agency. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $146,753 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is E79.