California / Government Operations Agency

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Government Operations Agency

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

The Government Operations Agency is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 35 employees with median total compensation of $127,424; the highest distinct record was $250,323.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $4.4M
Employees: 35
Median total: $127,424
Highest record: $250,323

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$4,632$245,639+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 35 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($127,424) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $116,499 (93%)
Overtime — $1 (0%)
Other — $8,341 (7%)
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

$29,888

$69,544

$127,424

$172,139

$215,217

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $215,217 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $29,888. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

C.E.A.

10 · $143,674

Attorney IV

2 · $164,143

Staff Services Analyst

2 · $63,970

Undersecretary, Government Operations Agency

2 · $27,524

Special Consultant

2 · $23,409

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	$4.3M —	33 —	$124,878 —
2024	$4.2M ▼ 1.2%	34 ▲ 3.0%	$113,484 ▼ 9.1%
2025	$4.4M ▲ 3.0%	35 ▲ 2.9%	$127,424 ▲ 12.3%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Ricardo Cervantes

C.E.A./Government Operations Agency

2023 total comp

$124,878

Base pay: $124,478
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $124,878
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,997
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3371007500005
Salary Total: $10,997
Total Pay: $124,878

Ricardo Cervantes works as a C.E.A. for Government Operations Agency. Their status is full-time. Ricardo earned $124,878 in 2023. Union affiliation: M01.

Maureen Keffer

C.E.A./Government Operations Agency

2023 total comp

$124,826

Base pay: $124,526
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $124,826
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,755
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3371007500900
Salary Total: $10,755
Total Pay: $124,826

Maureen Keffer works as a C.E.A. for Government Operations Agency. Their status is full-time. Maureen earned $124,826 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Sarah Kerber

Assistant Secretary,Business Transformation and Strategic Development/Government Operations Agency

2025 total comp

$124,471

Base pay: $107,567
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $16,903
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $124,471
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E79
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,494
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3371008487001
Salary Total: $11,149
Total Pay: $124,471

Sarah Kerber holds the role of Assistant Secretary,Business Transformation and Strategic Development at Government Operations Agency. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $124,471. Their bargaining unit is E79.

Matthew Tabarangao

C.E.A./Government Operations Agency

2025 total comp

$123,824

Base pay: $120,529
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,295
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,824
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,349
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3371007500013
Salary Total: $10,039
Total Pay: $123,824

Matthew Tabarangao is a C.E.A. at Government Operations Agency. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $123,824. They are represented by E99.