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

Jiwon Jeong

Attorney IV/Government Operations Agency

2024 total comp

$183,363

Base pay: $182,813
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $183,363
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,627
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3371005780002
Salary Total: $15,627
Total Pay: $183,363

At Government Operations Agency, Jiwon Jeong serves as a Attorney IV. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $183,363. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Sarah Soto-Taylor

Undersecretary, Government Operations Agency/Government Operations Agency

2024 total comp

$176,044

Base pay: $175,769
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $275
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $176,044
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,199
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3371006492001
Salary Total: $18,199
Total Pay: $176,044

At Government Operations Agency, Sarah Soto-Taylor serves as a Undersecretary, Government Operations Agency. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $176,044. They are represented by E99.