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Governor's Office

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

The Governor's Office is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 474 employees with median total compensation of $85,771; the highest distinct record was $298,747.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $44M
Employees: 474
Median total: $85,771
Highest record: $298,747

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$50$235,352+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 474 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($85,771) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $88,166 (95%)
Overtime — $130 (0%)
Other — $4,451 (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

$14,144

$57,680

$85,771

$125,685

$177,041

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $177,041 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $14,144. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Senior Assistant to the Governor/Governor's Office

63 · $183,468

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

60 · $73,053

Staff Services Manager I

46 · $87,837

Staff Assistant to the Governor/Governors Office

34 · $65,419

Assistant to the Governor/Governor's Office

29 · $117,104

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	$39.6M —	406 —	$87,024 —
2024	$43.2M ▲ 9.2%	461 ▲ 13.5%	$85,119 ▼ 2.2%
2025	$44M ▲ 1.8%	474 ▲ 2.8%	$85,771 ▲ 0.8%

Record list

Employees

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Moiz Rydhan

Staff Services Manager I/Governor's Office

2025 total comp

$99,860

Sub-department: Land Use & Climate Innovation
Base pay: $96,140
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,860
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,321
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3686954800003
Salary Total: $8,071
Total Pay: $99,860

Moiz Rydhan works as a Staff Services Manager I for Governor's Office within Land Use & Climate Innovation. Their status is full-time. Moiz earned $99,860 in 2025. Union affiliation: S01.

Stephanie Truong

Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory)/Governor's Office

2025 total comp

$99,721

Sub-department: Service & Community Engagemen
Base pay: $99,071
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,721
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,822
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4286554801002
Salary Total: $8,557
Total Pay: $99,721

Stephanie Truong works as a Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory) for Governor's Office within Service & Community Engagemen. Their status is full-time. Stephanie earned $99,721 in 2025. They are represented by E48.

Michelle Yoon

Senior Projects Analyst, Office of Planning and Research/Governor's Office

2023 total comp

$99,620

Sub-department: Governor's Office Plan & Rese
Base pay: $97,200
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,620
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,240
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3686357016901
Salary Total: $8,240
Total Pay: $99,620

Michelle Yoon holds the role of Senior Projects Analyst, Office of Planning and Research at Governor's Office within Governor's Office Plan & Rese. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $99,620. They are represented by E99.

Elea Becker Lowe

Senior Projects Analyst, Office of Planning and Research/Governor's Office

2023 total comp

$99,157

Sub-department: Governor's Office Plan & Rese
Base pay: $96,737
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,157
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,398
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3686957016901
Salary Total: $8,398
Total Pay: $99,157

Elea Becker Lowe is a Senior Projects Analyst, Office of Planning and Research at Governor's Office within Governor's Office Plan & Rese. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $99,157. They are represented by E99.

Aubrey Anthony

Assistant to the Governor/Governor's Office/Governor's Office

2025 total comp

$99,089

Base pay: $96,364
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,725
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,089
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,834
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3700015314018
Salary Total: $10,509
Total Pay: $99,089

At Governor's Office, Aubrey Anthony serves as a Assistant to the Governor/Governor's Office. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $99,089. They are represented by E99.

Timothy Apodaca

Staff Services Manager I/Governor's Office

2025 total comp

$98,827

Sub-department: Land Use & Climate Innovation
Base pay: $95,107
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,827
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,504
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3686854800002
Salary Total: $8,249
Total Pay: $98,827

At Governor's Office, Timothy Apodaca serves as a Staff Services Manager I within Land Use & Climate Innovation. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $98,827. Union affiliation: E48.

Amelyn Tadeo

Staff Services Manager I/Governor's Office

2025 total comp

$98,827

Sub-department: Land Use & Climate Innovation
Base pay: $95,107
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,827
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,504
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3686854800005
Salary Total: $8,249
Total Pay: $98,827

At Governor's Office, Amelyn Tadeo serves as a Staff Services Manager I within Land Use & Climate Innovation. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $98,827. Their bargaining unit is E48.

Kayla Arnold

Special Assistant to the Director, Governor's Office of Service and Community Engagement/Governor's Office

2025 total comp

$98,748

Sub-department: Service & Community Engagemen
Base pay: $92,399
Overtime: $3,099
Other pay: $3,250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,748
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,155
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4286553294001
Salary Total: $7,910
Total Pay: $98,748

Kayla Arnold holds the role of Special Assistant to the Director, Governor's Office of Service and Community Engagement at Governor's Office within Service & Community Engagemen. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $98,748. Union affiliation: E99.

Lourdes Camarena

Senior Projects Analyst, Office of Planning and Research/Governor's Office

2023 total comp

$98,401

Sub-department: Governor's Office Plan & Rese
Base pay: $96,601
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,401
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,997
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3686357016901
Salary Total: $8,997
Total Pay: $98,401

Lourdes Camarena holds the role of Senior Projects Analyst, Office of Planning and Research at Governor's Office within Governor's Office Plan & Rese. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $98,401. They are represented by E99.

Brandon Harrell

Staff Intergovernmental Program Analyst, Office of Planning and Research/Governor's Office

2023 total comp

$98,261

Sub-department: Governor's Office Plan & Rese
Base pay: $85,684
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,577
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,261
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,264
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3686955418901
Salary Total: $7,264
Total Pay: $98,261

At Governor's Office, Brandon Harrell serves as a Staff Intergovernmental Program Analyst, Office of Planning and Research within Governor's Office Plan & Rese. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $98,261. They are represented by E97.