California / Governor's Office

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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

Page 1

Jessica Devencenzi Holmes

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

2023 total comp

$195,457

Base pay: $186,114
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,343
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $195,457
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,738
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3700015315002
Salary Total: $16,738
Total Pay: $195,457

Jessica Devencenzi Holmes works as a Senior Assistant to the Governor/Governor's Office for Governor's Office. Their status is full-time. Jessica earned $195,457 in 2023. Union affiliation: E99.

Lynn Von Koch-Liebert

Senior Assistant to the Governor, Office of Planning and Research/Governor's Office

2024 total comp

$193,792

Sub-department: Land Use & Climate Innovation
Base pay: $115,171
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $78,621
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $193,792
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,836
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3686759618901
Salary Total: $15,836
Total Pay: $193,792

Lynn Von Koch-Liebert works as a Senior Assistant to the Governor, Office of Planning and Research for Governor's Office within Land Use & Climate Innovation. Their status is full-time. Lynn earned $193,792 in 2024. Union affiliation: E99.

Carel Ale

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

2025 total comp

$192,878

Base pay: $189,458
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $192,878
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,268
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3700015315004
Salary Total: $15,780
Total Pay: $192,878

Carel Ale holds the role of Senior Assistant to the Governor/Governor's Office at Governor's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $192,878. They are represented by E99.

Samuel Miller

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

2025 total comp

$191,656

Base pay: $188,061
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,595
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $191,656
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,309
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3700015315037
Salary Total: $15,820
Total Pay: $191,656

Samuel Miller works as a Senior Assistant to the Governor/Governor's Office for Governor's Office. Their status is full-time. Samuel earned $191,656 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Hafsa Kaka

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

2024 total comp

$191,440

Base pay: $187,720
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $191,440
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,914
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3700015315021
Salary Total: $15,914
Total Pay: $191,440

Hafsa Kaka works as a Senior Assistant to the Governor/Governor's Office for Governor's Office. Their status is full-time. Hafsa earned $191,440 in 2024. Union affiliation: E99.

Anthony Chavez

Chief Deputy Director, Governor's Office of Service and Community/Governor's Office

2025 total comp

$190,815

Sub-department: Service & Community Engagemen
Base pay: $190,165
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $190,815
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,354
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4286553158901
Salary Total: $15,863
Total Pay: $190,815

Anthony Chavez is a Chief Deputy Director, Governor's Office of Service and Community at Governor's Office within Service & Community Engagemen. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $190,815. Union affiliation: E99.

Scott Wyckoff

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

2024 total comp

$190,109

Base pay: $189,809
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $190,109
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,091
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3700015315027
Salary Total: $16,091
Total Pay: $190,109

At Governor's Office, Scott Wyckoff serves as a Senior Assistant to the Governor/Governor's Office. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $190,109. They are represented by E99.

Larissa Estes

Executive Director, Racial Equity Commission/Governor's Office

2025 total comp

$189,934

Sub-department: Land Use & Climate Innovation
Base pay: $186,198
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,736
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $189,934
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,311
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3686950386001
Salary Total: $15,822
Total Pay: $189,934

Larissa Estes works as a Executive Director, Racial Equity Commission for Governor's Office within Land Use & Climate Innovation. Their status is full-time. Larissa earned $189,934 in 2025. Union affiliation: E99.

Zaid Ridha

C.E.A./Governor's Office

2025 total comp

$188,959

Sub-department: Land Use & Climate Innovation
Base pay: $185,239
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $188,959
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,068
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3686957500004
Salary Total: $15,586
Total Pay: $188,959

Zaid Ridha is a C.E.A. at Governor's Office within Land Use & Climate Innovation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $188,959. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Matthew Lee

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

2025 total comp

$188,878

Base pay: $185,333
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,545
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $188,878
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,914
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3700015315014
Salary Total: $15,437
Total Pay: $188,878

Matthew Lee works as a Senior Assistant to the Governor/Governor's Office for Governor's Office. Their status is full-time. Matthew earned $188,878 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Jacqueline Yannacci

CA Volunteers Executive Director, Governor's Office of Service and Community Engagement/Governor's Office

2025 total comp

$188,358

Sub-department: Service & Community Engagemen
Base pay: $184,588
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,770
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $188,358
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,033
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4286556803001
Salary Total: $15,552
Total Pay: $188,358

Jacqueline Yannacci works as a CA Volunteers Executive Director, Governor's Office of Service and Community Engagement for Governor's Office within Service & Community Engagemen. Their status is full-time. Jacqueline earned $188,358 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Yumi Sera

Senior Assistant to the Governor, Office of Planning and Research/Governor's Office

2024 total comp

$188,270

Sub-department: Land Use & Climate Innovation
Base pay: $187,720
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $188,270
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,914
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3686359618901
Salary Total: $15,914
Total Pay: $188,270

At Governor's Office, Yumi Sera serves as a Senior Assistant to the Governor, Office of Planning and Research within Land Use & Climate Innovation. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $188,270. They are represented by E99.