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

Molly Wiltshire

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

2025 total comp

$215,155

Base pay: $134,826
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $80,329
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $215,155
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,704
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3700015315036
Salary Total: $13,293
Total Pay: $215,155

At Governor's Office, Molly Wiltshire serves as a Senior Assistant to the Governor/Governor's Office. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $215,155. They are represented by E99.

Erin Suhr

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

2024 total comp

$212,092

Base pay: $208,447
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,645
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $212,092
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,671
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3700015315019
Salary Total: $17,671
Total Pay: $212,092

Erin Suhr works as a Senior Assistant to the Governor/Governor's Office for Governor's Office. Their status is full-time. Erin earned $212,092 in 2024. They are represented by E99.

Rhys Williams

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

2025 total comp

$210,271

Base pay: $206,801
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,470
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $210,271
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,757
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3700015315049
Salary Total: $17,224
Total Pay: $210,271

Rhys Williams works as a Senior Assistant to the Governor/Governor's Office for Governor's Office. Their status is full-time. Rhys earned $210,271 in 2025. They are represented by E99.

Gina Da Silva

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

2025 total comp

$210,096

Base pay: $206,801
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,295
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $210,096
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,757
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3700015315043
Salary Total: $17,224
Total Pay: $210,096

At Governor's Office, Gina Da Silva serves as a Senior Assistant to the Governor/Governor's Office. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $210,096. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Samuel Assefa

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

2023 total comp

$209,993

Sub-department: Governor's Office Plan & Rese
Base pay: $207,573
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $209,993
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,597
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3686959618901
Salary Total: $17,597
Total Pay: $209,993

At Governor's Office, Samuel Assefa serves as a Senior Assistant to the Governor, Office of Planning and Research within Governor's Office Plan & Rese. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $209,993. Union affiliation: E99.

Nichole Munoz-Murillo

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

2025 total comp

$209,432

Base pay: $205,837
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,595
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $209,432
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,757
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3700015315072
Salary Total: $17,224
Total Pay: $209,432

Nichole Munoz-Murillo works as a Senior Assistant to the Governor/Governor's Office for Governor's Office. Their status is full-time. Nichole earned $209,432 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Charles Ommanney

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

2025 total comp

$209,047

Base pay: $205,927
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $209,047
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Marin
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,682
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3700015315032
Salary Total: $17,152
Total Pay: $209,047

Charles Ommanney is a Senior Assistant to the Governor/Governor's Office at Governor's Office. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $209,047. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Christina Snider-Ashtari

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

2025 total comp

$207,287

Base pay: $203,817
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,470
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $207,287
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,501
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3700015315017
Salary Total: $16,976
Total Pay: $207,287

Christina Snider-Ashtari 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 $207,287. Union affiliation: E99.

Jonathan Cousimano

Director of Federal Affairs, Washington D.C./Governor's Office

2025 total comp

$206,801

Base pay: $206,801
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $206,801
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Out of State
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,757
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3700020772001
Salary Total: $17,224
Total Pay: $206,801

Jonathan Cousimano is a Director of Federal Affairs, Washington D.C. at Governor's Office. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $206,801. They are represented by E99.

Lila Mirrashidi

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

2025 total comp

$206,699

Base pay: $203,379
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,320
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $206,699
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,757
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3700015315048
Salary Total: $17,224
Total Pay: $206,699

At Governor's Office, Lila Mirrashidi serves as a Senior Assistant to the Governor/Governor's Office. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $206,699. They are represented by E99.