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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

Russell Fong

C.E.A./Governor's Office

2024 total comp

$544,507

Sub-department: Land Use & Climate Innovation
Base pay: $186,817
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $357,690
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $544,507
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,303
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3686957500901
Salary Total: $94
Total Pay: $544,507

Russell Fong is a C.E.A. at Governor's Office within Land Use & Climate Innovation. They work intermittent. 2024 total compensation came to $544,507. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Hilda Waters

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

2024 total comp

$316,305

Base pay: $184,399
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $131,906
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $316,305
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,632
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3700015315025
Salary Total: $15,632
Total Pay: $316,305

Hilda Waters is a Senior Assistant to the Governor/Governor's Office at Governor's Office. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $316,305. Union affiliation: E99.

Katherine Mathews

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

2025 total comp

$298,747

Base pay: $193,472
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $105,275
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $298,747
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Out of State
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,389
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3700025315030
Salary Total: $14,927
Total Pay: $298,747

Katherine Mathews is a Senior Assistant to the Governor/Governor's Office at Governor's Office. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $298,747. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Robert Salladay

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

2025 total comp

$250,916

Base pay: $235,254
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $15,662
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $250,916
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $20,200
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3700015315034
Salary Total: $19,594
Total Pay: $250,916

Robert Salladay is a Senior Assistant to the Governor/Governor's Office at Governor's Office. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $250,916. They are represented by E99.

David Sapp

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

2025 total comp

$238,674

Base pay: $235,254
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $238,674
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $20,200
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3700015315020
Salary Total: $19,594
Total Pay: $238,674

David Sapp is a Senior Assistant to the Governor/Governor's Office at Governor's Office. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $238,674. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Christine Aurre

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

2025 total comp

$238,549

Base pay: $235,254
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,295
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $238,549
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $20,200
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3700015315005
Salary Total: $19,594
Total Pay: $238,549

Christine Aurre is a Senior Assistant to the Governor/Governor's Office at Governor's Office. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $238,549. They are represented by E99.

Morgan Nelson

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

2025 total comp

$238,549

Base pay: $235,254
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,295
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $238,549
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $20,200
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3700015315011
Salary Total: $19,594
Total Pay: $238,549

Morgan Nelson works as a Senior Assistant to the Governor/Governor's Office for Governor's Office. Their status is full-time. Morgan earned $238,549 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Ben Chida

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

2024 total comp

$236,677

Base pay: $183,508
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $53,169
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $236,677
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,180
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3700015315044
Salary Total: $16,180
Total Pay: $236,677

At Governor's Office, Ben Chida serves as a Senior Assistant to the Governor/Governor's Office. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $236,677. They are represented by E99.

Jamie Callahan

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

2025 total comp

$236,072

Base pay: $235,254
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $818
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $236,072
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $20,200
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3700015315035
Salary Total: $19,594
Total Pay: $236,072

Jamie Callahan is a Senior Assistant to the Governor/Governor's Office at Governor's Office. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $236,072. Union affiliation: E99.

Luis Cespedes

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

2025 total comp

$235,729

Base pay: $235,254
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $475
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $235,729
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $20,200
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3700015315008
Salary Total: $19,594
Total Pay: $235,729

Luis Cespedes 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 $235,729. Union affiliation: E99.

Nathan Barankin

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

2025 total comp

$235,429

Base pay: $235,254
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $235,429
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $20,200
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3700015315012
Salary Total: $19,594
Total Pay: $235,429

Nathan Barankin 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 $235,429. Union affiliation: E99.

Joshua Fryday

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

2025 total comp

$235,402

Sub-department: Service & Community Engagemen
Base pay: $231,632
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,770
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $235,402
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $19,889
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4286550376901
Salary Total: $19,292
Total Pay: $235,402

Joshua Fryday is a Director, Governor's Office of Service and Community Engagement at Governor's Office within Service & Community Engagemen. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $235,402. Union affiliation: E99.

Samuel Assefa

Director, Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation/Governor's Office

2025 total comp

$235,352

Sub-department: Land Use & Climate Innovation
Base pay: $231,632
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $235,352
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $19,889
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3686950387001
Salary Total: $19,292
Total Pay: $235,352

Samuel Assefa is a Director, Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation at Governor's Office within Land Use & Climate Innovation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $235,352. They are represented by E99.

Cathryn Rivera

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

2023 total comp

$235,259

Base pay: $224,607
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,652
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $235,259
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $19,041
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3700015315012
Salary Total: $19,041
Total Pay: $235,259

Cathryn Rivera works as a Senior Assistant to the Governor/Governor's Office for Governor's Office. Their status is full-time. Cathryn earned $235,259 in 2023. Union affiliation: E99.

Analea Patterson

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

2024 total comp

$234,767

Base pay: $231,347
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $234,767
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $19,612
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3700015315062
Salary Total: $19,612
Total Pay: $234,767

Analea Patterson is a Senior Assistant to the Governor/Governor's Office at Governor's Office. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $234,767. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Joshua Fryday

Senior Advisor, Office of Planning and Research/Governor's Office

2023 total comp

$230,256

Sub-department: Governor's Office Plan & Rese
Base pay: $227,786
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,470
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $230,256
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $19,310
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3686559604901
Salary Total: $19,310
Total Pay: $230,256

Joshua Fryday holds the role of Senior Advisor, 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 $230,256. They are represented by E99.

Marlissa Hernandez

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

2024 total comp

$227,576

Sub-department: Land Use & Climate Innovation
Base pay: $148,321
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $79,255
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $227,576
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,566
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3686559618901
Salary Total: $15,566
Total Pay: $227,576

At Governor's Office, Marlissa Hernandez 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 $227,576. Their bargaining unit is E99.