California / Health and Human Services Agy

Agency file

Health and Human Services Agy

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

The Health and Human Services Agy delivers health and social services — programs such as Medicaid, public assistance, child welfare, and support for aging and disabled residents.

In 2025, this agency had 154 employees with median total compensation of $94,711; the highest distinct record was $300,509.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $16.3M
Employees: 154
Median total: $94,711
Highest record: $300,509

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$3,302$226,428+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 154 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($94,711) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $101,903 (96%)
Overtime — $105 (0%)
Other — $3,924 (4%)
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

$40,868

$71,321

$94,711

$146,147

$180,350

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $180,350 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $40,868. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

29 · $72,881

Staff Services Manager I

24 · $88,870

C.E.A.

22 · $154,620

Attorney III

8 · $153,497

Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory)

8 · $111,931

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	$14M —	139 —	$90,388 —
2024	$16.6M ▲ 18.9%	162 ▲ 16.5%	$89,000 ▼ 1.5%
2025	$16.3M ▼ 1.8%	154 ▼ 4.9%	$94,711 ▲ 6.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Stephanie Welch

Deputy Secretary, Behavioral Health/Health and Human Services Agy

2025 total comp

$195,570

Base pay: $192,200
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,370
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $195,570
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,906
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7991019040001
Salary Total: $16,399
Total Pay: $195,570

At Health and Human Services Agy, Stephanie Welch serves as a Deputy Secretary, Behavioral Health. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $195,570. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Kimberly Granger

Attorney IV/Health and Human Services Agy

2025 total comp

$194,543

Base pay: $186,151
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,392
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $194,543
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Kern
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,096
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7991025780001
Salary Total: $15,352
Total Pay: $194,543

Kimberly Granger holds the role of Attorney IV at Health and Human Services Agy. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $194,543. They are represented by R02.

John Ohanian

Director of the Center for Data Insights and Innovation and Chief Data Officer/Health and Human Services Agy

2024 total comp

$193,748

Base pay: $189,989
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,759
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $193,748
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,106
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7995016253910
Salary Total: $16,106
Total Pay: $193,748

At Health and Human Services Agy, John Ohanian serves as a Director of the Center for Data Insights and Innovation and Chief Data Officer. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $193,748. They are represented by E99.

Brent Houser

C.E.A./Health and Human Services Agy

2025 total comp

$190,269

Base pay: $187,035
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,234
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $190,269
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,060
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7991017500005
Salary Total: $15,578
Total Pay: $190,269

Brent Houser works as a C.E.A. for Health and Human Services Agy. Their status is full-time. Brent earned $190,269 in 2025. Union affiliation: M01.