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

Corrin Buchanan

Deputy Secretary for Policy and Strategic Planning/Health and Human Services Agy

2024 total comp

$206,961

Base pay: $203,114
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,847
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $206,961
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,219
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7991014623910
Salary Total: $17,219
Total Pay: $206,961

Corrin Buchanan works as a Deputy Secretary for Policy and Strategic Planning for Health and Human Services Agy. Their status is full-time. Corrin earned $206,961 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is E97.

Christopher Becker

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/Health and Human Services Agy

2025 total comp

$205,362

Base pay: $205,187
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $205,362
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,742
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7991025871001
Salary Total: $16,922
Total Pay: $205,362

At Health and Human Services Agy, Christopher Becker serves as a Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $205,362. Union affiliation: M02.