California / Industrial Relations / Administrative Law Judge

Job-title file

Administrative Law Judge

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

228 employees hold this title in Industrial Relations. Median total compensation for the role is $163,045, above the department median of $83,841.

Employees: 228
Total payroll: $33.1M
Role median: $163,045
Agency median: $83,841
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$150$199,535+

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How total compensation varies among the 228 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across California

Administrative Law Judge is held in 14 California departments. In Industrial Relations, the median of $163,045 ranks #7 of 14.

Highest-paying departments for this role

State Personnel Board

$186,117 · 5

Alcoholic Beverage Control

$185,517 · 4

Public Utilities Commission

$184,543 · 1

CDCR

$184,313 · 40

Insurance

$178,745 · 3

Department of Health Care Services

$178,583 · 11

General Services

$161,658 · 50

Public Emplmt Relations Board

$156,530 · 7

Employment Development Department

$152,217 · 196

Social Services

$145,012 · 193

Agricultural Labor Rel Board

$112,183 · 9

Office of Tax Appeals Ota

$60,882 · 10

Median total compensation for the Administrative Law Judge role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Administrative Law Judge beyond California

This role is reported in 13 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $155,570 ranks #7 of 13. See Administrative Law Judge across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

$204,000 · 1,503

$183,194 · 17

$181,058 · 44

$180,703 · 32

$180,366 · 11

$173,104 · 26

$146,099 · 32

$139,808 · 29

Median total compensation for comparable Administrative Law Judgeroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Denise Kuper

Administrative Law Judge/Industrial Relations

2025 total comp

$139,697

Base pay: $139,472
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $225
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,697
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,661
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4006666016043
Salary Total: $11,705
Total Pay: $139,697

Denise Kuper works as a Administrative Law Judge for Industrial Relations. Their status is full-time. Denise earned $139,697 in 2025. Union affiliation: R02.

Barry Gorelick

Administrative Law Judge/Industrial Relations

2025 total comp

$138,775

Base pay: $138,550
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $225
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,775
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,244
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4006776016121
Salary Total: $10,595
Total Pay: $138,775

Barry Gorelick works as a Administrative Law Judge for Industrial Relations. Their status is full-time. Barry earned $138,775 in 2025. They are represented by R02.

Nicholas Tse

Administrative Law Judge/Industrial Relations

2025 total comp

$138,565

Base pay: $138,340
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $225
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,565
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,661
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4006696016218
Salary Total: $11,705
Total Pay: $138,565

Nicholas Tse works as a Administrative Law Judge for Industrial Relations. Their status is full-time. Nicholas earned $138,565 in 2025. They are represented by R02.

Mykil Bachoian

Administrative Law Judge/Industrial Relations

2025 total comp

$138,490

Base pay: $138,340
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $150
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,490
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,661
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4006846016222
Salary Total: $11,705
Total Pay: $138,490

At Industrial Relations, Mykil Bachoian serves as a Administrative Law Judge. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $138,490. They are represented by R02.

Guadalupe Barragan

Administrative Law Judge/Industrial Relations

2025 total comp

$137,932

Base pay: $137,782
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $150
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,932
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: X

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,660
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4006816016275
Salary Total: $11,704
Total Pay: $137,932

Guadalupe Barragan works as a Administrative Law Judge for Industrial Relations. Their status is full-time. Guadalupe earned $137,932 in 2025. They are represented by R02.

Cameron Huey

Administrative Law Judge/Industrial Relations

2025 total comp

$137,924

Base pay: $137,774
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $150
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,924
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,661
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4006736016402
Salary Total: $11,705
Total Pay: $137,924

At Industrial Relations, Cameron Huey serves as a Administrative Law Judge. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $137,924. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Weiru Wang

Administrative Law Judge/Industrial Relations

2025 total comp

$137,084

Base pay: $136,784
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,084
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,660
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4008006016050
Salary Total: $11,704
Total Pay: $137,084

Weiru Wang works as a Administrative Law Judge for Industrial Relations. Their status is full-time. Weiru earned $137,084 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Sarah Carr

Administrative Law Judge/Industrial Relations

2025 total comp

$136,655

Base pay: $136,655
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $136,655
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,660
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4006696016388
Salary Total: $11,704
Total Pay: $136,655

Sarah Carr is a Administrative Law Judge at Industrial Relations. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $136,655. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Hillary Allyn-Vivas

Administrative Law Judge/Industrial Relations

2025 total comp

$136,348

Base pay: $132,693
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,655
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $136,348
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: San Francisco

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,608
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4006776016016
Salary Total: $10,910
Total Pay: $136,348

At Industrial Relations, Hillary Allyn-Vivas serves as a Administrative Law Judge. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $136,348. They are represented by R02.

Paula Wilson

Administrative Law Judge/Industrial Relations

2025 total comp

$135,170

Base pay: $135,020
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $150
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,170
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,660
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4006816016031
Salary Total: $11,704
Total Pay: $135,170

Paula Wilson holds the role of Administrative Law Judge at Industrial Relations. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $135,170. Union affiliation: R02.