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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David Converse

Administrative Law Judge/Industrial Relations

2025 total comp

$77,480

Base pay: $77,480
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,480
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: San Joaquin
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,105
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4006836016396
Salary Total: $11,147
Total Pay: $77,480

David Converse is a Administrative Law Judge at Industrial Relations. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $77,480. They are represented by R02.

Lois Owensby

Administrative Law Judge/Industrial Relations

2025 total comp

$76,647

Base pay: $76,447
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,647
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,766
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4006676016903
Salary Total: $14,454
Total Pay: $76,647

Lois Owensby works as a Administrative Law Judge for Industrial Relations. Their status is full-time. Lois earned $76,647 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Brian Lee

Administrative Law Judge/Industrial Relations

2023 total comp

$74,799

Base pay: $63,917
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,882
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,799
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,891
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4006646016316
Salary Total: $12,486
Total Pay: $61,225

Brian Lee works as a Administrative Law Judge for Industrial Relations. Their status is full-time. Brian earned $74,799 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is R02.