California / Industrial Relations

Agency file

Industrial Relations

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

The Industrial Relations is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 3,677 employees with median total compensation of $83,841; the highest distinct record was $430,895.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $327M
Employees: 3,677
Median total: $83,841
Highest record: $430,895

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$13,482$195,402+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 3,677 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($83,841) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $85,350 (96%)
Overtime — $1,071 (1%)
Other — $2,507 (3%)
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

$21,779

$55,317

$83,841

$122,158

$161,988

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $161,988 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $21,779. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Office Technician (Typing)

303 · $41,209

Associate Safety Engineer

231 · $123,356

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

228 · $74,754

Deputy Labor Commissioner I

217 · $83,485

Administrative Law Judge

204 · $163,347

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	$276.1M —	3,037 —	$87,525 —
2024	$297.8M ▲ 7.9%	3,290 ▲ 8.3%	$86,787 ▼ 0.8%
2025	$327M ▲ 9.8%	3,677 ▲ 11.8%	$83,841 ▼ 3.4%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Carmen Ramos-Knutson

Associate Safety Engineer/Industrial Relations

2025 total comp

-$6,001

Base pay: -$6,001
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$6,001
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,430
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4004123929050
Salary Total: $9,430
Total Pay: -$6,001

At Industrial Relations, Carmen Ramos-Knutson serves as a Associate Safety Engineer. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled -$6,001. Union affiliation: R09.

Wendy Men Yu Pun

Hearing Reporter/Industrial Relations

2025 total comp

-$7,864

Base pay: -$7,864
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$7,864
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,505
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4006691229121
Salary Total: $8,505
Total Pay: -$7,864

Wendy Men Yu Pun works as a Hearing Reporter for Industrial Relations. Their status is full-time. Wendy earned -$7,864 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.