Agency file

Insurance

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

The Insurance regulates industry and protects consumers — licensing, oversight, and enforcement of standards.

In 2025, this agency had 1,347 employees with median total compensation of $100,540; the highest distinct record was $353,603.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $138M
Employees: 1,347
Median total: $100,540
Highest record: $353,603

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$1,962$205,537+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,347 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($100,540) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $98,257 (96%)
Overtime — $817 (1%)
Other — $3,366 (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

$48,161

$73,114

$100,540

$129,011

$164,943

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $164,943 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $48,161. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Investigator

128 · $124,052

Associate Insurance Compliance Officer, Department of Insurance

96 · $97,557

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

85 · $80,751

Special Investigator

51 · $90,934

Information Technology Specialist I

49 · $122,921

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	$125.7M —	1,317 —	$94,996 —
2024	$129.1M ▲ 2.7%	1,332 ▲ 1.1%	$97,180 ▲ 2.3%
2025	$138M ▲ 6.9%	1,347 ▲ 1.1%	$100,540 ▲ 3.5%

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Record list

Employees

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Kevin Brown

Information Technology Specialist II/Insurance

2025 total comp

$129,024

Base pay: $128,296
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $728
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $129,024
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,557
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4131041414009
Salary Total: $11,210
Total Pay: $129,024

Kevin Brown works as a Information Technology Specialist II for Insurance. Their status is full-time. Kevin earned $129,024 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

David Edwards

Bureau Chief, Insurance Compliance, Department of Insurance/Insurance

2025 total comp

$129,011

Base pay: $125,291
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $129,011
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,758
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4133728606001
Salary Total: $10,435
Total Pay: $129,011

David Edwards works as a Bureau Chief, Insurance Compliance, Department of Insurance for Insurance. Their status is full-time. David earned $129,011 in 2025. Union affiliation: S01.

Annette Fortman

Bureau Chief, Insurance Compliance, Department of Insurance/Insurance

2025 total comp

$129,011

Base pay: $125,291
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $129,011
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,758
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4133718606001
Salary Total: $10,435
Total Pay: $129,011

Annette Fortman is a Bureau Chief, Insurance Compliance, Department of Insurance at Insurance. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $129,011. They are represented by S01.

Nicoleta Smith

Bureau Chief, Insurance Compliance, Department of Insurance/Insurance

2025 total comp

$129,011

Base pay: $125,291
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $129,011
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,758
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4133738606002
Salary Total: $10,435
Total Pay: $129,011

Nicoleta Smith works as a Bureau Chief, Insurance Compliance, Department of Insurance for Insurance. Their status is full-time. Nicoleta earned $129,011 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Laurey Tran

Bureau Chief, Insurance Compliance, Department of Insurance/Insurance

2025 total comp

$129,011

Base pay: $125,291
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $129,011
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,758
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4133668606001
Salary Total: $10,435
Total Pay: $129,011

Laurey Tran is a Bureau Chief, Insurance Compliance, Department of Insurance at Insurance. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $129,011. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Rodney Calindas

Information Technology Specialist I/Insurance

2025 total comp

$128,929

Base pay: $128,929
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $128,929
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,537
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4132041402001
Salary Total: $10,748
Total Pay: $128,929

Rodney Calindas is a Information Technology Specialist I at Insurance. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $128,929. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Jung Soo Huh

Senior Insurance Rate Analyst/Insurance

2024 total comp

$128,462

Base pay: $112,253
Overtime: $15,609
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $128,462
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,516
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4133234435003
Salary Total: $9,516
Total Pay: $128,462

Jung Soo Huh holds the role of Senior Insurance Rate Analyst at Insurance. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $128,462. Union affiliation: R01.

Li Lim

Senior Insurance Examiner (Supervisor)/Insurance

2025 total comp

$128,439

Base pay: $126,289
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,150
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $128,439
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,844
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4132514411001
Salary Total: $10,519
Total Pay: $128,439

Li Lim holds the role of Senior Insurance Examiner (Supervisor) at Insurance. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $128,439. They are represented by S01.

Jeffrey Lee

Investigator/Insurance

2025 total comp

$128,288

Base pay: $127,232
Overtime: $765
Other pay: $291
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $128,288
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,103
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4130868610001
Salary Total: $10,606
Total Pay: $128,288

Jeffrey Lee works as a Investigator for Insurance. Their status is full-time. Jeffrey earned $128,288 in 2025. They are represented by R07.

Laurie Kolb

Supervising Special Investigator II (Non-Peace Officer)/Insurance

2025 total comp

$128,141

Base pay: $127,872
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $269
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $128,141
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S07
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,274
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4130438545002
Salary Total: $11,049
Total Pay: $128,141

Laurie Kolb works as a Supervising Special Investigator II (Non-Peace Officer) for Insurance. Their status is full-time. Laurie earned $128,141 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is S07.

Lishuang Wang

Senior Insurance Examiner (Supervisor)/Insurance

2025 total comp

$128,106

Base pay: $122,786
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,320
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $128,106
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,844
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4133644411010
Salary Total: $10,519
Total Pay: $128,106

Lishuang Wang is a Senior Insurance Examiner (Supervisor) at Insurance. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $128,106. Union affiliation: S01.