California / Justice
Agency file
The Justice handles legal functions of government — prosecution, legal advice, and representing the state in court.
In 2025, this agency had 5,964 employees with median total compensation of $92,942; the highest distinct record was $439,367.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 5,964 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($92,942) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
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.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $195,602 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $36,710. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
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
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $561.3M — | 5,631 — | $89,427 — |
| 2024 | $603.8M ▲ 7.6% | 5,861 ▲ 4.1% | $90,809 ▲ 1.5% |
| 2025 | $635.8M ▲ 5.3% | 5,964 ▲ 1.8% | $92,942 ▲ 2.3% |
Record list
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Crime Analyst I/Justice
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Mai Truong works as a Crime Analyst I for Justice. Their status is full-time. Mai earned $134,232 in 2025. They are represented by R07.
Senior Criminalist/Justice
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At Justice, Kelsey Sakaida serves as a Senior Criminalist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $134,229. Their bargaining unit is R07.
Information Technology Supervisor II/Justice
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Valerie Powell is a Information Technology Supervisor II at Justice. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $134,190. Union affiliation: S01.
Information Technology Specialist II/Justice
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At Justice, Laura Nevis serves as a Information Technology Specialist II. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $134,012. Union affiliation: R01.
Deputy Attorney General III/Justice
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At Justice, Yasmin Manners serves as a Deputy Attorney General III. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $133,963. Their bargaining unit is R02.
Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Justice
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At Justice, Yvette Glover serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $133,960. Their bargaining unit is R01.
Staff Services Manager III/Justice
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Arturo Rodriguez works as a Staff Services Manager III for Justice. Their status is full-time. Arturo earned $133,936 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is M01.
Senior Criminalist/Justice
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Pierce Gibbs holds the role of Senior Criminalist at Justice. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $133,934. Their bargaining unit is R07.
Deputy Attorney General V/Justice
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Robert Willis is a Deputy Attorney General V at Justice. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $133,713. Their bargaining unit is R02.
Senior Criminalist/Justice
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At Justice, Ryan Nunez serves as a Senior Criminalist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $133,708. They are represented by R07.
Deputy Attorney General IV/Justice
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Theresa Zhen holds the role of Deputy Attorney General IV at Justice. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $133,644. Union affiliation: R02.
Senior Criminalist/Justice
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At Justice, Alina Melkomian serves as a Senior Criminalist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $133,639. They are represented by R07.
Information Technology Specialist II/Justice
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Carlo Augustus Lacambra holds the role of Information Technology Specialist II at Justice. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $133,494. Union affiliation: R01.
Senior Criminalist/Justice
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Denise Cornejo is a Senior Criminalist at Justice. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $133,477. Union affiliation: R07.
Information Technology Supervisor II/Justice
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Juanita Munoz holds the role of Information Technology Supervisor II at Justice. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $133,307. They are represented by S01.
Crime Analyst I/Justice
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Kelly Tang is a Crime Analyst I at Justice. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $133,272. Their bargaining unit is R07.
Senior Criminalist/Justice
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At Justice, Lillian Burt serves as a Senior Criminalist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $133,162. They are represented by R07.
Information Technology Supervisor II/Justice
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At Justice, Vladimir Gutierrez serves as a Information Technology Supervisor II. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $133,149. They are represented by S01.
Information Technology Specialist II/Justice
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Heidi Petersen works as a Information Technology Specialist II for Justice. Their status is full-time. Heidi earned $133,118 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.
Information Technology Specialist II/Justice
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At Justice, Stacey Jaramillo serves as a Information Technology Specialist II. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $132,995. Their bargaining unit is R01.
Information Technology Specialist II/Justice
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Minna Rodgers is a Information Technology Specialist II at Justice. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $132,959. Their bargaining unit is R01.
Information Technology Specialist II/Justice
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Emitri Siu works as a Information Technology Specialist II for Justice. Their status is full-time. Emitri earned $132,951 in 2024. They are represented by R01.
Senior Criminalist/Justice
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Jennifer Batt is a Senior Criminalist at Justice. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $132,885. Union affiliation: R07.
Information Technology Supervisor II/Justice
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At Justice, Lakhvinder Sidhu serves as a Information Technology Supervisor II. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $132,738. They are represented by S01.
Crime Analyst Supervisor/Justice
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Gloria Cisneros holds the role of Crime Analyst Supervisor at Justice. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $132,631. They are represented by S07.
Nurse Consultant III (Specialist)/Justice
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Susan Grafton works as a Nurse Consultant III (Specialist) for Justice. Their status is full-time. Susan earned $132,539 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R17.
Senior Criminalist/Justice
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Holly Rae Scott holds the role of Senior Criminalist at Justice. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $132,528. They are represented by R07.
Deputy Attorney General IV/Justice
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At Justice, Zelda Vassar serves as a Deputy Attorney General IV. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $132,527. They are represented by R02.
Senior Criminalist/Justice
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Nancy Seger-Zawacki works as a Senior Criminalist for Justice. Their status is full-time. Nancy earned $132,484 in 2023. Union affiliation: R07.
C.E.A./Justice
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Shawna Tosten works as a C.E.A. for Justice. Their status is full-time. Shawna earned $132,438 in 2025. Union affiliation: M01.
Deputy Attorney General III/Justice
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Irene E Whitcombe holds the role of Deputy Attorney General III at Justice. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $132,387. They are represented by R02.
Information Technology Specialist II/Justice
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James Mountjoy holds the role of Information Technology Specialist II at Justice. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $132,329. Their bargaining unit is R01.
Senior Criminalist/Justice
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At Justice, Cathralynn Cook serves as a Senior Criminalist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $132,245. Their bargaining unit is R07.
Criminalist Supervisor/Justice
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Jyoti Mosqueda Malik is a Criminalist Supervisor at Justice. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $132,127. They are represented by S07.
Information Technology Supervisor II/Justice
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Kuldip Chima works as a Information Technology Supervisor II for Justice. Their status is full-time. Kuldip earned $132,114 in 2023. They are represented by S01.
Senior Criminalist/Justice
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Laura Lee-Linback works as a Senior Criminalist for Justice. Their status is full-time. Laura earned $132,065 in 2024. Union affiliation: R07.
Latent Print Analyst II/Justice
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Corey Schroeder works as a Latent Print Analyst II for Justice. Their status is full-time. Corey earned $132,001 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R07.
Senior Criminalist/Justice
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Amy Hoover holds the role of Senior Criminalist at Justice. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $131,915. They are represented by R07.
Senior Criminalist/Justice
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Abby Orourke is a Senior Criminalist at Justice. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $131,910. Their bargaining unit is R07.
Information Technology Specialist II/Justice
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David Schwartz holds the role of Information Technology Specialist II at Justice. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $131,876. They are represented by R01.