Agency file

Justice

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

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.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $635.8M
Employees: 5,964
Median total: $92,942
Highest record: $439,367

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$247,778$221,815+

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

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.

Average pay composition

Base — $100,469 (94%)
Overtime — $3,252 (3%)
Other — $2,892 (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

$36,710

$64,647

$92,942

$151,793

$195,602

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).

Largest job titles

Deputy Attorney General V

495 · $195,602

Deputy Attorney General IV

474 · $161,389

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

421 · $80,277

Information Technology Specialist I

261 · $112,588

Special Agent, Department of Justice

255 · $157,410

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	$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

Employees

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Jonatan Tavares

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Justice

2023 total comp

$65,677

Base pay: $64,095
Overtime: $1,282
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,677
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,684
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4205105393006
Salary Total: $5,884
Total Pay: $65,677

Jonatan Tavares works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for Justice. Their status is full-time. Jonatan earned $65,677 in 2023. They are represented by R01.

Amanda Cacho

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Justice

2025 total comp

$65,656

Base pay: $65,056
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,656
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,094
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4203275393011
Salary Total: $5,911
Total Pay: $65,656

Amanda Cacho works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for Justice. Their status is full-time. Amanda earned $65,656 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Haojia Guo

Investigative Auditor IV (Specialist), Department of Justice/Justice

2025 total comp

$65,636

Base pay: $62,023
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,612
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,636
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,955
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4202454224005
Salary Total: $6,746
Total Pay: $65,636

At Justice, Haojia Guo serves as a Investigative Auditor IV (Specialist), Department of Justice. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $65,636. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Alyssa Alegre

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Justice

2025 total comp

$65,628

Base pay: $65,128
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,628
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,041
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4236525393010
Salary Total: $5,860
Total Pay: $65,628

Alyssa Alegre is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Justice. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $65,628. They are represented by R01.

Triccia Cruz

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Justice

2025 total comp

$65,573

Base pay: $64,973
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,573
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,031
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4200545393901
Salary Total: $5,850
Total Pay: $65,573

Triccia Cruz works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for Justice. Their status is full-time. Triccia earned $65,573 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

Sangeeta Devi

Crime Analyst I/Justice

2025 total comp

$65,572

Base pay: $56,916
Overtime: $8,405
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,572
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,977
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4205100109069
Salary Total: $4,877
Total Pay: $65,572

Sangeeta Devi holds the role of Crime Analyst I at Justice. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $65,572. They are represented by R07.

Laurie Gibson

Supervising Program Technician III/Justice

2025 total comp

$65,547

Base pay: $61,877
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,670
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,547
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,487
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4207619926024
Salary Total: $5,322
Total Pay: $65,547

Laurie Gibson is a Supervising Program Technician III at Justice. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $65,547. They are represented by S04.

Kaveh Kaviani Kosar Khizi

Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Justice

2025 total comp

$65,541

Base pay: $64,941
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,541
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,807
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4200234546069
Salary Total: $5,633
Total Pay: $65,541

Kaveh Kaviani Kosar Khizi is a Accounting Officer (Specialist) at Justice. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $65,541. They are represented by R01.

Danielle Elliott

Deputy Attorney General/Justice

2025 total comp

$65,494

Base pay: $61,075
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,418
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,494
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,708
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4204715730005
Salary Total: $9,866
Total Pay: $65,494

At Justice, Danielle Elliott serves as a Deputy Attorney General. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $65,494. Union affiliation: R02.

Patrick Taylor

Staff Services Analyst/Justice

2025 total comp

$65,490

Base pay: $64,890
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,490
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,826
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4204015157011
Salary Total: $5,651
Total Pay: $65,490

Patrick Taylor works as a Staff Services Analyst for Justice. Their status is full-time. Patrick earned $65,490 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Ryan Ito

Staff Services Analyst/Justice

2025 total comp

$65,483

Base pay: $65,183
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,483
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,804
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4200215157018
Salary Total: $5,630
Total Pay: $65,483

Ryan Ito works as a Staff Services Analyst for Justice. Their status is full-time. Ryan earned $65,483 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

Sonja Lucas

Staff Services Analyst/Justice

2024 total comp

$65,481

Base pay: $63,932
Overtime: $1,299
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,481
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,675
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4204815157901
Salary Total: $5,675
Total Pay: $65,481

Sonja Lucas holds the role of Staff Services Analyst at Justice. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $65,481. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Huayi Huang

Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Justice

2025 total comp

$65,474

Base pay: $64,672
Overtime: $385
Other pay: $418
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,474
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,807
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4200234546071
Salary Total: $5,633
Total Pay: $65,474

Huayi Huang holds the role of Accounting Officer (Specialist) at Justice. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $65,474. Union affiliation: R01.

Chantel Verdugo

Crime Analyst II/Justice

2025 total comp

$65,470

Base pay: $61,543
Overtime: $3,927
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,470
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,448
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4206370110008
Salary Total: $5,339
Total Pay: $65,470

Chantel Verdugo works as a Crime Analyst II for Justice. Their status is full-time. Chantel earned $65,470 in 2025. They are represented by R07.

Adrian Anderson

Staff Services Analyst/Justice

2025 total comp

$65,468

Base pay: $64,868
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,468
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,660
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4200255157036
Salary Total: $5,490
Total Pay: $65,468

Adrian Anderson works as a Staff Services Analyst for Justice. Their status is full-time. Adrian earned $65,468 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Melissa Jarquin

Program Technician III/Justice

2024 total comp

$65,411

Base pay: $61,728
Overtime: $2,783
Other pay: $900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,411
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,267
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4207619929127
Salary Total: $5,267
Total Pay: $65,411

Melissa Jarquin is a Program Technician III at Justice. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $65,411. They are represented by R04.

Davina Cumbuss

Program Technician II/Justice

2025 total comp

$65,292

Base pay: $55,947
Overtime: $8,745
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,292
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,804
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4207619928151
Salary Total: $4,660
Total Pay: $65,292

Davina Cumbuss is a Program Technician II at Justice. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $65,292. They are represented by R04.