California / Labor and Workforce Development Agenc

Agency file

Labor and Workforce Development Agenc

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

The Labor and Workforce Development Agenc supports the workforce — employment services, unemployment benefits, and enforcement of labor standards.

In 2025, this agency had 47 employees with median total compensation of $135,141; the highest distinct record was $266,165.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $5.7M
Employees: 47
Median total: $135,141
Highest record: $266,165

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$13,605$221,426+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 47 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($135,141) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $119,263 (98%)
Overtime — $210 (0%)
Other — $2,435 (2%)
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

$36,933

$64,460

$135,141

$175,360

$195,090

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $195,090 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $36,933. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Attorney IV

5 · $70,922

Staff Services Analyst

5 · $41,797

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

4 · $80,462

Staff Services Manager I

3 · $96,627

Office Technician (Typing)

3 · $20,967

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	$4.4M —	40 —	$110,274 —
2024	$5.1M ▲ 14.2%	42 ▲ 5.0%	$124,230 ▲ 12.7%
2025	$5.7M ▲ 12.8%	47 ▲ 11.9%	$135,141 ▲ 8.8%

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Record list

Employees

Page 1

Brian Wong

Deputy Secretary of Innovation and Technology/Aio/Labor and Workforce Development Agenc

2025 total comp

$197,245

Base pay: $193,525
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $197,245
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,233
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3971000130001
Salary Total: $16,716
Total Pay: $197,245

At Labor and Workforce Development Agenc, Brian Wong serves as a Deputy Secretary of Innovation and Technology/Aio. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $197,245. Their bargaining unit is E99.