California / Legislative Counsel Bureau

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Legislative Counsel Bureau

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

The Legislative Counsel Bureau is part of the legislative branch — making laws, setting policy, and overseeing government.

In 2025, this agency had 617 employees with median total compensation of $121,309; the highest distinct record was $278,235.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $71.2M
Employees: 617
Median total: $121,309
Highest record: $278,235

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$999$209,285+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 617 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($121,309) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $110,162 (96%)
Overtime — $842 (1%)
Other — $4,314 (4%)
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

$59,329

$82,388

$121,309

$144,101

$167,156

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $167,156 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $59,329. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Information Technology Specialist I

141 · $125,676

Information Technology Specialist II

89 · $142,877

Information Technology Associate

56 · $84,905

Attorney IV

39 · $173,314

Information Technology Specialist III

24 · $153,953

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	$63.5M —	593 —	$113,930 —
2024	$67.8M ▲ 6.9%	617 ▲ 4.0%	$117,142 ▲ 2.8%
2025	$71.2M ▲ 4.9%	617 ±0%	$121,309 ▲ 3.6%

Record list

Employees

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Arthur Demerath

Attorney/Legislative Counsel Bureau

2025 total comp

$104,596

Base pay: $104,346
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,596
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,367
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4301105778033
Salary Total: $9,288
Total Pay: $104,596

Arthur Demerath is a Attorney at Legislative Counsel Bureau. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $104,596. Their bargaining unit is E97.

Tony Pagliaroli

Information Technology Specialist I/Legislative Counsel Bureau

2024 total comp

$104,496

Base pay: $100,726
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,770
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,496
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,728
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4301561402118
Salary Total: $8,728
Total Pay: $104,496

At Legislative Counsel Bureau, Tony Pagliaroli serves as a Information Technology Specialist I. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $104,496. Union affiliation: E97.

Alison Bietz

Staff Services Manager I/Legislative Counsel Bureau

2025 total comp

$104,334

Base pay: $103,784
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,334
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E98
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,910
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4301604800902
Salary Total: $8,910
Total Pay: $104,334

At Legislative Counsel Bureau, Alison Bietz serves as a Staff Services Manager I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $104,334. Their bargaining unit is E98.

Kevin Saelee

Information Technology Associate/Legislative Counsel Bureau

2024 total comp

$104,313

Base pay: $96,509
Overtime: $4,034
Other pay: $3,770
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,313
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,345
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4301541401008
Salary Total: $8,345
Total Pay: $104,313

Kevin Saelee is a Information Technology Associate at Legislative Counsel Bureau. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $104,313. They are represented by E97.