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

Page 1

Corin West

Attorney IV/Legislative Counsel Bureau

2025 total comp

$182,717

Base pay: $182,417
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $182,717
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,034
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4301105780133
Salary Total: $16,034
Total Pay: $182,717

Corin West holds the role of Attorney IV at Legislative Counsel Bureau. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $182,717. Union affiliation: E97.

Kylie Wechsler

Attorney Supervisor/Legislative Counsel Bureau

2025 total comp

$182,679

Base pay: $182,429
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $182,679
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E98
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,035
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4301805749001
Salary Total: $16,035
Total Pay: $182,679

Kylie Wechsler is a Attorney Supervisor at Legislative Counsel Bureau. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $182,679. Their bargaining unit is E98.

Krista Ferns

Attorney III/Legislative Counsel Bureau

2025 total comp

$181,078

Base pay: $180,778
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,078
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,325
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4301105795114
Salary Total: $15,325
Total Pay: $181,078

Krista Ferns works as a Attorney III for Legislative Counsel Bureau. Their status is full-time. Krista earned $181,078 in 2025. They are represented by E97.

Shea Brack

Attorney IV/Legislative Counsel Bureau

2025 total comp

$180,769

Base pay: $180,469
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,769
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,096
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4301105780137
Salary Total: $16,096
Total Pay: $180,769

Shea Brack holds the role of Attorney IV at Legislative Counsel Bureau. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $180,769. Union affiliation: E97.

Alyssa Kaplan

Attorney Supervisor/Legislative Counsel Bureau

2025 total comp

$180,449

Base pay: $180,149
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,449
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E98
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,036
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4301105749020
Salary Total: $16,036
Total Pay: $180,449

Alyssa Kaplan works as a Attorney Supervisor for Legislative Counsel Bureau. Their status is full-time. Alyssa earned $180,449 in 2025. They are represented by E98.

Nathaniel Grader

Attorney IV/Legislative Counsel Bureau

2025 total comp

$180,437

Base pay: $180,137
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,437
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,035
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4301105780117
Salary Total: $16,035
Total Pay: $180,437

Nathaniel Grader works as a Attorney IV for Legislative Counsel Bureau. Their status is full-time. Nathaniel earned $180,437 in 2025. Union affiliation: E97.

Stacy Saechao

Attorney IV/Legislative Counsel Bureau

2025 total comp

$180,437

Base pay: $148,252
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,185
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,437
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,035
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4301105780115
Salary Total: $16,035
Total Pay: $180,437

Stacy Saechao is a Attorney IV at Legislative Counsel Bureau. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $180,437. They are represented by E97.

Jennifer Loomis

Attorney III/Legislative Counsel Bureau

2025 total comp

$180,064

Base pay: $179,764
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,064
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,325
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4301105795142
Salary Total: $15,325
Total Pay: $180,064

Jennifer Loomis is a Attorney III at Legislative Counsel Bureau. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $180,064. Union affiliation: E97.

Abigail Maurer

Attorney IV/Legislative Counsel Bureau

2025 total comp

$176,387

Base pay: $176,087
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $176,387
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,287
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4301105780118
Salary Total: $15,287
Total Pay: $176,387

At Legislative Counsel Bureau, Abigail Maurer serves as a Attorney IV. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $176,387. Union affiliation: E97.

Brandon Darnell

Attorney IV/Legislative Counsel Bureau

2025 total comp

$176,375

Base pay: $176,075
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $176,375
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,286
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4301105780107
Salary Total: $15,286
Total Pay: $176,375

At Legislative Counsel Bureau, Brandon Darnell serves as a Attorney IV. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $176,375. They are represented by E97.

Karon Caple

Information Technology Specialist I/Legislative Counsel Bureau

2025 total comp

$175,916

Base pay: $117,653
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $58,263
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $175,916
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,852
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4301541402124
Salary Total: $10,852
Total Pay: $175,916

Karon Caple holds the role of Information Technology Specialist I at Legislative Counsel Bureau. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $175,916. Union affiliation: E97.

Rajinder Naresh

C.E.A./Legislative Counsel Bureau

2025 total comp

$175,117

Base pay: $171,447
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,670
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $175,117
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,534
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4301567500101
Salary Total: $14,534
Total Pay: $175,117

Rajinder Naresh works as a C.E.A. for Legislative Counsel Bureau. Their status is full-time. Rajinder earned $175,117 in 2025. They are represented by E99.

Chit Moore

C.E.A./Legislative Counsel Bureau

2025 total comp

$175,117

Base pay: $171,447
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,670
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $175,117
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,534
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4301547500102
Salary Total: $14,534
Total Pay: $175,117

Chit Moore holds the role of C.E.A. at Legislative Counsel Bureau. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $175,117. Union affiliation: E99.

James Otterness

C.E.A./Legislative Counsel Bureau

2025 total comp

$175,117

Base pay: $171,447
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,670
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $175,117
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,534
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4301567500102
Salary Total: $14,534
Total Pay: $175,117

At Legislative Counsel Bureau, James Otterness serves as a C.E.A.. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $175,117. Union affiliation: E99.

Eric Bedsworth

C.E.A./Legislative Counsel Bureau

2025 total comp

$174,567

Base pay: $171,447
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,567
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,534
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4301547500103
Salary Total: $14,534
Total Pay: $174,567

Eric Bedsworth is a C.E.A. at Legislative Counsel Bureau. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $174,567. Their bargaining unit is E99.