California / Motor Vehicles / Accounting Officer (Specialist)

Job-title file

Accounting Officer (Specialist)

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

20 employees hold this title in Motor Vehicles. Median total compensation for the role is $62,447, below the department median of $65,028.

Employees: 20
Total payroll: $1.2M
Role median: $62,447
Agency median: $65,028
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$145$77,059+

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

How total compensation varies among the 20 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Accounting Officer (Specialist) pay vs. California

Across all employers in California, the median wage for Accountants and Auditors — about 175,360 people — is $97,050. Motor Vehicles pays a median base salary of $62,612 for this role, 35% below that figure — about the 11th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Motor Vehicles sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$61,770

$75,810

$97,050

$125,850

$160,520

Motor Vehicles median · $62,612

The bar is the range of annual wages for Accountants and Auditors across every employer in California, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Motor Vehicles’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Accountants and Auditors — about 1,449,500 people — is $83,680. Motor Vehicles’s median base salary is 25% below that national figure, about the 19th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$56,020

$67,020

$83,680

$109,810

$144,090

Motor Vehicles median · $62,612

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the California range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 19 of 20 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Motor Vehicles is $62,447, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across California

Accounting Officer (Specialist) is held in 77 California departments. In Motor Vehicles, the median of $62,447 ranks #47 of 77.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Legislative Counsel Bureau

$78,015 · 1

Envirnmtl Health Hazrd Assess

$77,409 · 1

Student Aid Commission

$77,359 · 1

California State Library

$77,359 · 1

Housing Finance Agency

$77,359 · 5

Afro-American Museum

$76,776 · 1

Real Estate

$76,100 · 3

Community on Teacher Credentialing

$75,685 · 1

Rehabilitation

$72,244 · 16

CDCR

$71,946 · 147

State Comp Insurance Fund

$71,805 · 7

Department of Managed Care

$71,603 · 1

Median total compensation for the Accounting Officer (Specialist) role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Accounting Officer beyond California

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $64,264 ranks #4 of 4. See Accounting Officer across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County

$170,134 · 109

District of Columbia

$150,436 · 17

Minnesota

$67,307 · 144

Median total compensation for comparable Accounting Officer roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Hung Duong

Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$77,059

Base pay: $76,759
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,059
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,591
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250224546305
Salary Total: $6,393
Total Pay: $77,059

Hung Duong works as a Accounting Officer (Specialist) for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Hung earned $77,059 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Priscilla Ly

Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$77,059

Base pay: $76,759
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,059
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,591
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250224546321
Salary Total: $6,393
Total Pay: $77,059

Priscilla Ly works as a Accounting Officer (Specialist) for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Priscilla earned $77,059 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

Yolanda Turner

Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$76,178

Base pay: $76,178
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,178
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,591
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250224546061
Salary Total: $6,393
Total Pay: $76,178

Yolanda Turner is a Accounting Officer (Specialist) at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $76,178. Union affiliation: R01.

Pui Shan Yeung

Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$73,346

Base pay: $73,046
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,346
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,399
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250224546303
Salary Total: $6,207
Total Pay: $73,346

Pui Shan Yeung works as a Accounting Officer (Specialist) for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Pui earned $73,346 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

Ghulam Haidari

Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$72,487

Base pay: $72,187
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,487
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,402
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250224546318
Salary Total: $6,210
Total Pay: $72,487

Ghulam Haidari holds the role of Accounting Officer (Specialist) at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $72,487. They are represented by R01.

Inderdeep Kaur

Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Motor Vehicles

2024 total comp

$72,453

Base pay: $72,153
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,453
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,214
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250224546308
Salary Total: $6,214
Total Pay: $72,453

Inderdeep Kaur works as a Accounting Officer (Specialist) for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Inderdeep earned $72,453 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Regina Pang

Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$69,883

Base pay: $69,583
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,883
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,591
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250224546086
Salary Total: $5,785
Total Pay: $69,883

Regina Pang holds the role of Accounting Officer (Specialist) at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $69,883. They are represented by R01.

Shailini Garcia

Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$69,329

Base pay: $69,029
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,329
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,097
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250224546316
Salary Total: $5,914
Total Pay: $69,329

At Motor Vehicles, Shailini Garcia serves as a Accounting Officer (Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,329. They are represented by R01.

Leo Saetern

Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$62,912

Base pay: $62,612
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,912
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,530
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250224546304
Salary Total: $5,364
Total Pay: $62,912

At Motor Vehicles, Leo Saetern serves as a Accounting Officer (Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $62,912. Union affiliation: R01.

Li Yang

Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$62,612

Base pay: $62,612
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,612
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,530
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250224546313
Salary Total: $5,364
Total Pay: $62,612

Li Yang holds the role of Accounting Officer (Specialist) at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $62,612. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Anh Vo

Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Motor Vehicles

2024 total comp

$62,283

Base pay: $61,733
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,283
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,368
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250224546322
Salary Total: $5,368
Total Pay: $62,283

At Motor Vehicles, Anh Vo serves as a Accounting Officer (Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $62,283. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Arpana Lata

Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$62,141

Base pay: $61,841
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,141
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,529
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250224546324
Salary Total: $5,363
Total Pay: $62,141

Arpana Lata is a Accounting Officer (Specialist) at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $62,141. They are represented by R01.

Jagdeep Takher

Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$61,617

Base pay: $61,017
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,617
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,399
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250224546320
Salary Total: $5,237
Total Pay: $61,617

Jagdeep Takher holds the role of Accounting Officer (Specialist) at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $61,617. Union affiliation: R01.

Jasmine Tate

Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$60,460

Base pay: $59,340
Overtime: $520
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,460
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,266
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250224546302
Salary Total: $5,108
Total Pay: $60,460

Jasmine Tate works as a Accounting Officer (Specialist) for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Jasmine earned $60,460 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

Lincoln Vang

Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$59,389

Base pay: $59,389
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,389
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,266
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250224546300
Salary Total: $5,108
Total Pay: $59,389

Lincoln Vang holds the role of Accounting Officer (Specialist) at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $59,389. They are represented by R01.

Meena Chivukula

Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Motor Vehicles

2023 total comp

$59,299

Base pay: $56,879
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,299
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,964
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250224546319
Salary Total: $4,964
Total Pay: $59,299

At Motor Vehicles, Meena Chivukula serves as a Accounting Officer (Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $59,299. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Bizhen Cheng

Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Motor Vehicles

2023 total comp

$59,176

Base pay: $56,953
Overtime: $103
Other pay: $2,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,176
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,212
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250224546301
Salary Total: $4,964
Total Pay: $59,176

Bizhen Cheng is a Accounting Officer (Specialist) at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $59,176. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Elder Saravia

Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$56,972

Base pay: $56,672
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,972
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,529
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250224546306
Salary Total: $5,363
Total Pay: $56,972

Elder Saravia holds the role of Accounting Officer (Specialist) at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $56,972. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Francisco Avila Jr

Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$54,733

Base pay: $54,433
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,733
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,266
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250224546317
Salary Total: $5,108
Total Pay: $54,733

Francisco Avila Jr works as a Accounting Officer (Specialist) for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Francisco earned $54,733 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Angela Hunter

Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

-$145

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$145
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$145
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,399
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250224546307
Salary Total: $6,399
Total Pay: -$145

Angela Hunter works as a Accounting Officer (Specialist) for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Angela earned -$145 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.