California / Motor Vehicles / Administrative Law Judge

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Administrative Law Judge

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

8 employees hold this title in Motor Vehicles. Median total compensation for the role is $7,986, below the department median of $65,028.

Employees: 8
Total payroll: $190.5K
Role median: $7,986
Agency median: $65,028
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$200$97,024+

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How total compensation varies among the 8 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.

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This role across California

Administrative Law Judge is held in 14 California departments. In Motor Vehicles, the median of $7,986 ranks #14 of 14.

Highest-paying departments for this role

State Personnel Board

$186,117 · 5

Alcoholic Beverage Control

$185,517 · 4

Public Utilities Commission

$184,543 · 1

CDCR

$184,313 · 40

Insurance

$178,745 · 3

Department of Health Care Services

$178,583 · 11

Industrial Relations

$163,045 · 228

General Services

$161,658 · 50

Public Emplmt Relations Board

$156,530 · 7

Employment Development Department

$152,217 · 196

Social Services

$145,012 · 193

Agricultural Labor Rel Board

$112,183 · 9

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

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Administrative Law Judge beyond California

This role is reported in 13 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $155,570 ranks #7 of 13. See Administrative Law Judge across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

$204,000 · 1,503

$183,194 · 17

$181,058 · 44

$180,703 · 32

$180,366 · 11

$173,104 · 26

$146,099 · 32

$139,808 · 29

Median total compensation for comparable Administrative Law Judgeroles 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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Dwight Nelsen

Administrative Law Judge/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$14,001

Base pay: $14,001
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,001
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,965
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250156016906
Salary Total: $81
Total Pay: $14,001

Dwight Nelsen holds the role of Administrative Law Judge at Motor Vehicles. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $14,001. They are represented by R02.