California / Motor Vehicles / Investigator
Job-title file
Inspect and investigate for compliance with regulations, document findings, and recommend action.
188 employees hold this title in Motor Vehicles. Median total compensation for the role is $124,758, above the department median of $65,028.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 188 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.
Compare departments
Investigator is held in 18 California departments. In Motor Vehicles, the median of $124,758 ranks #7 of 18.
Median total compensation for the Investigator role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 21 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $118,556 ranks #2 of 21. See Investigator across all of California →
Median total compensation for comparable Investigatorroles 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
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At Motor Vehicles, David Vega serves as a Investigator. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $135,432. They are represented by R07.
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At Motor Vehicles, Daisy Aldape serves as a Investigator. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $135,280. Their bargaining unit is R07.
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Beronica Gastelum holds the role of Investigator at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $135,153. Their bargaining unit is R07.
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At Motor Vehicles, Daniel Shield serves as a Investigator. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $134,788. They are represented by R07.
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At Motor Vehicles, Frank Haskell serves as a Investigator. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $134,598. Their bargaining unit is R07.
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Joseph Ragland holds the role of Investigator at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $134,463. Their bargaining unit is R07.
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Bryan Esparza works as a Investigator for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Bryan earned $134,103 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R07.
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Kenneth Loochkartt works as a Investigator for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Kenneth earned $134,072 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R07.
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Tiffany Ruvalcaba holds the role of Investigator at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $133,993. Their bargaining unit is R07.
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Craig Mattison is a Investigator at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $133,772. Union affiliation: R07.
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Daisy Aldape-Holt works as a Investigator for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Daisy earned $133,628 in 2025. They are represented by R07.
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Delores Toti holds the role of Investigator at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $133,615. Their bargaining unit is R07.
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David L Silva is a Investigator at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $133,601. Their bargaining unit is R07.
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Brent Johnson is a Investigator at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $133,528. They are represented by R07.
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At Motor Vehicles, Nicholas Acuna serves as a Investigator. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $133,484. They are represented by R07.
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At Motor Vehicles, Sam Davis Iii serves as a Investigator. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $133,399. They are represented by R07.
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At Motor Vehicles, Blake Smith serves as a Investigator. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $132,801. Union affiliation: R07.
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Lialew Lee holds the role of Investigator at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $132,784. They are represented by R07.
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Steven Battistoni works as a Investigator for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Steven earned $132,753 in 2024. They are represented by R07.
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At Motor Vehicles, Brittany Mclaughlin serves as a Investigator. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $132,434. Union affiliation: R07.
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Oscar Magana works as a Investigator for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Oscar earned $132,038 in 2025. Union affiliation: R07.
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Arthur Rios works as a Investigator for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Arthur earned $131,956 in 2025. They are represented by R07.
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Heidi Smith is a Investigator at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $131,862. They are represented by R07.
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Mark Jackson is a Investigator at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $131,676. They are represented by R07.
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Michael Goodnight works as a Investigator for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $131,662 in 2025. Union affiliation: R07.
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Oleg Zhivaga is a Investigator at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $131,568. Union affiliation: R07.
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Chelsea Bonsall is a Investigator at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $131,444. Their bargaining unit is R07.
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Sandra Fiore works as a Investigator for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Sandra earned $131,361 in 2023. Union affiliation: R07.
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At Motor Vehicles, Troy Dugal serves as a Investigator. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $131,334. Their bargaining unit is R07.
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Rockwell Raun holds the role of Investigator at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $131,296. Their bargaining unit is R07.
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At Motor Vehicles, Adam Morales serves as a Investigator. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $131,284. Their bargaining unit is R07.
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Oscar Vazquez holds the role of Investigator at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $131,282. Union affiliation: R07.
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Aaron Lundquist works as a Investigator for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Aaron earned $131,189 in 2025. They are represented by R07.
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Ashley Salinas holds the role of Investigator at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $131,102. Their bargaining unit is R07.
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Kevin Rovai holds the role of Investigator at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $131,096. Union affiliation: R07.
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Bruce Motter holds the role of Investigator at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $131,084. They are represented by R07.
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Aaron Beatty is a Investigator at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $131,084. Union affiliation: R07.
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Heather Crippen is a Investigator at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $131,084. Union affiliation: R07.
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Michael Glinskas is a Investigator at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $131,084. Their bargaining unit is R07.
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Viceno Mestrovich works as a Investigator for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Viceno earned $131,084 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R07.