California / Motor Vehicles

Agency file

Motor Vehicles

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

The Motor Vehicles plans, builds, and maintains transportation infrastructure — roads, bridges, transit, and motor-vehicle services.

In 2025, this agency had 9,009 employees with median total compensation of $65,028; the highest distinct record was $377,445.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $606.5M
Employees: 9,009
Median total: $65,028
Highest record: $377,445

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$19,281$146,366+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 9,009 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($65,028) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $64,493 (96%)
Overtime — $1,079 (2%)
Other — $1,751 (3%)
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

$29,655

$53,069

$65,028

$79,595

$106,308

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $106,308 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $29,655. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Motor Vehicle Representative

3,912 · $56,730

Senior Motor Vehicle Technician

692 · $68,279

Licensing-Registration Examiner, Department of Motor Vehicles

629 · $69,164

Manager I Department of Motor Vehicles

613 · $79,401

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

311 · $78,449

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	$619.9M —	10,272 —	$59,486 —
2024	$605.6M ▼ 2.3%	9,495 ▼ 7.6%	$62,774 ▲ 5.5%
2025	$606.5M ▲ 0.1%	9,009 ▼ 5.1%	$65,028 ▲ 3.6%

Record list

Employees

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Doretha Hutcheson

Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$98,842

Base pay: $94,226
Overtime: $1,496
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,842
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Solano
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,362
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5255548734001
Salary Total: $8,111
Total Pay: $98,842

At Motor Vehicles, Doretha Hutcheson serves as a Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $98,842. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Contesa Leonera

Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$98,834

Base pay: $84,759
Overtime: $10,955
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,834
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,366
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5252318734005
Salary Total: $7,145
Total Pay: $98,834

Contesa Leonera is a Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $98,834. Union affiliation: S01.

Nereida Hidalgo

Manager IV Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2024 total comp

$98,815

Base pay: $95,695
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,815
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,209
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5255158731003
Salary Total: $8,209
Total Pay: $98,815

Nereida Hidalgo is a Manager IV Department of Motor Vehicles at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $98,815. They are represented by S01.

Michelle Vaughn

Manager I Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$98,706

Base pay: $76,281
Overtime: $19,306
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,706
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,550
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5251838746012
Salary Total: $6,354
Total Pay: $98,706

Michelle Vaughn works as a Manager I Department of Motor Vehicles for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Michelle earned $98,706 in 2025. They are represented by S01.

Kevin Curry

Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$98,704

Base pay: $97,382
Overtime: $722
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,704
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,362
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250518734003
Salary Total: $8,111
Total Pay: $98,704

Kevin Curry is a Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $98,704. Their bargaining unit is E48.

Daniel Labella

Information Technology Supervisor I/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$98,668

Base pay: $95,398
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,270
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,668
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,530
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5257101403002
Salary Total: $8,274
Total Pay: $98,668

Daniel Labella works as a Information Technology Supervisor I for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Daniel earned $98,668 in 2025. They are represented by S01.

Kathryn Henry

Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$98,613

Base pay: $94,200
Overtime: $693
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,613
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,362
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250568734009
Salary Total: $8,111
Total Pay: $98,613

At Motor Vehicles, Kathryn Henry serves as a Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $98,613. Their bargaining unit is E48.

Harinder Pal Ghuman

Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$98,579

Base pay: $90,007
Overtime: $8,572
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,579
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,049
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5255018734004
Salary Total: $7,808
Total Pay: $98,579

Harinder Pal Ghuman is a Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $98,579. They are represented by S01.

Belinda Calvin

Labor Relations Specialist/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$98,574

Base pay: $94,854
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,574
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E98
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,302
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250169535001
Salary Total: $8,053
Total Pay: $98,574

Belinda Calvin is a Labor Relations Specialist at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $98,574. Union affiliation: E98.

Nee Wu

Information Technology Specialist I/Motor Vehicles

2023 total comp

$98,565

Base pay: $97,297
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,268
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,565
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,932
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5257161402003
Salary Total: $9,932
Total Pay: $98,565

Nee Wu works as a Information Technology Specialist I for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Nee earned $98,565 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Patricia Ramirez

Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$98,529

Base pay: $94,809
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,529
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,362
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5257588734003
Salary Total: $8,111
Total Pay: $98,529

At Motor Vehicles, Patricia Ramirez serves as a Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $98,529. They are represented by E48.

Laurie Barrios-Gonzalez

Manager IV Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$98,525

Base pay: $95,405
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,525
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,496
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5256168731029
Salary Total: $8,241
Total Pay: $98,525

Laurie Barrios-Gonzalez works as a Manager IV Department of Motor Vehicles for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Laurie earned $98,525 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Edward Nagel

Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2023 total comp

$98,386

Base pay: $92,974
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,412
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,386
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,882
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5257178734906
Salary Total: $7,882
Total Pay: $98,386

Edward Nagel is a Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $98,386. They are represented by S01.

Kimberly Mira

Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$98,375

Base pay: $89,012
Overtime: $6,092
Other pay: $3,271
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,375
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: San Luis Obispo
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,659
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5255478734001
Salary Total: $7,679
Total Pay: $98,375

At Motor Vehicles, Kimberly Mira serves as a Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $98,375. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Amal Dahir

Information Technology Specialist I/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$98,373

Base pay: $97,773
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,373
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,671
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5257161402942
Salary Total: $8,411
Total Pay: $98,373

Amal Dahir is a Information Technology Specialist I at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $98,373. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Durga Goday

Information Technology Specialist I/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$98,373

Base pay: $97,773
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,373
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,671
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5257161402942
Salary Total: $8,411
Total Pay: $98,373

At Motor Vehicles, Durga Goday serves as a Information Technology Specialist I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $98,373. They are represented by R01.

Christopher Booth

Information Technology Specialist I/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$98,357

Base pay: $97,757
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,357
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,705
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5257101402913
Salary Total: $8,444
Total Pay: $98,357

Christopher Booth holds the role of Information Technology Specialist I at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $98,357. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Kenneth Nichols

Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$98,352

Base pay: $94,575
Overtime: $207
Other pay: $3,570
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,352
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,362
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250568734007
Salary Total: $8,111
Total Pay: $98,352

Kenneth Nichols is a Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $98,352. Union affiliation: E48.

Guadalupe Estrada

Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$98,310

Base pay: $94,640
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,670
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,310
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,362
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250108734001
Salary Total: $8,111
Total Pay: $98,310

Guadalupe Estrada is a Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $98,310. Their bargaining unit is E48.

Sabrina Gray

Motor Vehicle Representative/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$98,307

Base pay: $59,592
Overtime: $426
Other pay: $38,288
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,307
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,429
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5256121897015
Salary Total: $5,266
Total Pay: $98,307

At Motor Vehicles, Sabrina Gray serves as a Motor Vehicle Representative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $98,307. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Verleeta French

Driver Safety Manager I/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$98,304

Base pay: $71,959
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $26,345
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,304
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,130
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5253018728001
Salary Total: $8,856
Total Pay: $98,304

Verleeta French works as a Driver Safety Manager I for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Verleeta earned $98,304 in 2025. Union affiliation: S01.

Monica Lopez

Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$98,303

Base pay: $89,821
Overtime: $4,812
Other pay: $3,670
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,303
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,362
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5257258734002
Salary Total: $8,111
Total Pay: $98,303

Monica Lopez works as a Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Monica earned $98,303 in 2025. Union affiliation: S01.

Shawn Walker

Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$98,278

Base pay: $93,597
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,681
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,278
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,362
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5252088734007
Salary Total: $8,111
Total Pay: $98,278

Shawn Walker holds the role of Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $98,278. Union affiliation: E48.

Maria-Elena Gonzalez

Manager II Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2024 total comp

$98,235

Base pay: $66,151
Overtime: $38
Other pay: $32,045
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,235
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,753
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5256388740001
Salary Total: $6,753
Total Pay: $98,235

Maria-Elena Gonzalez is a Manager II Department of Motor Vehicles at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $98,235. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Amy Burks

Staff Services Manager I/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$98,197

Base pay: $94,777
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,197
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,303
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5253094800001
Salary Total: $8,054
Total Pay: $98,197

Amy Burks holds the role of Staff Services Manager I at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $98,197. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Abigail Fiesta

Senior Accounting Officer (Supervisor)/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$98,124

Base pay: $94,404
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,124
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,106
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250224569019
Salary Total: $7,863
Total Pay: $98,124

Abigail Fiesta works as a Senior Accounting Officer (Supervisor) for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Abigail earned $98,124 in 2025. Union affiliation: S01.

Antonio Pena

Information Technology Associate/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$98,115

Base pay: $97,515
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,115
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,718
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5257101401073
Salary Total: $8,526
Total Pay: $98,115

Antonio Pena works as a Information Technology Associate for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Antonio earned $98,115 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Harpreet Kaur

Manager IV Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$98,089

Base pay: $94,969
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,089
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Santa Clara

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,527
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5256408731001
Salary Total: $8,271
Total Pay: $98,089

Harpreet Kaur holds the role of Manager IV Department of Motor Vehicles at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $98,089. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Blair Eversley

Staff Services Manager I/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$98,061

Base pay: $85,009
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,052
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,061
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,530
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250314800003
Salary Total: $7,304
Total Pay: $98,061

Blair Eversley works as a Staff Services Manager I for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Blair earned $98,061 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is S01.