California / Motor Vehicles
Agency file
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.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
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.
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.
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).
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
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
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Investigator/Motor Vehicles
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At Motor Vehicles, Eduardo Madrid serves as a Investigator. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $139,463. Their bargaining unit is R07.
Assistant Division Chief/Program Manager Department of Motorvehicles/Motor Vehicles
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At Motor Vehicles, Marvin Hardley Jr serves as a Assistant Division Chief/Program Manager Department of Motorvehicles. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $139,407. Their bargaining unit is M01.
Assistant Division Chief/Program Manager Department of Motorvehicles/Motor Vehicles
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At Motor Vehicles, Maureen Johnson Marker serves as a Assistant Division Chief/Program Manager Department of Motorvehicles. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $139,370. Their bargaining unit is M01.
Information Technology Specialist II/Motor Vehicles
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At Motor Vehicles, Kevin Nguyen serves as a Information Technology Specialist II. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $139,314. Union affiliation: R01.
Investigator/Motor Vehicles
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Scott Hage works as a Investigator for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Scott earned $139,233 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R07.
Information Technology Specialist III/Motor Vehicles
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Steven Graham is a Information Technology Specialist III at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $139,193. Union affiliation: M01.
Attorney/Motor Vehicles
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At Motor Vehicles, Mark Luthin serves as a Attorney. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $139,084. Their bargaining unit is R02.
Investigator/Motor Vehicles
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At Motor Vehicles, Howard Brown Jr serves as a Investigator. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $138,921. Their bargaining unit is R07.
Assistant Division Chief/Program Manager Department of Motorvehicles/Motor Vehicles
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At Motor Vehicles, Barbara Eppler serves as a Assistant Division Chief/Program Manager Department of Motorvehicles. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $138,819. Union affiliation: M01.
Assistant Division Chief/Program Manager Department of Motorvehicles/Motor Vehicles
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Sonia Breedlove is a Assistant Division Chief/Program Manager Department of Motorvehicles at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $138,769. Their bargaining unit is M01.
Investigator/Motor Vehicles
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Christian Buado is a Investigator at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $138,686. Their bargaining unit is R07.
Investigator/Motor Vehicles
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At Motor Vehicles, Carlos Cabrera serves as a Investigator. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $138,594. Union affiliation: R07.
Investigator/Motor Vehicles
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Eric Youngblood works as a Investigator for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Eric earned $138,512 in 2025. Union affiliation: R07.
Information Technology Manager I/Motor Vehicles
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At Motor Vehicles, Srinivas Chatty serves as a Information Technology Manager I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $138,501. They are represented by M01.
Manager IV Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles
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John Martin works as a Manager IV Department of Motor Vehicles for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. John earned $138,321 in 2025. They are represented by S01.
Assistant Division Chief/Program Manager Department of Motorvehicles/Motor Vehicles
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Terry Soule holds the role of Assistant Division Chief/Program Manager Department of Motorvehicles at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $138,197. Their bargaining unit is M01.
Information Technology Specialist III/Motor Vehicles
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Larry Jeannette works as a Information Technology Specialist III for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Larry earned $138,044 in 2025. They are represented by M01.
Assistant Division Chief/Program Manager Department of Motorvehicles/Motor Vehicles
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At Motor Vehicles, Kaim Chisti serves as a Assistant Division Chief/Program Manager Department of Motorvehicles. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $138,021. They are represented by M01.
Information Technology Specialist I/Motor Vehicles
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Chieng Lee is a Information Technology Specialist I at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $137,951. They are represented by R01.
Regional Construction and Maintenance Superintendent, Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles
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Michael Luna works as a Regional Construction and Maintenance Superintendent, Department of Motor Vehicles for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $137,918 in 2025. Union affiliation: E48.
Information Technology Manager I/Motor Vehicles
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At Motor Vehicles, Vishal Bhagirath serves as a Information Technology Manager I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $137,879. Their bargaining unit is M01.
Assistant Division Chief/Program Manager Department of Motorvehicles/Motor Vehicles
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Samantha Gutierrezramirez is a Assistant Division Chief/Program Manager Department of Motorvehicles at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $137,714. They are represented by M01.
Information Technology Manager I/Motor Vehicles
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Nalini Shenoy holds the role of Information Technology Manager I at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $137,704. Union affiliation: M01.
Information Technology Specialist II/Motor Vehicles
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Michelle Kumar is a Information Technology Specialist II at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $137,591. Union affiliation: R01.
Information Technology Specialist III/Motor Vehicles
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Tammy Navarrete works as a Information Technology Specialist III for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Tammy earned $137,434 in 2025. They are represented by M01.
Investigator/Motor Vehicles
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At Motor Vehicles, Gabriela Loza serves as a Investigator. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $137,393. Their bargaining unit is R07.
Supervising Investigator I, Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles
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Andrew Witty is a Supervising Investigator I, Department of Motor Vehicles at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $137,289. Their bargaining unit is S07.
Information Technology Supervisor II/Motor Vehicles
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Ruth Conley holds the role of Information Technology Supervisor II at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $137,207. They are represented by S01.
Supervising Investigator I, Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles
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Jared Verdialez works as a Supervising Investigator I, Department of Motor Vehicles for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Jared earned $137,110 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is S07.
Investigator/Motor Vehicles
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At Motor Vehicles, Joseph Silva Jr serves as a Investigator. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $137,099. They are represented by R07.
Investigator/Motor Vehicles
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Mackenzie Polidori is a Investigator at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $137,062. Their bargaining unit is R07.
Assistant Division Chief/Program Manager Department of Motorvehicles/Motor Vehicles
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Ashley Lara works as a Assistant Division Chief/Program Manager Department of Motorvehicles for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Ashley earned $136,966 in 2023. Union affiliation: E48.
Investigator/Motor Vehicles
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Cynthia Melgar works as a Investigator for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Cynthia earned $136,945 in 2025. Union affiliation: R07.
Investigator/Motor Vehicles
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At Motor Vehicles, Elizabeth Orozco serves as a Investigator. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $136,872. Union affiliation: R07.
Supervising Investigator I, Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles
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Chelsea Bonsall works as a Supervising Investigator I, Department of Motor Vehicles for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Chelsea earned $136,851 in 2025. Union affiliation: S07.
Investigator/Motor Vehicles
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At Motor Vehicles, Ernesto Correa serves as a Investigator. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $136,804. They are represented by R07.
Investigator/Motor Vehicles
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At Motor Vehicles, Fernando Ponce serves as a Investigator. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $136,801. They are represented by R07.
Assistant Division Chief/Program Manager Department of Motorvehicles/Motor Vehicles
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Jennifer Devine holds the role of Assistant Division Chief/Program Manager Department of Motorvehicles at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $136,643. Their bargaining unit is M01.
Supervising Investigator I, Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles
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Blake Smith holds the role of Supervising Investigator I, Department of Motor Vehicles at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $136,568. They are represented by S07.
Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Motor Vehicles
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Anh Tran holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $136,559. Their bargaining unit is R01.