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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Saniah Halcomb

Motor Vehicle Representative/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$22,282

Base pay: $20,934
Overtime: $1,348
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,282
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,932
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5255031897713
Salary Total: $3,814
Total Pay: $22,282

Saniah Halcomb works as a Motor Vehicle Representative for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Saniah earned $22,282 in 2025. Union affiliation: R04.

Kelli Riley

Personnel Specialist/Motor Vehicles

2023 total comp

$22,245

Base pay: $14,941
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,304
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,245
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,834
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250311303119
Salary Total: $4,834
Total Pay: $22,245

Kelli Riley is a Personnel Specialist at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $22,245. They are represented by R01.

Juana Anderson

Inspector, Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$22,233

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $22,233
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,233
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Contra Costa
Middle name: Q

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,741
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5252198829004
Salary Total: $5,913
Total Pay: $22,233

Juana Anderson holds the role of Inspector, Department of Motor Vehicles at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $22,233. They are represented by R07.

Karen Quezada

Motor Vehicle Representative/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$22,197

Base pay: $21,998
Overtime: $199
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,197
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,932
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5255191897015
Salary Total: $4,014
Total Pay: $22,197

At Motor Vehicles, Karen Quezada serves as a Motor Vehicle Representative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $22,197. Union affiliation: R04.

Karina Guzman

Motor Vehicle Representative/Motor Vehicles

2023 total comp

$22,195

Base pay: $20,786
Overtime: $1,263
Other pay: $146
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,195
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,460
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5256321897934
Salary Total: $3,660
Total Pay: $22,195

At Motor Vehicles, Karina Guzman serves as a Motor Vehicle Representative. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $22,195. Union affiliation: R04.

Kimberly Zib

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Motor Vehicles

2023 total comp

$22,172

Base pay: $22,072
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,172
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,684
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5251645393905
Salary Total: $5,684
Total Pay: $22,172

Kimberly Zib holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $22,172. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Jeffery Bolling

Motor Vehicle Representative/Motor Vehicles

2023 total comp

$22,148

Base pay: $20,848
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,148
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,777
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5251121897012
Salary Total: $4,777
Total Pay: $22,148

Jeffery Bolling holds the role of Motor Vehicle Representative at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $22,148. They are represented by R04.