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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Tanja Barnes

Motor Vehicle Representative/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$29,148

Base pay: $28,773
Overtime: $376
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,148
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,932
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5255151897030
Salary Total: $3,814
Total Pay: $29,148

Tanja Barnes works as a Motor Vehicle Representative for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Tanja earned $29,148 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Marjan Molaie

Motor Vehicle Representative/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$29,138

Base pay: $2,345
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $26,793
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,138
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Santa Clara

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,271
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5256321897025
Salary Total: $5,471
Total Pay: $29,138

At Motor Vehicles, Marjan Molaie serves as a Motor Vehicle Representative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $29,138. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Elizabeth Haley

Motor Vehicle Representative/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$29,132

Base pay: $29,132
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,132
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Lake
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,271
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5258301897902
Salary Total: $30
Total Pay: $29,132

Elizabeth Haley holds the role of Motor Vehicle Representative at Motor Vehicles. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $29,132. Union affiliation: R04.

Donovan Cail

Motor Vehicle Representative/Motor Vehicles

2023 total comp

$29,098

Base pay: $29,004
Overtime: $94
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,098
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,530
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5256971897902
Salary Total: $20
Total Pay: $29,098

Donovan Cail is a Motor Vehicle Representative at Motor Vehicles. They work intermittent. 2023 total compensation came to $29,098. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Rasheta Hall

Motor Vehicle Representative/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$29,092

Base pay: $25,396
Overtime: $2,576
Other pay: $1,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,092
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,932
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5255071897010
Salary Total: $3,814
Total Pay: $29,092

Rasheta Hall is a Motor Vehicle Representative at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $29,092. Union affiliation: R04.

Taylor Thornburg

Motor Vehicle Representative/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$29,088

Base pay: $28,044
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,044
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,088
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,129
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5254311897140
Salary Total: $4,279
Total Pay: $29,088

At Motor Vehicles, Taylor Thornburg serves as a Motor Vehicle Representative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $29,088. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Fransisca Foster

Office Technician (Typing)/Motor Vehicles

2023 total comp

$29,071

Base pay: $24,847
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,224
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,071
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,968
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5257251139007
Salary Total: $3,968
Total Pay: $29,071

Fransisca Foster works as a Office Technician (Typing) for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Fransisca earned $29,071 in 2023. They are represented by R04.

Nydia Romo

Motor Vehicle Representative/Motor Vehicles

2023 total comp

$29,063

Base pay: $29,002
Overtime: $61
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,063
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Imperial
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,530
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5255271897902
Salary Total: $20
Total Pay: $29,063

Nydia Romo works as a Motor Vehicle Representative for Motor Vehicles. Their status is intermittent. Nydia earned $29,063 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Tiffany Wu

Staff Services Manager I/Motor Vehicles

2024 total comp

$29,038

Base pay: $24,320
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,718
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,038
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,398
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250424800906
Salary Total: $8,398
Total Pay: $29,038

Tiffany Wu works as a Staff Services Manager I for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Tiffany earned $29,038 in 2024. They are represented by S01.