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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Elizabeth Oglesby

Motor Vehicle Representative/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$56,736

Base pay: $56,136
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,736
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,429
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5254301897054
Salary Total: $5,165
Total Pay: $56,736

Elizabeth Oglesby is a Motor Vehicle Representative at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $56,736. They are represented by R04.

Angel Lv Avila

Motor Vehicle Representative/Motor Vehicles

2023 total comp

$56,735

Base pay: $54,123
Overtime: $792
Other pay: $1,820
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,735
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Ventura

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,777
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5256631897012
Salary Total: $4,777
Total Pay: $56,735

Angel Lv Avila is a Motor Vehicle Representative at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $56,735. Union affiliation: R04.

Zinovia Johnson

Motor Vehicle Representative/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$56,725

Base pay: $56,325
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,725
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,897
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5252431897017
Salary Total: $4,750
Total Pay: $56,725

Zinovia Johnson is a Motor Vehicle Representative at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $56,725. Union affiliation: R04.

Bingyan Zhao

Information Technology Specialist I/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$56,713

Base pay: $56,463
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,713
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,537
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5257021402044
Salary Total: $10,221
Total Pay: $56,713

Bingyan Zhao works as a Information Technology Specialist I for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Bingyan earned $56,713 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Denise London

Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$56,706

Base pay: $15,316
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $41,389
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,706
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,480
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5256048734001
Salary Total: $7,480
Total Pay: $56,706

Denise London holds the role of Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $56,706. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Marlene Ruiz-Navarro

Motor Vehicle Representative/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$56,705

Base pay: $54,744
Overtime: $1,961
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,705
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Riverside

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,269
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5256831897932
Salary Total: $4,625
Total Pay: $56,705

Marlene Ruiz-Navarro holds the role of Motor Vehicle Representative at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $56,705. They are represented by R04.

Angel Barton

Licensing-Registration Examiner, Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2023 total comp

$56,692

Base pay: $53,032
Overtime: $1,840
Other pay: $1,820
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,692
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,777
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5254608758902
Salary Total: $28
Total Pay: $56,692

Angel Barton is a Licensing-Registration Examiner, Department of Motor Vehicles at Motor Vehicles. They work intermittent. 2023 total compensation came to $56,692. Union affiliation: R07.

Karina Martinez-Menjivar

Motor Vehicle Representative/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$56,691

Base pay: $56,093
Overtime: $293
Other pay: $305
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,691
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,842
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5255811897008
Salary Total: $4,897
Total Pay: $56,691

At Motor Vehicles, Karina Martinez-Menjivar serves as a Motor Vehicle Representative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $56,691. Union affiliation: R04.

Sandy Gonzales

Senior Motor Vehicle Technician/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$56,690

Base pay: $56,690
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,690
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,531
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5254311890090
Salary Total: $5,005
Total Pay: $56,690

At Motor Vehicles, Sandy Gonzales serves as a Senior Motor Vehicle Technician. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $56,690. Union affiliation: R04.

Doreen Villanueva

Motor Vehicle Representative/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$56,685

Base pay: $42,642
Overtime: $4,349
Other pay: $9,694
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,685
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,429
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5256851897015
Salary Total: $5,266
Total Pay: $56,685

At Motor Vehicles, Doreen Villanueva serves as a Motor Vehicle Representative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $56,685. They are represented by R04.

Jeremy Smith

Motor Vehicle Representative/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$56,682

Base pay: $52,619
Overtime: $4,063
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,682
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,283
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5251791897050
Salary Total: $4,637
Total Pay: $56,682

Jeremy Smith is a Motor Vehicle Representative at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $56,682. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Randall Teves

Staff Services Analyst/Motor Vehicles

2024 total comp

$56,672

Base pay: $56,072
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,672
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,111
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250095157309
Salary Total: $5,111
Total Pay: $56,672

Randall Teves holds the role of Staff Services Analyst at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $56,672. They are represented by R01.

Justin Copeland

Senior Motor Vehicle Technician/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$56,664

Base pay: $56,064
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,664
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,019
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5254311890078
Salary Total: $5,018
Total Pay: $56,664

At Motor Vehicles, Justin Copeland serves as a Senior Motor Vehicle Technician. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $56,664. Union affiliation: R04.

Stephanie Giron

Motor Vehicle Representative/Motor Vehicles

2024 total comp

$56,654

Base pay: $56,243
Overtime: $411
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,654
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,271
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5255321897709
Salary Total: $5,227
Total Pay: $56,654

Stephanie Giron holds the role of Motor Vehicle Representative at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $56,654. They are represented by R04.