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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Yesenia Flores

Manager I Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$91,511

Base pay: $73,368
Overtime: $14,727
Other pay: $3,416
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,511
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,425
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5255018746098
Salary Total: $5,839
Total Pay: $91,511

At Motor Vehicles, Yesenia Flores serves as a Manager I Department of Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $91,511. They are represented by S01.

Judy Chan

Manager IV Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$91,492

Base pay: $91,492
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,492
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,878
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5251838731001
Salary Total: $7,792
Total Pay: $91,492

Judy Chan holds the role of Manager IV Department of Motor Vehicles at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $91,492. They are represented by S01.

Danielle Lee

Training Officer I/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$91,492

Base pay: $90,892
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,492
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Orange
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250095197362
Salary Total: $7,571
Total Pay: $91,492

Danielle Lee holds the role of Training Officer I at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $91,492. Union affiliation: R01.

Veronica Escalante

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$91,478

Base pay: $87,328
Overtime: $3,550
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,478
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250315393361
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $91,478

Veronica Escalante works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Veronica earned $91,478 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Henry Bartels

Associate Business Management Analyst/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$91,461

Base pay: $87,892
Overtime: $2,969
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,461
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250444742017
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $91,461

Henry Bartels works as a Associate Business Management Analyst for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Henry earned $91,461 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Adriana Fuentes

Manager I Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$91,453

Base pay: $78,681
Overtime: $9,652
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,453
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Santa Clara
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,550
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5256328746002
Salary Total: $6,554
Total Pay: $91,453

Adriana Fuentes works as a Manager I Department of Motor Vehicles for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Adriana earned $91,453 in 2025. They are represented by S01.

Rebekah Landbeck

Research Data Specialist I/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$91,439

Base pay: $90,939
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,439
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,453
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250235742021
Salary Total: $8,199
Total Pay: $91,439

Rebekah Landbeck is a Research Data Specialist I at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $91,439. Union affiliation: R01.

Araceli Lozano

Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2024 total comp

$91,428

Base pay: $88,005
Overtime: $3
Other pay: $3,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,428
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,510
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5254388734001
Salary Total: $7,610
Total Pay: $91,428

Araceli Lozano is a Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $91,428. They are represented by E48.

Bi Moua

Information Technology Associate/Motor Vehicles

2024 total comp

$91,426

Base pay: $90,826
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,426
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,716
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250331401003
Salary Total: $7,716
Total Pay: $91,426

Bi Moua works as a Information Technology Associate for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Bi earned $91,426 in 2024. They are represented by R01.

Kevin Wong

Information Technology Specialist I/Motor Vehicles

2023 total comp

$91,373

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $91,373
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,373
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,643
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5257061402032
Salary Total: $9,643
Total Pay: $91,373

Kevin Wong works as a Information Technology Specialist I for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Kevin earned $91,373 in 2023. They are represented by R01.

Caroline Truex

Manager IV Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2023 total comp

$91,345

Base pay: $88,715
Overtime: $23
Other pay: $2,607
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,345
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Orange
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,544
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5255428731001
Salary Total: $7,794
Total Pay: $91,345

Caroline Truex is a Manager IV Department of Motor Vehicles at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $91,345. Union affiliation: S01.

Linda Compilli

Manager IV Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2023 total comp

$91,343

Base pay: $87,523
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,820
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,343
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sonoma
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,629
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5255558731001
Salary Total: $7,629
Total Pay: $91,343

Linda Compilli holds the role of Manager IV Department of Motor Vehicles at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $91,343. They are represented by S01.

Ari Randle

Manager II Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$91,315

Base pay: $81,008
Overtime: $7,187
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,315
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Solano
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,956
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5256218740001
Salary Total: $6,747
Total Pay: $91,315

Ari Randle works as a Manager II Department of Motor Vehicles for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Ari earned $91,315 in 2025. Union affiliation: S01.

Teresa Martin

Driver Safety Manager I/Motor Vehicles

2023 total comp

$91,312

Base pay: $85,611
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,701
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,312
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,996
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5252888728009
Salary Total: $7,627
Total Pay: $91,312

Teresa Martin works as a Driver Safety Manager I for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Teresa earned $91,312 in 2023. They are represented by E48.

David Mcley

Manager I Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$91,301

Base pay: $81,681
Overtime: $6,435
Other pay: $3,186
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,301
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Orange
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,550
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5255428746005
Salary Total: $6,804
Total Pay: $91,301

David Mcley works as a Manager I Department of Motor Vehicles for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. David earned $91,301 in 2025. They are represented by S01.

David Adams

Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$91,274

Base pay: $87,579
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,695
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,274
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,735
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5252088734001
Salary Total: $7,503
Total Pay: $91,274

At Motor Vehicles, David Adams serves as a Manager III Department of Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $91,274. Union affiliation: E48.

Renia Whitfield

Manager I Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$91,261

Base pay: $76,281
Overtime: $11,860
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,261
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,550
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5256258746004
Salary Total: $6,354
Total Pay: $91,261

Renia Whitfield works as a Manager I Department of Motor Vehicles for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Renia earned $91,261 in 2025. They are represented by S01.

Susan Haynes

Staff Services Manager I/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$91,258

Base pay: $88,113
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,145
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,258
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,167
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250194800003
Salary Total: $7,922
Total Pay: $91,258

Susan Haynes holds the role of Staff Services Manager I at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $91,258. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Matthew Leung

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$91,222

Base pay: $90,892
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $330
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,222
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Orange
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5254615393300
Salary Total: $7,571
Total Pay: $91,222

Matthew Leung is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $91,222. Their bargaining unit is R01.

James Crader Jr

Staff Services Manager I/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$91,198

Base pay: $89,892
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,306
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,198
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,907
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250034800006
Salary Total: $7,670
Total Pay: $91,198

James Crader Jr is a Staff Services Manager I at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $91,198. They are represented by E48.