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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Hannah Lovrin

Associate Construction Analyst/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$140,943

Base pay: $140,593
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,943
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,435
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250184106001
Salary Total: $11,721
Total Pay: $140,943

Hannah Lovrin holds the role of Associate Construction Analyst at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $140,943. They are represented by R09.

Shivanjali Kumar

Assistant Division Chief/Program Manager Department of Motorvehicles/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$140,772

Base pay: $137,052
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,772
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,910
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5253124621001
Salary Total: $11,553
Total Pay: $140,772

Shivanjali Kumar 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 $140,772. Union affiliation: M01.

Tijuana Barnes

Attorney III/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$140,515

Base pay: $140,165
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,515
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,395
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250195795007
Salary Total: $12,122
Total Pay: $140,515

Tijuana Barnes works as a Attorney III for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Tijuana earned $140,515 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Christian Buado

Supervising Investigator I, Department of Motor Vehicles/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$140,477

Base pay: $140,405
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $72
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,477
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S07
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,139
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5253338539004
Salary Total: $11,919
Total Pay: $140,477

Christian Buado is a Supervising Investigator I, Department of Motor Vehicles at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $140,477. Union affiliation: S07.

Joshua Okumura

Investigator/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$140,342

Base pay: $139,188
Overtime: $353
Other pay: $800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,342
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,609
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5253318610014
Salary Total: $11,458
Total Pay: $140,342

Joshua Okumura is a Investigator at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $140,342. Their bargaining unit is R07.

Yolanda Thornburg

Assistant Division Chief/Program Manager Department of Motorvehicles/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$140,172

Base pay: $137,052
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,172
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,910
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5254304621001
Salary Total: $11,553
Total Pay: $140,172

Yolanda Thornburg 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 $140,172. They are represented by M01.

Vinod Nair

Information Technology Manager I/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$140,073

Base pay: $139,473
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,073
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,575
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5257161405942
Salary Total: $12,198
Total Pay: $140,073

Vinod Nair works as a Information Technology Manager I for Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. Vinod earned $140,073 in 2025. They are represented by M01.

Diane Howitz

Information Technology Specialist I/Motor Vehicles

2024 total comp

$139,990

Base pay: $130,439
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,551
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,990
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,230
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5257171402064
Salary Total: $10,230
Total Pay: $139,990

At Motor Vehicles, Diane Howitz serves as a Information Technology Specialist I. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $139,990. They are represented by R01.

Omar Alfaro

Investigator/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$139,837

Base pay: $138,860
Overtime: $504
Other pay: $472
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,837
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,609
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5253418610032
Salary Total: $11,458
Total Pay: $139,837

Omar Alfaro holds the role of Investigator at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $139,837. Their bargaining unit is R07.

Roberto Ramirez

Information Technology Specialist I/Motor Vehicles

2023 total comp

$139,703

Base pay: $113,074
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $26,629
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,703
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,048
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5257331402009
Salary Total: $9,048
Total Pay: $139,703

Roberto Ramirez holds the role of Information Technology Specialist I at Motor Vehicles. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $139,703. Union affiliation: R01.

May Wong

Associate Construction Analyst/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$139,673

Base pay: $134,539
Overtime: $4,702
Other pay: $432
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,673
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,435
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5250444106020
Salary Total: $11,321
Total Pay: $139,673

May Wong is a Associate Construction Analyst at Motor Vehicles. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $139,673. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Harumi Cox

Assistant Division Chief/Program Manager Department of Motorvehicles/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$139,668

Base pay: $136,501
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,167
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,668
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Riverside

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,910
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5254314621001
Salary Total: $11,553
Total Pay: $139,668

Harumi Cox 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 $139,668. They are represented by M01.

Rosalind Davis-Gonzalez

Assistant Division Chief/Program Manager Department of Motorvehicles/Motor Vehicles

2025 total comp

$139,621

Base pay: $136,501
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,621
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,910
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5258524621001
Salary Total: $11,553
Total Pay: $139,621

At Motor Vehicles, Rosalind Davis-Gonzalez serves as a Assistant Division Chief/Program Manager Department of Motorvehicles. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $139,621. Their bargaining unit is M01.