California / Office of Administrative Law

Agency file

Office of Administrative Law

Source file: California — State Employee Compensation (SCO Payroll Data Warehouse, CPRA) / ingested Jul 4, 2026

The Office of Administrative Law provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2025, this agency had 28 employees with median total compensation of $143,580; the highest distinct record was $222,640.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $3.7M
Employees: 28
Median total: $143,580
Highest record: $222,640

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$41,637$209,094+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 28 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($143,580) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $128,433 (97%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $3,695 (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

$66,692

$88,542

$143,580

$166,195

$186,192

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $186,192 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $66,692. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Attorney III

9 · $166,195

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

4 · $81,323

Attorney

3 · $111,817

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel

2 · $178,491

Attorney IV

2 · $154,727

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	$3M —	24 —	$138,025 —
2024	$3M ▲ 1.6%	28 ▲ 16.7%	$98,775 ▼ 28.4%
2025	$3.7M ▲ 21.5%	28 ±0%	$143,580 ▲ 45.4%

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Record list

Employees

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Samuel Micon

Attorney III/Office of Administrative Law

2025 total comp

$139,129

Base pay: $138,629
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,129
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,395
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3050105795008
Salary Total: $12,122
Total Pay: $139,129

Samuel Micon works as a Attorney III for Office of Administrative Law. Their status is full-time. Samuel earned $139,129 in 2025. They are represented by R02.