Office of Data and Innovation

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

The Office of Data and Innovation provides technology and information-systems services that support other government operations.

In 2025, this agency had 62 employees with median total compensation of $139,339; the highest distinct record was $221,742.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $8M
Employees: 62
Median total: $139,339
Highest record: $221,742

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$2,918$212,131+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 62 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($139,339) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $123,114 (96%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $5,559 (4%)
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

$57,725

$101,033

$139,339

$160,827

$178,262

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $178,262 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $57,725. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

C.E.A.

7 · $163,786

Information Technology Manager II

7 · $145,676

Information Technology Specialist II

5 · $124,160

Staff Services Manager I

5 · $92,515

Information Technology Specialist III

4 · $145,350

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 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$6.9M —	60 —	$118,907 —
2025	$8M ▲ 15.6%	62 ▲ 3.3%	$139,339 ▲ 17.2%

Record list

Employees

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David Valenta

Assistant Chief Data Officer/Office of Data and Innovation

2024 total comp

$5,851

Base pay: -$1,919
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,769
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,851
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,457
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4181005963001
Salary Total: $14,457
Total Pay: $5,851

David Valenta holds the role of Assistant Chief Data Officer at Office of Data and Innovation. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $5,851. Union affiliation: E99.