California / Office of Data and Innovation

Agency file

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

Page 1

Brittany Nelson-Bell

Staff Services Manager I/Office of Data and Innovation

2024 total comp

$98,594

Base pay: $94,874
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,594
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,238
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4181004800001
Salary Total: $8,238
Total Pay: $98,594

Brittany Nelson-Bell holds the role of Staff Services Manager I at Office of Data and Innovation. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $98,594. Their bargaining unit is E48.

Lauren Sanford

Staff Services Manager I/Office of Data and Innovation

2024 total comp

$95,432

Base pay: $80,590
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,842
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,432
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,963
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4181004800003
Salary Total: $6,963
Total Pay: $95,432

Lauren Sanford holds the role of Staff Services Manager I at Office of Data and Innovation. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $95,432. They are represented by E48.

Samantha Kuykendall

Staff Services Manager I/Office of Data and Innovation

2025 total comp

$92,515

Base pay: $88,795
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,515
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,907
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4181004800004
Salary Total: $7,670
Total Pay: $92,515

Samantha Kuykendall holds the role of Staff Services Manager I at Office of Data and Innovation. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $92,515. They are represented by E48.

Brian Rains

Staff Services Manager I/Office of Data and Innovation

2025 total comp

$90,722

Base pay: $87,002
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,722
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,530
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4181004800002
Salary Total: $7,304
Total Pay: $90,722

Brian Rains works as a Staff Services Manager I for Office of Data and Innovation. Their status is full-time. Brian earned $90,722 in 2025. They are represented by E48.

Adelina Zendejas

Information Technology Manager II/Office of Data and Innovation

2025 total comp

$90,258

Base pay: $90,258
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,258
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E59
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,842
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4181001406900
Salary Total: $80
Total Pay: $90,258

At Office of Data and Innovation, Adelina Zendejas serves as a Information Technology Manager II. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $90,258. Union affiliation: E59.