California / Office of Inspector General

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Office of Inspector General

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

The Office of Inspector General is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 219 employees with median total compensation of $141,094; the highest distinct record was $355,028.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $30.3M
Employees: 219
Median total: $141,094
Highest record: $355,028

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$10,814$346,398+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 219 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($141,094) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $133,425 (96%)
Overtime — $27 (0%)
Other — $5,015 (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

$80,271

$94,902

$141,094

$169,828

$196,460

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $196,460 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $80,271. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Deputy Inspector General

23 · $142,297

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

23 · $90,589

Attorney IV

18 · $155,828

Special Assistant Inspector General

17 · $186,343

Registered Nurse, Correctional Facility

13 · $146,490

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	$23.3M —	173 —	$137,857 —
2024	$29.2M ▲ 25.4%	227 ▲ 31.2%	$132,466 ▼ 3.9%
2025	$30.3M ▲ 3.8%	219 ▼ 3.5%	$141,094 ▲ 6.5%

Record list

Employees

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Amarik Singh

Inspector General/Office of the Inspector General/Office of Inspector General

2025 total comp

$212,028

Base pay: $211,428
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $212,028
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,603
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2970017912001
Salary Total: $18,045
Total Pay: $212,028

Amarik Singh is a Inspector General/Office of the Inspector General at Office of Inspector General. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $212,028. They are represented by E99.

Michelle Iskander

Senior Assistant Inspector General/Office of Inspector General

2025 total comp

$207,288

Base pay: $195,323
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,965
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $207,288
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E98
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,889
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2970046040001
Salary Total: $16,109
Total Pay: $207,288

Michelle Iskander works as a Senior Assistant Inspector General for Office of Inspector General. Their status is full-time. Michelle earned $207,288 in 2025. Union affiliation: E98.

Elva Nunez

Chief Assistant Inspector General/Office of Inspector General

2025 total comp

$206,974

Base pay: $206,624
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $206,974
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,731
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2970026041302
Salary Total: $17,042
Total Pay: $206,974

Elva Nunez holds the role of Chief Assistant Inspector General at Office of Inspector General. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $206,974. Their bargaining unit is E99.