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

Page 1

Ashley Chang

Attorney III/Office of Inspector General

2025 total comp

$23,089

Base pay: $23,089
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $23,089
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,852
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2970025795401
Salary Total: $11,545
Total Pay: $23,089

Ashley Chang works as a Attorney III for Office of Inspector General. Their status is full-time. Ashley earned $23,089 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is E97.

Brian Reilly

Associate Deputy Inspector General/Office of Inspector General

2024 total comp

$22,611

Base pay: $7,813
Overtime: $1
Other pay: $14,796
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,611
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,813
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2970029704002
Salary Total: $7,813
Total Pay: $22,611

Brian Reilly is a Associate Deputy Inspector General at Office of Inspector General. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $22,611. Their bargaining unit is E97.

Byron Giles

Information Technology Specialist II/Office of Inspector General

2025 total comp

$21,304

Base pay: $19,707
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,596
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,304
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,622
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2970011414001
Salary Total: $8,622
Total Pay: $21,304

Byron Giles works as a Information Technology Specialist II for Office of Inspector General. Their status is full-time. Byron earned $21,304 in 2025. They are represented by E97.

Michael Morea

Attorney IV/Office of Inspector General

2025 total comp

$17,978

Base pay: $17,978
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,978
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,993
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2970045780601
Salary Total: $12,759
Total Pay: $17,978

Michael Morea works as a Attorney IV for Office of Inspector General. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $17,978 in 2025. They are represented by E97.

Janice Henderson

Special Assistant Inspector General/Office of Inspector General

2023 total comp

$17,008

Base pay: $17,008
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $17,008
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,507
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2970016039901
Salary Total: $84
Total Pay: $17,008

At Office of Inspector General, Janice Henderson serves as a Special Assistant Inspector General. They work intermittent. Their 2023 pay totaled $17,008. They are represented by E97.

David Hellerstein

Chief Medical Officer, Correctional Facility/Office of Inspector General

2023 total comp

$11,504

Base pay: $11,504
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,504
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $27,130
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2970017547901
Salary Total: $157
Total Pay: $11,504

David Hellerstein holds the role of Chief Medical Officer, Correctional Facility at Office of Inspector General. Their status is intermittent. In 2023, their total compensation was $11,504. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Michael Addy

Attorney/Office of Inspector General

2025 total comp

$10,814

Base pay: $10,764
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,814
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,708
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2970025778303
Salary Total: $9,666
Total Pay: $10,814

At Office of Inspector General, Michael Addy serves as a Attorney. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $10,814. Union affiliation: E97.