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Office of Tax Appeals Ota

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

The Office of Tax Appeals Ota manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.

In 2025, this agency had 117 employees with median total compensation of $107,484; the highest distinct record was $229,426.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$14.2M
Employees
117
Median total
$107,484
Highest record
$229,426

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 117 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($107,484) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $119,179 (98%)
  • Overtime — $100 (0%)
  • Other — $2,275 (2%)
  • 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
$50,179
$77,714
$107,484
$179,226
$194,977

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $194,977 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $50,179. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst
14 · $79,623
Senior Administrative Law Judge
12 · $194,977
Staff Services Manager I
11 · $104,263
Administrative Law Judge
8 · $54,849
Attorney IV
7 · $186,501

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2023
$12.6M
—
106
—
$117,532
—
2024
$13.9M
▲ 10.1%
119
▲ 12.3%
$109,666
▼ 6.7%
2025
$14.2M
▲ 2.5%
117
▼ 1.7%
$107,484
▼ 2.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Joshua Aldrich

Supervising Administrative Law Judge/Office of Tax Appeals Ota

2025 total comp
$170,838
Base pay
$161,478
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$9,360
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$170,838
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
S02
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$15,639
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
2923006017004
Salary Total
$14,976
Total Pay
$170,838

Joshua Aldrich works as a Supervising Administrative Law Judge for Office of Tax Appeals Ota. Their status is full-time. Joshua earned $170,838 in 2025. They are represented by S02.

Andrea Long

Attorney Supervisor/Office of Tax Appeals Ota

2025 total comp
$169,839
Base pay
$169,450
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$389
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$169,839
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
S02
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$14,890
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
2925025749002
Salary Total
$14,202
Total Pay
$169,839

Andrea Long is a Attorney Supervisor at Office of Tax Appeals Ota. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $169,839. Their bargaining unit is S02.

Thomas Lo Grossman

Attorney IV/Office of Tax Appeals Ota

2023 total comp
$169,458
Base pay
$168,908
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$550
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$169,458
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R02
Work county
Los Angeles
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$14,954
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
2925025780006
Salary Total
$14,954
Total Pay
$169,458

At Office of Tax Appeals Ota, Thomas Lo Grossman serves as a Attorney IV. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $169,458. Union affiliation: R02.