California / Office of Tax Appeals Ota

Agency file

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

$1,096$205,193+

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

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median 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

Hans Famularo

Administrative Law Judge/Office of Tax Appeals Ota

2025 total comp

$43,323

Base pay: $43,323
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,323
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,105
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2923016016002
Salary Total: $11,147
Total Pay: $43,323

At Office of Tax Appeals Ota, Hans Famularo serves as a Administrative Law Judge. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $43,323. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Lori Shelton

Administrative Law Judge/Office of Tax Appeals Ota

2025 total comp

$43,298

Base pay: $43,298
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,298
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,105
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2923006016007
Salary Total: $11,147
Total Pay: $43,298

Lori Shelton is a Administrative Law Judge at Office of Tax Appeals Ota. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $43,298. They are represented by R02.

Ashley Gaffney

Office Technician (General)/Office of Tax Appeals Ota

2025 total comp

$41,789

Base pay: $41,764
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $25
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,789
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,710
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2924001138003
Salary Total: $4,569
Total Pay: $41,789

Ashley Gaffney works as a Office Technician (General) for Office of Tax Appeals Ota. Their status is full-time. Ashley earned $41,789 in 2025. Union affiliation: R04.

Derick Brannan

Attorney Supervisor/Office of Tax Appeals Ota

2025 total comp

$38,823

Base pay: $38,823
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,823
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,568
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2925025749001
Salary Total: $12,941
Total Pay: $38,823

Derick Brannan works as a Attorney Supervisor for Office of Tax Appeals Ota. Their status is full-time. Derick earned $38,823 in 2025. They are represented by S02.

Louis Ambrose

Attorney IV/Office of Tax Appeals Ota

2024 total comp

$38,239

Base pay: $38,239
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,239
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,954
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2925025780900
Salary Total: $86
Total Pay: $38,239

Louis Ambrose holds the role of Attorney IV at Office of Tax Appeals Ota. Their status is intermittent. In 2024, their total compensation was $38,239. They are represented by R02.