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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

Jeremy Samaniego

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Office of Tax Appeals Ota

2024 total comp
$9,160
Base pay
$6,609
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,551
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$9,160
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R01
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$6,908
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
2924015393802
Salary Total
$6,589
Total Pay
$9,160

Jeremy Samaniego works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for Office of Tax Appeals Ota. Their status is full-time. Jeremy earned $9,160 in 2024. They are represented by R01.

Pamela Sherron

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Office of Tax Appeals Ota

2024 total comp
$7,214
Base pay
$7,114
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$100
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$7,214
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R01
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$7,114
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
2922005393800
Salary Total
$7,114
Total Pay
$7,214

Pamela Sherron works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for Office of Tax Appeals Ota. Their status is full-time. Pamela earned $7,214 in 2024. Union affiliation: R01.

Deborah Cumins

Business Taxes Specialist III, Board of Equalization/Office of Tax Appeals Ota

2023 total comp
$4,296
Base pay
$4,296
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$4,296
Employment type
Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit
R01
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$10,638
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
2925014378900
Salary Total
$61
Total Pay
$4,296

Deborah Cumins works as a Business Taxes Specialist III, Board of Equalization for Office of Tax Appeals Ota. Their status is intermittent. Deborah earned $4,296 in 2023. They are represented by R01.

Natalya Kulagina

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Office of Tax Appeals Ota

2025 total comp
$1,096
Base pay
$5,218
Overtime
$0
Other pay
-$4,121
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$1,096
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R01
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$7,053
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
2922005393801
Salary Total
$7,053
Total Pay
$1,096

Natalya Kulagina works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for Office of Tax Appeals Ota. Their status is full-time. Natalya earned $1,096 in 2025. They are represented by R01.