California / Secretary of State's Office

Agency file

Secretary of State's Office

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

The Secretary of State's Office administers elections and maintains official state records and registrations.

In 2025, this agency had 740 employees with median total compensation of $71,682; the highest distinct record was $351,037.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $57.2M
Employees: 740
Median total: $71,682
Highest record: $351,037

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$5,672$171,617+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 740 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($71,682) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $73,601 (95%)
Overtime — $1,308 (2%)
Other — $2,332 (3%)
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

$27,416

$53,108

$71,682

$98,688

$132,956

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $132,956 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $27,416. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Program Technician II

135 · $49,306

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

131 · $74,961

Information Technology Specialist I

55 · $104,464

Staff Services Analyst

54 · $58,931

Staff Services Manager I

48 · $95,051

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	$47.9M —	646 —	$69,355 —
2024	$52.5M ▲ 9.7%	730 ▲ 13.0%	$67,769 ▼ 2.3%
2025	$57.2M ▲ 8.9%	740 ▲ 1.4%	$71,682 ▲ 5.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Joseph Chang

Information Technology Specialist III/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$148,972

Base pay: $148,372
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,972
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,740
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7852551415003
Salary Total: $12,358
Total Pay: $148,972

Joseph Chang works as a Information Technology Specialist III for Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. Joseph earned $148,972 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Margie Hieter

C.E.A./Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$148,948

Base pay: $148,348
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,948
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,738
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7855507500001
Salary Total: $12,356
Total Pay: $148,948

At Secretary of State's Office, Margie Hieter serves as a C.E.A.. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $148,948. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Chi Feng Yu

Information Technology Specialist III/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$148,922

Base pay: $148,372
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,922
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,740
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7852521415001
Salary Total: $12,358
Total Pay: $148,922

Chi Feng Yu holds the role of Information Technology Specialist III at Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $148,922. They are represented by M01.

Jason Heyes

Information Technology Manager I/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$147,260

Base pay: $143,540
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $147,260
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,579
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7852561405004
Salary Total: $12,202
Total Pay: $147,260

At Secretary of State's Office, Jason Heyes serves as a Information Technology Manager I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $147,260. Union affiliation: M01.

Sajal Pradhan

Information Technology Specialist III/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$146,833

Base pay: $143,113
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $146,833
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,740
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7852551415002
Salary Total: $12,358
Total Pay: $146,833

At Secretary of State's Office, Sajal Pradhan serves as a Information Technology Specialist III. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $146,833. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Vesha Francies

Investigator/Secretary of State's Office

2024 total comp

$146,730

Base pay: $127,889
Overtime: $18,165
Other pay: $676
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $146,730
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,401
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7851128610001
Salary Total: $10,641
Total Pay: $146,730

Vesha Francies holds the role of Investigator at Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $146,730. Union affiliation: R07.

Kenny Nguyen

Attorney III/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$145,638

Base pay: $145,288
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $145,638
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,191
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7851045795008
Salary Total: $12,582
Total Pay: $145,638

Kenny Nguyen is a Attorney III at Secretary of State's Office. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $145,638. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Lauro C Feliciano

Attorney III/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$145,638

Base pay: $145,288
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $145,638
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,191
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7851045795002
Salary Total: $12,582
Total Pay: $145,638

At Secretary of State's Office, Lauro C Feliciano serves as a Attorney III. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $145,638. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Lauren Mcdonald

Attorney IV/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$144,083

Base pay: $143,783
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,083
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,993
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7851045780004
Salary Total: $12,759
Total Pay: $144,083

Lauren Mcdonald is a Attorney IV at Secretary of State's Office. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $144,083. They are represented by R02.

James Gockel

Information Technology Specialist III/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$142,781

Base pay: $139,061
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,781
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,133
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7852501415006
Salary Total: $11,769
Total Pay: $142,781

At Secretary of State's Office, James Gockel serves as a Information Technology Specialist III. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $142,781. Union affiliation: M01.

Jose Aguiniga

C.E.A./Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$142,101

Base pay: $130,927
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,174
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,101
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,738
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7852007500001
Salary Total: $12,356
Total Pay: $142,101

At Secretary of State's Office, Jose Aguiniga serves as a C.E.A.. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $142,101. Their bargaining unit is M01.