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

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Martin Deffee

Investigator/Secretary of State's Office

2024 total comp

-$100

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$100
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,428
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7855008610007
Salary Total: $9,553
Total Pay: -$100

At Secretary of State's Office, Martin Deffee serves as a Investigator. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled -$100. Their bargaining unit is R07.

Sara Felix

Program Technician II/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

-$325

Base pay: -$325
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$325
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,613
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854059928038
Salary Total: $3,613
Total Pay: -$325

Sara Felix is a Program Technician II at Secretary of State's Office. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to -$325. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Anna Labaya

Business Service Officer I (Specialist)/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

-$513

Base pay: -$513
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$513
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,093
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7852114720005
Salary Total: $6,093
Total Pay: -$513

Anna Labaya works as a Business Service Officer I (Specialist) for Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. Anna earned -$513 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Albert Allan Lopez

Program Technician II/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

-$880

Base pay: -$880
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$880
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: U

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,721
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854039928034
Salary Total: $3,921
Total Pay: -$880

Albert Allan Lopez works as a Program Technician II for Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. Albert earned -$880 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Juan Espinoza

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Secretary of State's Office

2024 total comp

-$1,144

Base pay: -$1,499
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $355
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$1,144
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,684
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7855565393002
Salary Total: $5,684
Total Pay: -$1,144

Juan Espinoza works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. Juan earned -$1,144 in 2024. Union affiliation: R01.

Evangelina Kawamoto

Program Technician II/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

-$1,687

Base pay: -$3,864
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,177
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$1,687
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,664
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854059928046
Salary Total: $4,664
Total Pay: -$1,687

Evangelina Kawamoto is a Program Technician II at Secretary of State's Office. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to -$1,687. Union affiliation: R04.

Silvia Huston

Program Technician II/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

-$5,672

Base pay: -$5,672
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$5,672
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,664
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854059928005
Salary Total: $4,664
Total Pay: -$5,672

Silvia Huston holds the role of Program Technician II at Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was -$5,672. Their bargaining unit is R04.