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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Yosief Hailemichael

Associate Management Auditor/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$39,483

Base pay: $39,183
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,483
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,079
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7851054159001
Salary Total: $7,837
Total Pay: $39,483

Yosief Hailemichael is a Associate Management Auditor at Secretary of State's Office. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $39,483. Union affiliation: R01.

Marc Santillan Jr

Program Technician II/Secretary of State's Office

2023 total comp

$39,282

Base pay: $37,227
Overtime: $235
Other pay: $1,820
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,282
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,488
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854039928037
Salary Total: $3,488
Total Pay: $39,282

Marc Santillan Jr works as a Program Technician II for Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. Marc earned $39,282 in 2023. Union affiliation: R04.

Vanessa Blouch

Office Technician (Typing)/Secretary of State's Office

2024 total comp

$38,693

Base pay: $32,476
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,217
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,693
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,654
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854041139002
Salary Total: $4,654
Total Pay: $38,693

Vanessa Blouch is a Office Technician (Typing) at Secretary of State's Office. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $38,693. They are represented by R04.