California / Secretary of State's Office

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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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George Garrett

Supervising Program Technician II/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$55,821

Base pay: $51,804
Overtime: $896
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,821
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,594
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854059925001
Salary Total: $4,456
Total Pay: $55,821

At Secretary of State's Office, George Garrett serves as a Supervising Program Technician II. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $55,821. Union affiliation: S04.

Mickey Ly

Program Technician II/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$55,743

Base pay: $55,093
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,743
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,804
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854049928071
Salary Total: $4,660
Total Pay: $55,743

Mickey Ly is a Program Technician II at Secretary of State's Office. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $55,743. They are represented by R04.

Marc Duva

Program Technician II/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$55,633

Base pay: $54,967
Overtime: $66
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,633
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,804
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854059928037
Salary Total: $4,660
Total Pay: $55,633

At Secretary of State's Office, Marc Duva serves as a Program Technician II. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $55,633. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Ruth Oyeniyiabe

Senior Legal Analyst/Secretary of State's Office

2023 total comp

$55,458

Base pay: $54,938
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $520
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,458
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,967
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7855005333001
Salary Total: $5,967
Total Pay: $55,458

At Secretary of State's Office, Ruth Oyeniyiabe serves as a Senior Legal Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $55,458. Union affiliation: R01.

Isaiah Yang

Program Technician II/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$55,442

Base pay: $54,538
Overtime: $903
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,442
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,804
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854059928030
Salary Total: $4,660
Total Pay: $55,442

Isaiah Yang holds the role of Program Technician II at Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $55,442. Union affiliation: R04.

Christopher Cortez Mier

Supervising Program Technician II/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$55,441

Base pay: $53,287
Overtime: $1,553
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,441
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S04
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,594
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854059925006
Salary Total: $4,656
Total Pay: $55,441

Christopher Cortez Mier is a Supervising Program Technician II at Secretary of State's Office. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $55,441. They are represented by S04.

Christopher Hatridge

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$55,401

Base pay: $55,126
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $275
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,401
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,031
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7855525393001
Salary Total: $5,850
Total Pay: $55,401

Christopher Hatridge works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. Christopher earned $55,401 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Trevor Devincenzi

Staff Services Analyst/Secretary of State's Office

2024 total comp

$55,349

Base pay: $54,608
Overtime: $291
Other pay: $450
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,349
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,868
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7855075157001
Salary Total: $4,868
Total Pay: $55,349

At Secretary of State's Office, Trevor Devincenzi serves as a Staff Services Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $55,349. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Michael Vargas

Staff Services Analyst/Secretary of State's Office

2024 total comp

$55,339

Base pay: $54,946
Overtime: $42
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,339
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,111
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7857205157003
Salary Total: $5,111
Total Pay: $55,339

Michael Vargas holds the role of Staff Services Analyst at Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $55,339. They are represented by R01.

Ronald Brewer Jr

Staff Services Analyst/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$55,271

Base pay: $54,996
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $275
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,271
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,635
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854035157005
Salary Total: $5,466
Total Pay: $55,271

Ronald Brewer Jr holds the role of Staff Services Analyst at Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $55,271. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Maria Lopez

Executive Assistant/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$55,211

Base pay: $55,011
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,211
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,970
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7855501728001
Salary Total: $4,740
Total Pay: $55,211

Maria Lopez holds the role of Executive Assistant at Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $55,211. They are represented by R04.

Tamarah Cashier

Program Technician II/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$55,185

Base pay: $51,776
Overtime: $2,909
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,185
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,804
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854039928003
Salary Total: $4,660
Total Pay: $55,185

At Secretary of State's Office, Tamarah Cashier serves as a Program Technician II. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $55,185. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Marissa Santiago Berumen

Supervising Program Technician II/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$55,143

Base pay: $52,653
Overtime: $2,290
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,143
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,594
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854069925001
Salary Total: $4,456
Total Pay: $55,143

Marissa Santiago Berumen works as a Supervising Program Technician II for Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. Marissa earned $55,143 in 2025. They are represented by S04.

Jenelle Lum

Staff Services Analyst/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$54,856

Base pay: $54,256
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,856
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,265
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7855085157003
Salary Total: $5,107
Total Pay: $54,856

At Secretary of State's Office, Jenelle Lum serves as a Staff Services Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $54,856. Union affiliation: R01.

Richard Marquez

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$54,710

Base pay: $52,816
Overtime: $594
Other pay: $1,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,710
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: C01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,212
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7852315393005
Salary Total: $6,026
Total Pay: $54,710

At Secretary of State's Office, Richard Marquez serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $54,710. Union affiliation: C01.

Huong Le

Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$54,491

Base pay: $53,941
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,491
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,266
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7857304546008
Salary Total: $5,108
Total Pay: $54,491

Huong Le works as a Accounting Officer (Specialist) for Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. Huong earned $54,491 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Aron Asbury

Program Technician III/Secretary of State's Office

2023 total comp

$54,358

Base pay: $52,256
Overtime: $32
Other pay: $2,070
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,358
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,655
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854049929006
Salary Total: $4,655
Total Pay: $54,358

Aron Asbury holds the role of Program Technician III at Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $54,358. Union affiliation: R04.

Alicia Hernandez

Staff Services Analyst/Secretary of State's Office

2023 total comp

$54,342

Base pay: $40,050
Overtime: $12,472
Other pay: $1,820
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,342
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,962
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7852325157003
Salary Total: $4,962
Total Pay: $54,342

Alicia Hernandez is a Staff Services Analyst at Secretary of State's Office. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $54,342. Union affiliation: R01.

Jasmine Lafrenier

Accounting Administrator I (Specialist)/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$54,333

Base pay: $53,585
Overtime: $448
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,333
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,665
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7857304552001
Salary Total: $7,081
Total Pay: $54,333

Jasmine Lafrenier works as a Accounting Administrator I (Specialist) for Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. Jasmine earned $54,333 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Natisha Humphreys

Program Technician II/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$54,211

Base pay: $53,827
Overtime: $383
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,211
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,804
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854059928015
Salary Total: $4,660
Total Pay: $54,211

Natisha Humphreys holds the role of Program Technician II at Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $54,211. Union affiliation: R04.

Tatyana Henriquez

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$54,196

Base pay: $50,475
Overtime: $3,546
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,196
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,031
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7852325393008
Salary Total: $5,850
Total Pay: $54,196

At Secretary of State's Office, Tatyana Henriquez serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $54,196. They are represented by R01.

Anthony Delgado

Supervising Program Technician II/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$53,937

Base pay: $43,957
Overtime: $5,304
Other pay: $4,675
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,937
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,375
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854039925006
Salary Total: $4,042
Total Pay: $53,937

Anthony Delgado holds the role of Supervising Program Technician II at Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $53,937. Their bargaining unit is S04.

Selena Pierce

Supervising Program Technician III/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$53,872

Base pay: $51,053
Overtime: $2,519
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,872
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,977
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854049926004
Salary Total: $4,598
Total Pay: $53,872

Selena Pierce holds the role of Supervising Program Technician III at Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $53,872. They are represented by S04.

Cassey Vang

Program Technician III/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$53,872

Base pay: $53,251
Overtime: $420
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,872
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,772
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854069929001
Salary Total: $4,629
Total Pay: $53,872

Cassey Vang holds the role of Program Technician III at Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $53,872. They are represented by R04.

Daniel Sherburne

Program Technician II/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$53,802

Base pay: $53,196
Overtime: $6
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,802
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,804
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854049928053
Salary Total: $4,438
Total Pay: $53,802

Daniel Sherburne is a Program Technician II at Secretary of State's Office. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $53,802. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Heather Khatra

Program Technician II/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$53,712

Base pay: $53,612
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,712
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,659
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854049928606
Salary Total: $4,519
Total Pay: $53,712

Heather Khatra works as a Program Technician II for Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. Heather earned $53,712 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Renee Hogue

Program Technician III/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$53,616

Base pay: $52,656
Overtime: $2
Other pay: $959
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,616
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,425
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854059929003
Salary Total: $5,262
Total Pay: $53,616

At Secretary of State's Office, Renee Hogue serves as a Program Technician III. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $53,616. They are represented by R04.

Ivan Romero

Program Technician III/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$53,565

Base pay: $52,752
Overtime: $613
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,565
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,659
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854069929008
Salary Total: $4,519
Total Pay: $53,565

Ivan Romero holds the role of Program Technician III at Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $53,565. They are represented by R04.

Natalie Brantley

Program Technician II/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$53,538

Base pay: $47,939
Overtime: $5,599
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,538
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,230
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854039928603
Salary Total: $4,103
Total Pay: $53,538

Natalie Brantley is a Program Technician II at Secretary of State's Office. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $53,538. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Eduardo Macias

Staff Services Analyst/Secretary of State's Office

2023 total comp

$53,444

Base pay: $50,619
Overtime: $705
Other pay: $2,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,444
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,726
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7857205157001
Salary Total: $4,726
Total Pay: $53,444

At Secretary of State's Office, Eduardo Macias serves as a Staff Services Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $53,444. They are represented by R01.