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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Christopher Fultz

Staff Services Manager I/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$86,745

Base pay: $83,525
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,220
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,745
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,531
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7855574800001
Salary Total: $7,305
Total Pay: $86,745

At Secretary of State's Office, Christopher Fultz serves as a Staff Services Manager I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $86,745. They are represented by S01.

Hailey Coursey

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$86,574

Base pay: $85,974
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,574
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7855565393003
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $86,574

Hailey Coursey holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $86,574. They are represented by R01.

Lejon Palmer

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$86,574

Base pay: $85,974
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,574
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7855565393004
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $86,574

Lejon Palmer holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $86,574. Union affiliation: R01.

Kara Williams

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Secretary of State's Office

2023 total comp

$86,547

Base pay: $83,919
Overtime: $308
Other pay: $2,320
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,547
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,114
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7855045393004
Salary Total: $7,114
Total Pay: $86,547

Kara Williams works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. Kara earned $86,547 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Gregory Ignacio

Supervising Program Technician II/Secretary of State's Office

2023 total comp

$86,504

Base pay: $59,281
Overtime: $24,753
Other pay: $2,470
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,504
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,167
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854039925005
Salary Total: $5,167
Total Pay: $86,504

Gregory Ignacio holds the role of Supervising Program Technician II at Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $86,504. Their bargaining unit is S04.

John Fronefield

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Secretary of State's Office

2024 total comp

$86,329

Base pay: $67,906
Overtime: $239
Other pay: $18,185
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,329
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,327
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854055393008
Salary Total: $7,327
Total Pay: $86,329

At Secretary of State's Office, John Fronefield serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $86,329. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Veronica Tinajero

Program Technician III/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$86,253

Base pay: $64,980
Overtime: $20,773
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,253
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,425
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854039929006
Salary Total: $5,412
Total Pay: $86,253

At Secretary of State's Office, Veronica Tinajero serves as a Program Technician III. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $86,253. They are represented by R04.

Gregory Dudley

Information Technology Specialist I/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$86,135

Base pay: $85,535
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,135
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,655
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7852501402011
Salary Total: $7,425
Total Pay: $86,135

Gregory Dudley holds the role of Information Technology Specialist I at Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $86,135. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Jordan Mariner

Staff Services Manager I/Secretary of State's Office

2024 total comp

$86,114

Base pay: $64,981
Overtime: $17,368
Other pay: $3,766
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,114
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,963
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7852354800001
Salary Total: $6,963
Total Pay: $86,114

At Secretary of State's Office, Jordan Mariner serves as a Staff Services Manager I. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $86,114. Union affiliation: S01.

Teresa Mead

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$86,097

Base pay: $83,779
Overtime: $1,718
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,097
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854055393006
Salary Total: $6,972
Total Pay: $86,097

Teresa Mead is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Secretary of State's Office. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $86,097. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Darlene Roberts

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$85,934

Base pay: $85,334
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,934
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7853005393011
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $85,934

Darlene Roberts holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $85,934. They are represented by R01.

Matthew Artim

Information Technology Specialist I/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$85,631

Base pay: $84,981
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,631
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,567
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7852511402013
Salary Total: $7,340
Total Pay: $85,631

Matthew Artim works as a Information Technology Specialist I for Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. Matthew earned $85,631 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Tricia Lopez

Staff Services Manager I/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$85,605

Base pay: $74,448
Overtime: $7,812
Other pay: $3,345
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,605
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,172
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854044800004
Salary Total: $6,957
Total Pay: $85,605

Tricia Lopez holds the role of Staff Services Manager I at Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $85,605. They are represented by S01.

Isis Orejel

Program Technician III/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$85,604

Base pay: $63,180
Overtime: $21,923
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,604
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,425
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854049929602
Salary Total: $5,262
Total Pay: $85,604

Isis Orejel works as a Program Technician III for Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. Isis earned $85,604 in 2025. They are represented by R04.

Jason Buzynski

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$85,595

Base pay: $84,995
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,595
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854035393010
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $85,595

Jason Buzynski works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. Jason earned $85,595 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Jennifer Chernis-Sanders

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$85,342

Base pay: $84,561
Overtime: $181
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,342
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854015393001
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $85,342

Jennifer Chernis-Sanders holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $85,342. They are represented by R01.

Christine Baccari

Corporation Documents Examiner/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$85,284

Base pay: $67,068
Overtime: $17,616
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,284
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,759
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854041827005
Salary Total: $5,586
Total Pay: $85,284

Christine Baccari works as a Corporation Documents Examiner for Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. Christine earned $85,284 in 2025. Union affiliation: R04.

Wendy Galvan

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$85,134

Base pay: $84,317
Overtime: $217
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,134
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,327
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7851105393001
Salary Total: $7,107
Total Pay: $85,134

At Secretary of State's Office, Wendy Galvan serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $85,134. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Claire Mccoy

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$85,057

Base pay: $73,070
Overtime: $11,388
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,057
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,649
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854035393600
Salary Total: $6,450
Total Pay: $85,057

At Secretary of State's Office, Claire Mccoy serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $85,057. They are represented by R01.

Glen Taylor

Program Technician III/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$84,981

Base pay: $68,203
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $16,777
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,981
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,425
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7855549929001
Salary Total: $5,262
Total Pay: $84,981

Glen Taylor holds the role of Program Technician III at Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $84,981. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Pyper Brown

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$84,949

Base pay: $84,317
Overtime: $32
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,949
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,327
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7851025393002
Salary Total: $7,107
Total Pay: $84,949

At Secretary of State's Office, Pyper Brown serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $84,949. Union affiliation: R01.

Crystal Jennings

Staff Services Manager I/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$84,870

Base pay: $84,570
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,870
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,531
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7855554800001
Salary Total: $7,305
Total Pay: $84,870

Crystal Jennings holds the role of Staff Services Manager I at Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $84,870. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Julienne A Correa

Attorney/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$84,781

Base pay: $84,531
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,781
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,969
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7851045778600
Salary Total: $9,542
Total Pay: $84,781

Julienne A Correa works as a Attorney for Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. Julienne earned $84,781 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Gwinith Clara

Political Reform Program Specialist/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$84,379

Base pay: $83,779
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,379
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7855531822002
Salary Total: $6,972
Total Pay: $84,379

Gwinith Clara is a Political Reform Program Specialist at Secretary of State's Office. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $84,379. Union affiliation: R01.

Srividya Rangarajan

Information Technology Specialist I/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$84,280

Base pay: $83,730
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,280
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,672
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7852561402009
Salary Total: $8,412
Total Pay: $84,280

Srividya Rangarajan holds the role of Information Technology Specialist I at Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $84,280. They are represented by R01.

Jenna Moock

Information Technology Associate/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$84,121

Base pay: $83,571
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,121
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,331
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7852561401001
Salary Total: $7,111
Total Pay: $84,121

Jenna Moock is a Information Technology Associate at Secretary of State's Office. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $84,121. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Lisa Mankin

Staff Services Manager I/Secretary of State's Office

2023 total comp

$84,051

Base pay: $81,431
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,620
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,051
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,098
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7853044800001
Salary Total: $7,098
Total Pay: $84,051

Lisa Mankin is a Staff Services Manager I at Secretary of State's Office. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $84,051. They are represented by S01.

Eric Cornsilk

Business Service Officer II (Supervisor)/Secretary of State's Office

2023 total comp

$83,875

Base pay: $82,055
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,820
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,875
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,960
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7852114973001
Salary Total: $6,960
Total Pay: $83,875

Eric Cornsilk works as a Business Service Officer II (Supervisor) for Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. Eric earned $83,875 in 2023. Union affiliation: S01.

Jamie Lee

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$83,606

Base pay: $82,296
Overtime: $710
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,606
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,328
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854035393001
Salary Total: $7,108
Total Pay: $83,606

At Secretary of State's Office, Jamie Lee serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $83,606. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Jeannie Brown

Associate Accounting Analyst/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$83,561

Base pay: $82,961
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,561
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,327
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7857304588009
Salary Total: $7,107
Total Pay: $83,561

Jeannie Brown holds the role of Associate Accounting Analyst at Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $83,561. Union affiliation: R01.

Arnold Gonzales

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$83,166

Base pay: $82,345
Overtime: $221
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,166
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,363
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854045393014
Salary Total: $7,142
Total Pay: $83,166

Arnold Gonzales is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Secretary of State's Office. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $83,166. They are represented by R01.