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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Pallavi Tumula

Information Technology Specialist I/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$91,585

Base pay: $91,585
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,585
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,257
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7852521402005
Salary Total: $8,009
Total Pay: $91,585

Pallavi Tumula works as a Information Technology Specialist I for Secretary of State's Office. Their status is full-time. Pallavi earned $91,585 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

Hebe Mares

Staff Services Manager I/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$91,284

Base pay: $87,564
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,284
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,079
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854014800001
Salary Total: $7,837
Total Pay: $91,284

Hebe Mares is a Staff Services Manager I at Secretary of State's Office. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $91,284. Union affiliation: S01.

Elena Pogodina

Associate Accounting Analyst/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$91,193

Base pay: $90,299
Overtime: $294
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,193
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,929
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7857304588007
Salary Total: $7,691
Total Pay: $91,193

At Secretary of State's Office, Elena Pogodina serves as a Associate Accounting Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $91,193. They are represented by R01.

Santiago Perez

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$90,705

Base pay: $90,080
Overtime: $25
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,705
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7852015393001
Salary Total: $7,521
Total Pay: $90,705

Santiago Perez is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Secretary of State's Office. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $90,705. They are represented by R01.

Jennifer Luckie-Bratt

Staff Services Manager I/Secretary of State's Office

2024 total comp

$90,548

Base pay: $90,048
Overtime: $400
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,548
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,694
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7855044800001
Salary Total: $7,694
Total Pay: $90,548

Jennifer Luckie-Bratt is a Staff Services Manager I at Secretary of State's Office. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $90,548. Union affiliation: S01.

William Womeldorf Jr

Staff Services Manager I/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$90,422

Base pay: $87,002
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,422
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,530
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7855534800001
Salary Total: $7,304
Total Pay: $90,422

At Secretary of State's Office, William Womeldorf Jr serves as a Staff Services Manager I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $90,422. Union affiliation: S01.

Laura Pauli

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Secretary of State's Office

2025 total comp

$90,376

Base pay: $87,892
Overtime: $2,184
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,376
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 7854035393007
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $90,376

At Secretary of State's Office, Laura Pauli serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $90,376. Union affiliation: R01.