California / Social Services / Administrative Law Judge

Job-title file

Administrative Law Judge

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

193 employees hold this title in Social Services. Median total compensation for the role is $145,012, above the department median of $83,672.

Employees: 193
Total payroll: $25.4M
Role median: $145,012
Agency median: $83,672
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$1,027$197,191+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 193 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across California

Administrative Law Judge is held in 14 California departments. In Social Services, the median of $145,012 ranks #11 of 14.

Highest-paying departments for this role

State Personnel Board

$186,117 · 5

Alcoholic Beverage Control

$185,517 · 4

Public Utilities Commission

$184,543 · 1

CDCR

$184,313 · 40

Insurance

$178,745 · 3

Department of Health Care Services

$178,583 · 11

Industrial Relations

$163,045 · 228

General Services

$161,658 · 50

Public Emplmt Relations Board

$156,530 · 7

Employment Development Department

$152,217 · 196

Agricultural Labor Rel Board

$112,183 · 9

Office of Tax Appeals Ota

$60,882 · 10

Median total compensation for the Administrative Law Judge role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Administrative Law Judge beyond California

This role is reported in 13 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $155,570 ranks #7 of 13. See Administrative Law Judge across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

$204,000 · 1,503

$183,194 · 17

$181,058 · 44

$180,703 · 32

$180,366 · 11

$173,104 · 26

$146,099 · 32

$139,808 · 29

Median total compensation for comparable Administrative Law Judgeroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Lindsay Frank

Administrative Law Judge/Social Services

2025 total comp

$107,591

Base pay: $107,141
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $450
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,591
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,105
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8004116016008
Salary Total: $10,592
Total Pay: $107,591

Lindsay Frank holds the role of Administrative Law Judge at Social Services. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $107,591. Union affiliation: R02.

Arielle Brown

Administrative Law Judge/Social Services

2025 total comp

$106,556

Base pay: $106,356
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,556
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,105
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8004116016007
Salary Total: $10,592
Total Pay: $106,556

Arielle Brown works as a Administrative Law Judge for Social Services. Their status is full-time. Arielle earned $106,556 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Suzanne Zalev

Administrative Law Judge/Social Services

2025 total comp

$106,556

Base pay: $106,356
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $106,556
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,105
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8004116016009
Salary Total: $10,592
Total Pay: $106,556

Suzanne Zalev is a Administrative Law Judge at Social Services. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $106,556. Their bargaining unit is R02.

A Melissa Johnson

Administrative Law Judge/Social Services

2024 total comp

$99,074

Base pay: $92,113
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,961
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,074
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,782
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8004196016910
Salary Total: $11,321
Total Pay: $99,074

At Social Services, A Melissa Johnson serves as a Administrative Law Judge. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $99,074. Their bargaining unit is R02.