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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Carole Harper

Administrative Law Judge/Social Services

2024 total comp

$26,275

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $26,275
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,275
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,180
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8004116016012
Salary Total: $14,889
Total Pay: $26,275

Carole Harper holds the role of Administrative Law Judge at Social Services. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $26,275. Union affiliation: R02.

Christopher Dietrich

Administrative Law Judge/Social Services

2024 total comp

$22,225

Base pay: $22,103
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $122
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,225
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,782
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8004096016019
Salary Total: $11,321
Total Pay: $22,225

Christopher Dietrich works as a Administrative Law Judge for Social Services. Their status is full-time. Christopher earned $22,225 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Jack Alanis

Administrative Law Judge/Social Services

2024 total comp

$21,723

Base pay: $21,723
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,723
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,569
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8004136016910
Salary Total: $78
Total Pay: $21,723

Jack Alanis works as a Administrative Law Judge for Social Services. Their status is intermittent. Jack earned $21,723 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Leslie Evans

Administrative Law Judge/Social Services

2025 total comp

$21,619

Base pay: $15,559
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,060
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,619
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,818
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8004166016002
Salary Total: $15,559
Total Pay: $21,619

Leslie Evans holds the role of Administrative Law Judge at Social Services. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $21,619. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Debra Cohen

Administrative Law Judge/Social Services

2023 total comp

$18,948

Base pay: $14,489
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,459
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,948
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,468
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8004196016012
Salary Total: $10,991
Total Pay: $18,948

Debra Cohen is a Administrative Law Judge at Social Services. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $18,948. Their bargaining unit is R02.