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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Jo Sawyerknoll

Administrative Law Judge/Social Services

2025 total comp

$36,285

Base pay: $36,285
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,285
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,605
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8004146016910
Salary Total: $84
Total Pay: $36,285

Jo Sawyerknoll is a Administrative Law Judge at Social Services. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to $36,285. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Melanie Carver

Administrative Law Judge/Social Services

2024 total comp

$35,071

Base pay: $17,486
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,586
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,071
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,569
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8004116016091
Salary Total: $14,247
Total Pay: $35,071

At Social Services, Melanie Carver serves as a Administrative Law Judge. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $35,071. They are represented by R02.

Greta Gross-Wallace

Administrative Law Judge/Social Services

2024 total comp

$32,110

Base pay: $32,110
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,110
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,569
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8004106016910
Salary Total: $78
Total Pay: $32,110

At Social Services, Greta Gross-Wallace serves as a Administrative Law Judge. They work intermittent. Their 2024 pay totaled $32,110. Their bargaining unit is R02.