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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Mark Hammond

Administrative Law Judge/Social Services

2025 total comp

$48,302

Base pay: $48,302
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,302
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,605
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8004106016910
Salary Total: $84
Total Pay: $48,302

At Social Services, Mark Hammond serves as a Administrative Law Judge. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $48,302. They are represented by R02.

Stephanie Ruiz

Administrative Law Judge/Social Services

2025 total comp

$47,260

Base pay: $44,280
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,980
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,260
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: San Diego

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,782
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8004146016910
Salary Total: $11,321
Total Pay: $47,260

At Social Services, Stephanie Ruiz serves as a Administrative Law Judge. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $47,260. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Saida Ulle

Administrative Law Judge/Social Services

2025 total comp

$44,034

Base pay: $44,034
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,034
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,105
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8004096016910
Salary Total: $11,147
Total Pay: $44,034

At Social Services, Saida Ulle serves as a Administrative Law Judge. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $44,034. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Shanda Connolly

Administrative Law Judge/Social Services

2024 total comp

$43,351

Base pay: $43,251
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,351
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,782
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8004136016027
Salary Total: $11,321
Total Pay: $43,351

Shanda Connolly works as a Administrative Law Judge for Social Services. Their status is full-time. Shanda earned $43,351 in 2024. Union affiliation: R02.