California / Social Services

Agency file

Social Services

Source file: California — State Employee Compensation (SCO Payroll Data Warehouse, CPRA) / ingested Jul 4, 2026

The Social Services delivers health and social services — programs such as Medicaid, public assistance, child welfare, and support for aging and disabled residents.

In 2025, this agency had 6,188 employees with median total compensation of $83,672; the highest distinct record was $358,557.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $522.9M
Employees: 6,188
Median total: $83,672
Highest record: $358,557

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

-$9,320$186,212+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 6,188 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($83,672) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $81,203 (96%)
Overtime — $782 (1%)
Other — $2,523 (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

$43,533

$62,967

$83,672

$102,285

$123,314

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $123,314 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $43,533. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

1,200 · $77,100

Licensing Program Analyst

790 · $71,215

Disability Evaluation Analyst III

542 · $91,492

Staff Services Manager I

514 · $98,152

Office Technician (Typing)

236 · $48,876

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	$452.7M —	5,890 —	$77,591 —
2024	$497.4M ▲ 9.9%	6,289 ▲ 6.8%	$79,251 ▲ 2.1%
2025	$522.9M ▲ 5.1%	6,188 ▼ 1.6%	$83,672 ▲ 5.6%

Record list

Employees

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Shirell Naidu

Emergency Services Coordinator, Office of Emergency Services/Social Services

2025 total comp

$113,224

Base pay: $99,251
Overtime: $13,338
Other pay: $635
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,224
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,157
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8006114926013
Salary Total: $8,239
Total Pay: $113,224

At Social Services, Shirell Naidu serves as a Emergency Services Coordinator, Office of Emergency Services. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $113,224. Union affiliation: R07.

Michael Butier

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Social Services

2023 total comp

$113,210

Base pay: $73,616
Overtime: $37,112
Other pay: $2,481
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,210
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,578
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8006125393703
Salary Total: $6,578
Total Pay: $113,210

At Social Services, Michael Butier serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $113,210. Union affiliation: R01.

Gail Andersen

Child Nutrition Supervisor II/Social Services

2025 total comp

$113,191

Base pay: $112,841
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,191
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S19
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,689
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8002922157500
Salary Total: $9,398
Total Pay: $113,191

Gail Andersen is a Child Nutrition Supervisor II at Social Services. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $113,191. Union affiliation: S19.

Mukund Wadekar

Information Technology Manager I/Social Services

2025 total comp

$113,116

Base pay: $112,516
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,116
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,857
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8007301405910
Salary Total: $9,561
Total Pay: $113,116

Mukund Wadekar holds the role of Information Technology Manager I at Social Services. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $113,116. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Casey Adams

Information Technology Specialist I/Social Services

2025 total comp

$113,108

Base pay: $112,508
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,108
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,079
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8007621402010
Salary Total: $9,777
Total Pay: $113,108

Casey Adams works as a Information Technology Specialist I for Social Services. Their status is full-time. Casey earned $113,108 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

Quyen Dang

Disability Evaluation Analyst III/Social Services

2025 total comp

$113,105

Base pay: $87,892
Overtime: $21,613
Other pay: $3,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,105
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8009415367189
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $113,105

At Social Services, Quyen Dang serves as a Disability Evaluation Analyst III. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $113,105. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Shane Diridoni

Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory)/Social Services

2025 total comp

$113,086

Base pay: $109,366
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,086
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,781
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8003714801002
Salary Total: $9,488
Total Pay: $113,086

At Social Services, Shane Diridoni serves as a Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $113,086. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Leigh Rogers

Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory)/Social Services

2025 total comp

$113,086

Base pay: $109,366
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,086
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,781
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8008084801910
Salary Total: $9,488
Total Pay: $113,086

Leigh Rogers is a Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory) at Social Services. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $113,086. Union affiliation: S01.

Jeremy Pagan

Staff Services Manager I/Social Services

2025 total comp

$113,046

Base pay: $112,496
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,046
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,910
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8002544800022
Salary Total: $8,643
Total Pay: $113,046

Jeremy Pagan is a Staff Services Manager I at Social Services. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $113,046. Union affiliation: E48.

Cheryl Simon

Adoptions Supervisor I/Social Services

2025 total comp

$113,025

Base pay: $112,675
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $113,025
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S19
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,675
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8005249420001
Salary Total: $9,385
Total Pay: $113,025

At Social Services, Cheryl Simon serves as a Adoptions Supervisor I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $113,025. They are represented by S19.

Dianna Mendoza

Supervising Governmental Auditor I/Social Services

2025 total comp

$112,965

Base pay: $109,109
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,856
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,965
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,637
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8005704142002
Salary Total: $9,348
Total Pay: $112,965

At Social Services, Dianna Mendoza serves as a Supervising Governmental Auditor I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $112,965. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Jerin Mathew

Information Technology Specialist I/Social Services

2025 total comp

$112,929

Base pay: $112,329
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,929
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,537
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8007771402004
Salary Total: $10,221
Total Pay: $112,929

Jerin Mathew works as a Information Technology Specialist I for Social Services. Their status is full-time. Jerin earned $112,929 in 2025. They are represented by R01.