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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Valerie Feldman

Administrative Law Judge/Social Services

2025 total comp

$138,074

Base pay: $137,774
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,074
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,661
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8004116016091
Salary Total: $11,705
Total Pay: $138,074

Valerie Feldman is a Administrative Law Judge at Social Services. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $138,074. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Sang Banh

Administrative Law Judge/Social Services

2025 total comp

$137,989

Base pay: $137,639
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,989
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,244
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8004136016020
Salary Total: $11,678
Total Pay: $137,989

Sang Banh works as a Administrative Law Judge for Social Services. Their status is full-time. Sang earned $137,989 in 2025. Union affiliation: R02.

Marc Perel

Administrative Law Judge/Social Services

2025 total comp

$137,989

Base pay: $137,639
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,989
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,244
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8004136016017
Salary Total: $11,678
Total Pay: $137,989

Marc Perel holds the role of Administrative Law Judge at Social Services. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $137,989. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Julia Taschetta

Administrative Law Judge/Social Services

2025 total comp

$137,989

Base pay: $137,639
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,989
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,244
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8004136016003
Salary Total: $11,678
Total Pay: $137,989

Julia Taschetta works as a Administrative Law Judge for Social Services. Their status is full-time. Julia earned $137,989 in 2025. They are represented by R02.

Gary-Meng Huang

Information Technology Specialist I/Social Services

2023 total comp

$137,982

Base pay: $87,365
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50,617
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,982
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,932
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8007621402009
Salary Total: $9,932
Total Pay: $137,982

Gary-Meng Huang holds the role of Information Technology Specialist I at Social Services. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $137,982. Union affiliation: R01.

Delia Tarin

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Social Services

2025 total comp

$137,850

Base pay: $77,388
Overtime: $59,576
Other pay: $886
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,850
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,920
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8005215393001
Salary Total: $6,712
Total Pay: $137,850

Delia Tarin holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Social Services. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $137,850. Union affiliation: R01.

Jennifer Dulay

Program Manager I, Office of Emergency Services/Social Services

2025 total comp

$137,693

Base pay: $119,176
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $18,517
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,693
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S07
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,872
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8006114924002
Salary Total: $10,069
Total Pay: $137,693

Jennifer Dulay works as a Program Manager I, Office of Emergency Services for Social Services. Their status is full-time. Jennifer earned $137,693 in 2025. Union affiliation: S07.

Theodore Cuison

Administrative Law Judge/Social Services

2025 total comp

$137,562

Base pay: $137,212
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,562
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,660
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8004136016008
Salary Total: $11,704
Total Pay: $137,562

At Social Services, Theodore Cuison serves as a Administrative Law Judge. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $137,562. Union affiliation: R02.

Maria Castillo

Administrative Law Judge/Social Services

2025 total comp

$137,562

Base pay: $137,212
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,562
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,660
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8004136016041
Salary Total: $11,704
Total Pay: $137,562

Maria Castillo works as a Administrative Law Judge for Social Services. Their status is full-time. Maria earned $137,562 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Wraymond Plummer

Administrative Law Judge/Social Services

2025 total comp

$137,512

Base pay: $137,212
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,512
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,660
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8004116016040
Salary Total: $11,704
Total Pay: $137,512

Wraymond Plummer holds the role of Administrative Law Judge at Social Services. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $137,512. Union affiliation: R02.

Sidney Gold

Medical Consultant I (Psychiatrist), Department of Social Services/Social Services

2025 total comp

$137,487

Base pay: $135,387
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,487
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R16
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $19,790
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8009687785005
Salary Total: $11,325
Total Pay: $137,487

Sidney Gold works as a Medical Consultant I (Psychiatrist), Department of Social Services for Social Services. Their status is part-time. Sidney earned $137,487 in 2025. Union affiliation: R16.

Ashley Turner

Administrative Law Judge/Social Services

2025 total comp

$137,469

Base pay: $129,330
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,138
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,469
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,661
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8004096016009
Salary Total: $11,705
Total Pay: $137,469

Ashley Turner works as a Administrative Law Judge for Social Services. Their status is full-time. Ashley earned $137,469 in 2025. Union affiliation: R02.

David Mazzi

Administrative Law Judge/Social Services

2025 total comp

$137,433

Base pay: $137,083
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,433
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,244
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8004106016009
Salary Total: $11,678
Total Pay: $137,433

David Mazzi is a Administrative Law Judge at Social Services. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $137,433. They are represented by R02.

Umamaheswari Seshathri

Information Technology Manager I/Social Services

2025 total comp

$137,404

Base pay: $133,684
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,404
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,617
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8007741405001
Salary Total: $11,268
Total Pay: $137,404

Umamaheswari Seshathri is a Information Technology Manager I at Social Services. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $137,404. They are represented by M01.

San Yu

Administrative Law Judge/Social Services

2023 total comp

$137,374

Base pay: $136,924
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $450
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,374
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,321
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8004136016004
Salary Total: $11,887
Total Pay: $137,374

San Yu holds the role of Administrative Law Judge at Social Services. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $137,374. Their bargaining unit is R02.