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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Robin Van Slack

Staff Services Analyst/Social Services

2023 total comp

$32,357

Base pay: $31,972
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $385
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,357
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,726
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8006915157725
Salary Total: $4,726
Total Pay: $32,357

Robin Van Slack works as a Staff Services Analyst for Social Services. Their status is full-time. Robin earned $32,357 in 2023. They are represented by R01.

Matthew Sparling

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Social Services

2025 total comp

$32,323

Base pay: $32,173
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $150
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,323
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,327
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8008205393015
Salary Total: $7,327
Total Pay: $32,323

At Social Services, Matthew Sparling serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $32,323. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Sara Khalafi

Accountant Trainee/Social Services

2024 total comp

$32,323

Base pay: $32,223
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,323
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,313
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8006254179762
Salary Total: $4,313
Total Pay: $32,323

At Social Services, Sara Khalafi serves as a Accountant Trainee. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $32,323. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Alexus Chang

Office Technician (Typing)/Social Services

2024 total comp

$32,291

Base pay: $31,977
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $314
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,291
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,654
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8006651139500
Salary Total: $4,654
Total Pay: $32,291

Alexus Chang holds the role of Office Technician (Typing) at Social Services. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $32,291. They are represented by R04.

Ramin Hashemi

Licensing Program Analyst/Social Services

2025 total comp

$32,273

Base pay: $31,273
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,273
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R19
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,111
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8008338223910
Salary Total: $4,722
Total Pay: $32,273

At Social Services, Ramin Hashemi serves as a Licensing Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $32,273. Their bargaining unit is R19.

Melody Kiang

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Social Services

2024 total comp

$32,269

Base pay: $32,244
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $25
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,269
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,855
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8008205393717
Salary Total: $5,855
Total Pay: $32,269

Melody Kiang is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Social Services. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $32,269. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Alexander Lacy

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Social Services

2025 total comp

$32,189

Base pay: $31,939
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,189
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,031
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8003715393701
Salary Total: $5,850
Total Pay: $32,189

At Social Services, Alexander Lacy serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $32,189. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Mariana Cornejo

Seasonal Clerk/Social Services

2025 total comp

$32,171

Base pay: $32,146
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $25
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,171
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,491
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8008671120910
Salary Total: $20
Total Pay: $32,171

At Social Services, Mariana Cornejo serves as a Seasonal Clerk. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $32,171. Union affiliation: R04.

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.

Mariah Aguirre

Licensing Program Analyst/Social Services

2025 total comp

$32,107

Base pay: $31,257
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $850
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,107
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R19
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,111
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8008648223043
Salary Total: $4,958
Total Pay: $32,107

Mariah Aguirre works as a Licensing Program Analyst for Social Services. Their status is full-time. Mariah earned $32,107 in 2025. They are represented by R19.

Janelle Fischbeck

Disability Evaluation Analyst III/Social Services

2025 total comp

$32,077

Base pay: $26,560
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,516
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,077
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,327
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8009365367113
Salary Total: $3,664
Total Pay: $32,077

At Social Services, Janelle Fischbeck serves as a Disability Evaluation Analyst III. They work part-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $32,077. Union affiliation: R01.

Andrea Palado

Licensing Program Manager I/Social Services

2025 total comp

$32,017

Base pay: $32,017
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,017
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,213
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8008208222910
Salary Total: $53
Total Pay: $32,017

Andrea Palado works as a Licensing Program Manager I for Social Services. Their status is intermittent. Andrea earned $32,017 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is E48.

Anthony Wynn

Office Technician (Typing)/Social Services

2025 total comp

$32,004

Base pay: $29,733
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,271
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,004
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,829
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8000501139001
Salary Total: $3,714
Total Pay: $32,004

At Social Services, Anthony Wynn serves as a Office Technician (Typing). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $32,004. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Roshell Foster

Seasonal Clerk/Social Services

2025 total comp

$31,933

Base pay: $31,933
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,933
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,491
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8008381120910
Salary Total: $20
Total Pay: $31,933

At Social Services, Roshell Foster serves as a Seasonal Clerk. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $31,933. Union affiliation: R04.

Rebeca Moody

Program Technician II/Social Services

2025 total comp

$31,820

Base pay: $30,233
Overtime: $1,387
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,820
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,804
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8009779928001
Salary Total: $4,660
Total Pay: $31,820

Rebeca Moody works as a Program Technician II for Social Services. Their status is full-time. Rebeca earned $31,820 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Sierra Pickett

Staff Services Analyst/Social Services

2025 total comp

$31,812

Base pay: $31,412
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,812
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,096
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8000425157001
Salary Total: $6,113
Total Pay: $31,812

At Social Services, Sierra Pickett serves as a Staff Services Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $31,812. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Debbie Richardson

C.E.A./Social Services

2025 total comp

$31,796

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $31,796
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,796
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,212
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8006677500001
Salary Total: $12,212
Total Pay: $31,796

Debbie Richardson is a C.E.A. at Social Services. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $31,796. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Jose De La Cruz

Licensing Program Analyst/Social Services

2025 total comp

$31,750

Base pay: $29,750
Overtime: $1,500
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,750
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R19
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,111
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8008338223910
Salary Total: $4,958
Total Pay: $31,750

Jose De La Cruz works as a Licensing Program Analyst for Social Services. Their status is full-time. Jose earned $31,750 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R19.

Ashley Buck

Disability Evaluation Analyst/Social Services

2025 total comp

$31,674

Base pay: $30,107
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,567
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,674
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Joaquin
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,014
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8009465365114
Salary Total: $4,864
Total Pay: $31,674

Ashley Buck is a Disability Evaluation Analyst at Social Services. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $31,674. They are represented by R01.

Elizabeth Schauer

Disability Evaluation Analyst III/Social Services

2025 total comp

$31,620

Base pay: $31,595
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $25
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,620
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8009665367003
Salary Total: $3,660
Total Pay: $31,620

At Social Services, Elizabeth Schauer serves as a Disability Evaluation Analyst III. They work part-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $31,620. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Derek Slama

Staff Services Manager I/Social Services

2024 total comp

$31,601

Base pay: $21,294
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,307
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,601
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,098
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8005444800003
Salary Total: $7,098
Total Pay: $31,601

Derek Slama holds the role of Staff Services Manager I at Social Services. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $31,601. They are represented by S01.

Lily Tran

Staff Services Analyst/Social Services

2024 total comp

$31,595

Base pay: $31,245
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,595
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,868
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8002525157745
Salary Total: $4,868
Total Pay: $31,595

Lily Tran holds the role of Staff Services Analyst at Social Services. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $31,595. They are represented by R01.

Michael Mathew

Licensing Program Analyst/Social Services

2025 total comp

$31,580

Base pay: $30,150
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,430
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,580
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R19
Work county: Santa Barbara
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,030
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8008558223007
Salary Total: $6,030
Total Pay: $31,580

Michael Mathew is a Licensing Program Analyst at Social Services. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $31,580. Union affiliation: R19.

Jessica Kirk

Staff Services Analyst/Social Services

2023 total comp

$31,565

Base pay: $31,565
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,565
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,726
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8002915157701
Salary Total: $4,726
Total Pay: $31,565

At Social Services, Jessica Kirk serves as a Staff Services Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $31,565. Union affiliation: R01.

Thelma Razo

Licensing Program Analyst/Social Services

2024 total comp

$31,562

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $31,562
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,562
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R19
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,963
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8008648223043
Salary Total: $6,963
Total Pay: $31,562

At Social Services, Thelma Razo serves as a Licensing Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $31,562. Union affiliation: R19.

Victor Wong

Information Technology Specialist I/Social Services

2024 total comp

$31,468

Base pay: $29,796
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,672
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,468
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,932
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8007711402016
Salary Total: $9,932
Total Pay: $31,468

Victor Wong is a Information Technology Specialist I at Social Services. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $31,468. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Pauline Ting

Staff Services Analyst/Social Services

2023 total comp

$31,459

Base pay: $31,159
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,459
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,726
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8000425157910
Salary Total: $4,926
Total Pay: $31,459

Pauline Ting works as a Staff Services Analyst for Social Services. Their status is full-time. Pauline earned $31,459 in 2023. Union affiliation: R01.

Gabriella Nunez-Martinez

Student Assistant/Social Services

2025 total comp

$31,423

Base pay: $31,073
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,423
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,724
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8004494870910
Salary Total: $21
Total Pay: $31,423

Gabriella Nunez-Martinez works as a Student Assistant for Social Services. Their status is intermittent. Gabriella earned $31,423 in 2025. They are represented by E.