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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Debronna Tc Sanders

Staff Services Manager I/Social Services

2024 total comp

$40,007

Base pay: $34,973
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,034
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,007
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,470
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8008124800001
Salary Total: $7,470
Total Pay: $40,007

At Social Services, Debronna Tc Sanders serves as a Staff Services Manager I. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $40,007. Union affiliation: S01.

Steven Kao

Medical Consultant I, Department of Social Services/Social Services

2025 total comp

$40,004

Base pay: $39,804
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,004
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R16
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,766
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8009047784031
Salary Total: $11,260
Total Pay: $40,004

At Social Services, Steven Kao serves as a Medical Consultant I, Department of Social Services. They work part-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $40,004. Their bargaining unit is R16.

Roy Graham Iii

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Social Services

2025 total comp

$39,980

Base pay: $39,630
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,980
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,031
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8003735393705
Salary Total: $5,850
Total Pay: $39,980

At Social Services, Roy Graham Iii serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $39,980. Union affiliation: R01.

Opala Haider

Licensing Program Analyst/Social Services

2025 total comp

$39,894

Base pay: $39,650
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $243
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,894
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R19
Work county: Santa Clara

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,111
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8008768223043
Salary Total: $4,958
Total Pay: $39,894

Opala Haider works as a Licensing Program Analyst for Social Services. Their status is full-time. Opala earned $39,894 in 2025. They are represented by R19.

Melanie Lombrana

Licensing Program Analyst/Social Services

2025 total comp

$39,833

Base pay: $34,036
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,798
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,833
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R19
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,351
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8008558223002
Salary Total: $7,130
Total Pay: $39,833

Melanie Lombrana holds the role of Licensing Program Analyst at Social Services. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $39,833. They are represented by R19.

Kathy Trinh

Licensing Program Analyst/Social Services

2025 total comp

$39,774

Base pay: $39,674
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,774
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R19
Work county: Orange
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,111
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8008668223010
Salary Total: $4,958
Total Pay: $39,774

Kathy Trinh is a Licensing Program Analyst at Social Services. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $39,774. Their bargaining unit is R19.

Valerie Martinez

Office Technician (Typing)/Social Services

2024 total comp

$39,661

Base pay: $39,361
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,661
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,717
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8008841139001
Salary Total: $3,717
Total Pay: $39,661

Valerie Martinez holds the role of Office Technician (Typing) at Social Services. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $39,661. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Michael Cunningham

Disability Evaluation Analyst III/Social Services

2025 total comp

$39,646

Base pay: $39,646
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,646
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8009115367910
Salary Total: $44
Total Pay: $39,646

Michael Cunningham works as a Disability Evaluation Analyst III for Social Services. Their status is intermittent. Michael earned $39,646 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Christopher Kilgannon

Staff Services Analyst/Social Services

2023 total comp

$39,617

Base pay: $38,437
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,180
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,617
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: 8006575157910
Salary Total: $4,726
Total Pay: $39,617

Christopher Kilgannon holds the role of Staff Services Analyst at Social Services. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $39,617. Their bargaining unit is R01.