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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Sharalyn Jenkins-Sweeten

Licensing Program Manager II/Social Services

2025 total comp

$80,366

Base pay: $39,284
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $41,082
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,366
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S19
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,821
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8008638224001
Salary Total: $9,821
Total Pay: $80,366

Sharalyn Jenkins-Sweeten holds the role of Licensing Program Manager II at Social Services. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,366. They are represented by S19.

Karla Gable

Senior Legal Analyst/Social Services

2025 total comp

$80,362

Base pay: $79,762
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,362
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,268
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8003105333003
Salary Total: $7,050
Total Pay: $80,362

Karla Gable works as a Senior Legal Analyst for Social Services. Their status is full-time. Karla earned $80,362 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Marie Michelle Kyane

Licensing Program Analyst/Social Services

2025 total comp

$80,352

Base pay: $80,152
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,352
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R19
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,226
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8008938223019
Salary Total: $7,009
Total Pay: $80,352

Marie Michelle Kyane is a Licensing Program Analyst at Social Services. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $80,352. Union affiliation: R19.

Sarah Rios

Adoptions Specialist/Social Services

2025 total comp

$80,348

Base pay: $79,998
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,348
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R19
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,153
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8005239423001
Salary Total: $6,938
Total Pay: $80,348

Sarah Rios works as a Adoptions Specialist for Social Services. Their status is full-time. Sarah earned $80,348 in 2025. Union affiliation: R19.

Delia Washington

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Social Services

2025 total comp

$80,333

Base pay: $75,818
Overtime: $3,916
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,333
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,327
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8008115393761
Salary Total: $6,431
Total Pay: $80,333

At Social Services, Delia Washington serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $80,333. They are represented by R01.

Seth Nelson

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Social Services

2023 total comp

$80,307

Base pay: $70,122
Overtime: $7,765
Other pay: $2,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,307
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,266
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8008125393910
Salary Total: $6,266
Total Pay: $80,307

Seth Nelson holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Social Services. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $80,307. Union affiliation: R01.