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+

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

Highest-paid first / page 206

Fatima Malik

Disability Evaluation Services Administrator I/Social Services

2024 total comp

-$6,627

Base pay: -$6,627
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$6,627
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,398
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8009448424001
Salary Total: $8,398
Total Pay: -$6,627

Fatima Malik holds the role of Disability Evaluation Services Administrator I at Social Services. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was -$6,627. They are represented by S01.

David Tothero

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Social Services

2024 total comp

-$9,105

Base pay: -$11,930
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,826
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$9,105
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,907
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8008135393910
Salary Total: $6,907
Total Pay: -$9,105

David Tothero holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Social Services. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was -$9,105. Union affiliation: R01.

Cynthia Del Rosario

Supervising Governmental Auditor I/Social Services

2025 total comp

-$9,320

Base pay: -$1,301
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$8,020
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$9,320
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,537
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8005704142913
Salary Total: $9,537
Total Pay: -$9,320

Cynthia Del Rosario holds the role of Supervising Governmental Auditor I at Social Services. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was -$9,320. They are represented by S01.