California / State Comp Insurance Fund / Program Technician

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Program Technician

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

158 employees hold this title in State Comp Insurance Fund. Median total compensation for the role is $55,073, below the department median of $99,340.

Employees: 158
Total payroll: $7.2M
Role median: $55,073
Agency median: $99,340
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$372$59,985+

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How total compensation varies among the 158 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across California

Program Technician is held in 32 California departments. In State Comp Insurance Fund, the median of $55,073 ranks #1 of 32.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Food and Agriculture

$54,894 · 3

Department of Health Care Services

$52,494 · 5

Secretary of State's Office

$52,123 · 13

Housing and Community Develop

$51,894 · 3

Insurance

$51,894 · 3

Office of Secty Envirmtl Protect

$51,242 · 2

Air Resources Board

$49,881 · 2

Consumer Affairs

$49,350 · 17

Education

$48,907 · 1

Community Services/Developmen

$48,881 · 8

CA Victim Compensation Brd

$48,791 · 2

CDCR

$46,445 · 149

Median total compensation for the Program Technician role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Program Technician beyond California

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $49,343 ranks #3 of 3. See Program Technician across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Vermont

$56,576 · 104

Missouri

$51,177 · 19

Median total compensation for comparable Program Technicianroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Brenda Padua

Program Technician/State Comp Insurance Fund

2025 total comp

$31,077

Base pay: $29,777
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,077
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,456
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4023239927927
Salary Total: $4,322
Total Pay: $31,077

Brenda Padua holds the role of Program Technician at State Comp Insurance Fund. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $31,077. Their bargaining unit is R04.