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State Controller's Office

Source file: California — State Employee Compensation (SCO Payroll Data Warehouse, CPRA) / ingested Jul 4, 2026

The State Controller's Office manages public finances — collecting revenue and taxes, budgeting, accounting, and financial oversight.

In 2025, this agency had 1,623 employees with median total compensation of $90,678; the highest distinct record was $430,189.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $147.3M
Employees: 1,623
Median total: $90,678
Highest record: $430,189

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

-$34$164,927+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,623 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($90,678) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $86,865 (96%)
Overtime — $952 (1%)
Other — $2,945 (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

$48,841

$67,668

$90,678

$112,338

$130,914

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $130,914 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $48,841. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

207 · $83,874

Information Technology Specialist I

169 · $112,975

Staff Services Analyst

118 · $63,004

Staff Services Manager I

95 · $102,451

Associate Accounting Analyst

95 · $88,613

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	$130.2M —	1,535 —	$86,188 —
2024	$139.3M ▲ 6.9%	1,609 ▲ 4.8%	$87,472 ▲ 1.5%
2025	$147.3M ▲ 5.8%	1,623 ▲ 0.9%	$90,678 ▲ 3.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Nicole Coker

Program Technician/State Controller's Office

2024 total comp

$41,195

Base pay: $40,812
Overtime: $383
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,195
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,548
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0515509927107
Salary Total: $3,548
Total Pay: $41,195

Nicole Coker is a Program Technician at State Controller's Office. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $41,195. Union affiliation: R04.

Patricia Orozco-Valenzuela

Program Technician II/State Controller's Office

2024 total comp

$41,116

Base pay: $39,251
Overtime: $551
Other pay: $1,314
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,116
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,721
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0511409928007
Salary Total: $3,721
Total Pay: $41,116

Patricia Orozco-Valenzuela holds the role of Program Technician II at State Controller's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $41,116. Union affiliation: R04.

Frank Bigler

Information Technology Specialist I/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$40,986

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $40,986
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,986
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,537
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0513401402059
Salary Total: $10,537
Total Pay: $40,986

Frank Bigler holds the role of Information Technology Specialist I at State Controller's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $40,986. They are represented by R01.

Stella Ortiz

Associate Accounting Analyst/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$40,947

Base pay: $40,947
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,947
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,929
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0514204588901
Salary Total: $46
Total Pay: $40,947

Stella Ortiz holds the role of Associate Accounting Analyst at State Controller's Office. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $40,947. Union affiliation: R01.

Tracey Moody

Information Technology Supervisor II/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$40,721

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $40,721
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,721
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,395
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0513401404906
Salary Total: $11,395
Total Pay: $40,721

Tracey Moody works as a Information Technology Supervisor II for State Controller's Office. Their status is full-time. Tracey earned $40,721 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Adrian Vela

Office Technician (General)/State Controller's Office

2023 total comp

$40,531

Base pay: $40,531
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,531
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,577
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0511401138030
Salary Total: $3,577
Total Pay: $40,531

Adrian Vela is a Office Technician (General) at State Controller's Office. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $40,531. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Raven Prudhomme

Office Assistant (General)/State Controller's Office

2023 total comp

$40,463

Base pay: $40,463
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,463
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,651
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0511401441713
Salary Total: $3,651
Total Pay: $40,463

Raven Prudhomme is a Office Assistant (General) at State Controller's Office. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $40,463. Union affiliation: R04.

Alejandro Cuellar

Program Technician/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$40,382

Base pay: $40,382
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,382
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,655
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0515509927121
Salary Total: $3,545
Total Pay: $40,382

Alejandro Cuellar holds the role of Program Technician at State Controller's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $40,382. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Alexis Padilla

Office Technician (Typing)/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$40,366

Base pay: $40,366
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,366
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,020
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0516411139011
Salary Total: $3,899
Total Pay: $40,366

At State Controller's Office, Alexis Padilla serves as a Office Technician (Typing). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $40,366. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Alfreda Abdul-Ahad

Information Technology Specialist I/State Controller's Office

2023 total comp

$40,118

Base pay: $20,664
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $19,454
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,118
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,643
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0517261402006
Salary Total: $9,643
Total Pay: $40,118

Alfreda Abdul-Ahad is a Information Technology Specialist I at State Controller's Office. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $40,118. They are represented by R01.

Marc Boerlin

Information Technology Specialist I/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$39,912

Base pay: $39,912
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,912
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,537
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0513401402901
Salary Total: $61
Total Pay: $39,912

Marc Boerlin works as a Information Technology Specialist I for State Controller's Office. Their status is intermittent. Marc earned $39,912 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Cecilia Chuong

Personnel Specialist/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$39,832

Base pay: $39,382
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $450
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,832
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,632
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0512201303031
Salary Total: $4,493
Total Pay: $39,832

At State Controller's Office, Cecilia Chuong serves as a Personnel Specialist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $39,832. They are represented by R01.

Parveen Sufi

Associate Accounting Analyst/State Controller's Office

2023 total comp

$39,638

Base pay: $7,256
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,382
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,638
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,256
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0515504588037
Salary Total: $7,256
Total Pay: $39,638

Parveen Sufi holds the role of Associate Accounting Analyst at State Controller's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $39,638. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Devin Gale

Information Technology Specialist I/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$39,535

Base pay: $39,285
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,535
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,100
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0513401402024
Salary Total: $7,857
Total Pay: $39,535

At State Controller's Office, Devin Gale serves as a Information Technology Specialist I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $39,535. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Lilian Fernandez

Payroll Specialist/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$39,414

Base pay: $39,064
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,414
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,030
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0512201311071
Salary Total: $3,909
Total Pay: $39,414

Lilian Fernandez works as a Payroll Specialist for State Controller's Office. Their status is full-time. Lilian earned $39,414 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Danielle Penner

Payroll Specialist/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$38,817

Base pay: $35,417
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,817
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,034
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0512201311079
Salary Total: $4,883
Total Pay: $38,817

At State Controller's Office, Danielle Penner serves as a Payroll Specialist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $38,817. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Nicolus Barber

Office Assistant (General)/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$38,373

Base pay: $37,810
Overtime: $563
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,373
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,492
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0511401441014
Salary Total: $3,387
Total Pay: $38,373

Nicolus Barber is a Office Assistant (General) at State Controller's Office. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $38,373. They are represented by R04.

Saumya Joseph

Staff Management Auditor (Specialist), State Controller's Office/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$38,267

Base pay: $38,067
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,267
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,206
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0516404155323
Salary Total: $7,960
Total Pay: $38,267

At State Controller's Office, Saumya Joseph serves as a Staff Management Auditor (Specialist), State Controller's Office. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $38,267. They are represented by R01.

Marina Bezruk

Accountant Trainee/State Controller's Office

2023 total comp

$38,030

Base pay: $37,389
Overtime: $416
Other pay: $225
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,030
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,187
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0514204179178
Salary Total: $4,187
Total Pay: $38,030

Marina Bezruk is a Accountant Trainee at State Controller's Office. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $38,030. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Reyna Garcia Martinez

Payroll Specialist/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$37,879

Base pay: $34,479
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,879
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,799
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0512201311134
Salary Total: $4,655
Total Pay: $37,879

Reyna Garcia Martinez holds the role of Payroll Specialist at State Controller's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $37,879. Union affiliation: R01.

Heidy Freeman

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$37,783

Base pay: $37,533
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,783
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,853
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0516405393023
Salary Total: $6,647
Total Pay: $37,783

Heidy Freeman is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at State Controller's Office. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $37,783. They are represented by R01.

Linh Lam

Accounting Analyst/State Controller's Office

2024 total comp

$37,647

Base pay: $34,748
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,899
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,647
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,113
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0511204582014
Salary Total: $5,113
Total Pay: $37,647

Linh Lam is a Accounting Analyst at State Controller's Office. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $37,647. Union affiliation: R01.

Keith Jung

Staff Management Auditor (Specialist), State Controller's Office/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$37,528

Base pay: $37,528
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,528
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,142
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0516404155901
Salary Total: $53
Total Pay: $37,528

Keith Jung holds the role of Staff Management Auditor (Specialist), State Controller's Office at State Controller's Office. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $37,528. Union affiliation: R01.

Renda Meas

Staff Services Analyst/State Controller's Office

2023 total comp

$37,116

Base pay: $34,624
Overtime: $672
Other pay: $1,820
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,116
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,878
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0515505157153
Salary Total: $4,646
Total Pay: $37,116

Renda Meas is a Staff Services Analyst at State Controller's Office. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $37,116. Union affiliation: R01.

Janet Delorey

Accounting Administrator I (Specialist)/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$37,074

Base pay: $37,074
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,074
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,050
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0514204552901
Salary Total: $46
Total Pay: $37,074

At State Controller's Office, Janet Delorey serves as a Accounting Administrator I (Specialist). They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,074. They are represented by R01.

Zachary Bean Ii

Program Technician II/State Controller's Office

2024 total comp

$36,584

Base pay: $33,314
Overtime: $3,270
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,584
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,725
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0511409928010
Salary Total: $3,725
Total Pay: $36,584

Zachary Bean Ii holds the role of Program Technician II at State Controller's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $36,584. Union affiliation: R04.

Alice Phun

Staff Services Analyst/State Controller's Office

2023 total comp

$36,368

Base pay: $35,836
Overtime: $13
Other pay: $520
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,368
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,726
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0515505157170
Salary Total: $4,502
Total Pay: $36,368

Alice Phun holds the role of Staff Services Analyst at State Controller's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $36,368. Union affiliation: R01.

Gary Simpson

Information Technology Specialist I/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$34,870

Base pay: $34,870
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,870
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,852
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0512211402901
Salary Total: $63
Total Pay: $34,870

Gary Simpson holds the role of Information Technology Specialist I at State Controller's Office. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $34,870. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Windie Scott

Attorney III/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$34,351

Base pay: $34,351
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,351
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,325
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0517205795901
Salary Total: $88
Total Pay: $34,351

Windie Scott works as a Attorney III for State Controller's Office. Their status is intermittent. Windie earned $34,351 in 2025. They are represented by R02.