California / State Controller's Office

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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

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Cheri Keen

Office Technician (General)/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$55,436

Base pay: $54,855
Overtime: $582
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,436
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,710
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0511401138027
Salary Total: $4,569
Total Pay: $55,436

Cheri Keen works as a Office Technician (General) for State Controller's Office. Their status is full-time. Cheri earned $55,436 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Choy Saetern

Information Technology Technician/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$55,418

Base pay: $54,818
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,418
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: Z

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,094
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0513401400904
Salary Total: $4,941
Total Pay: $55,418

Choy Saetern holds the role of Information Technology Technician at State Controller's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $55,418. They are represented by R01.

Luis Gonzalez

Accountant Trainee/State Controller's Office

2024 total comp

$55,387

Base pay: $52,994
Overtime: $1,918
Other pay: $475
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,387
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,528
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0514204179167
Salary Total: $4,528
Total Pay: $55,387

Luis Gonzalez holds the role of Accountant Trainee at State Controller's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $55,387. They are represented by R01.

Ryan Andersen

Property Controller I/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$55,379

Base pay: $55,295
Overtime: $84
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,379
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,981
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0515501550008
Salary Total: $4,601
Total Pay: $55,379

Ryan Andersen works as a Property Controller I for State Controller's Office. Their status is full-time. Ryan earned $55,379 in 2025. Union affiliation: R04.

Ariana Chavez

Digital Print Operator II/State Controller's Office

2023 total comp

$55,353

Base pay: $52,305
Overtime: $1,228
Other pay: $1,820
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,353
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R14
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,501
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0511401412001
Salary Total: $4,501
Total Pay: $55,353

Ariana Chavez works as a Digital Print Operator II for State Controller's Office. Their status is full-time. Ariana earned $55,353 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is R14.

Denise Robinson

Program Technician II/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$55,309

Base pay: $54,826
Overtime: $484
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,309
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,803
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0511409928009
Salary Total: $4,659
Total Pay: $55,309

Denise Robinson holds the role of Program Technician II at State Controller's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $55,309. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Wendy Jones

Personnel Specialist/State Controller's Office

2024 total comp

$55,282

Base pay: $54,502
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $780
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,282
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,684
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0512201303031
Salary Total: $4,684
Total Pay: $55,282

Wendy Jones holds the role of Personnel Specialist at State Controller's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $55,282. They are represented by R01.

Rocio Yates

Property Controller I/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$55,263

Base pay: $55,201
Overtime: $62
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,263
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,981
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0515501550013
Salary Total: $4,601
Total Pay: $55,263

Rocio Yates works as a Property Controller I for State Controller's Office. Their status is full-time. Rocio earned $55,263 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R04.

David Vallejo

Office Technician (General)/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$55,258

Base pay: $54,618
Overtime: $40
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,258
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,710
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0512201138022
Salary Total: $4,569
Total Pay: $55,258

David Vallejo is a Office Technician (General) at State Controller's Office. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $55,258. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Navdeep Kaur

Accounting Analyst/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$55,164

Base pay: $52,242
Overtime: $2,323
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,164
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,693
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0515504582062
Salary Total: $4,552
Total Pay: $55,164

Navdeep Kaur works as a Accounting Analyst for State Controller's Office. Their status is full-time. Navdeep earned $55,164 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Edoneia Valdez

Accountant Trainee/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$55,154

Base pay: $54,554
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,154
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,898
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0514214179175
Salary Total: $4,751
Total Pay: $55,154

Edoneia Valdez works as a Accountant Trainee for State Controller's Office. Their status is full-time. Edoneia earned $55,154 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Melody Lyles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$55,129

Base pay: $36,776
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $18,354
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,129
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0514215393903
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $55,129

Melody Lyles is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at State Controller's Office. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $55,129. Their bargaining unit is R01.

John Neahusan Jr

Program Technician II/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$55,107

Base pay: $55,107
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,107
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,804
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0515509928134
Salary Total: $4,660
Total Pay: $55,107

At State Controller's Office, John Neahusan Jr serves as a Program Technician II. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $55,107. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Dominique Bukasa

Staff Services Analyst/State Controller's Office

2024 total comp

$54,994

Base pay: $51,844
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,150
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,994
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,014
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0512205157904
Salary Total: $5,014
Total Pay: $54,994

At State Controller's Office, Dominique Bukasa serves as a Staff Services Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $54,994. Their bargaining unit is E97.