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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Robert Blesi

Information Technology Manager II/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$164,927

Base pay: $161,207
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $164,927
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,842
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0513401406003
Salary Total: $13,427
Total Pay: $164,927

Robert Blesi is a Information Technology Manager II at State Controller's Office. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $164,927. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Sirisha Gullapalli

Information Technology Manager II/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$164,927

Base pay: $161,207
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $164,927
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,842
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0512211406003
Salary Total: $13,427
Total Pay: $164,927

Sirisha Gullapalli holds the role of Information Technology Manager II at State Controller's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $164,927. Their bargaining unit is M01.

William Helms

Information Technology Manager II/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$164,927

Base pay: $161,207
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $164,927
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,842
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0513401406001
Salary Total: $13,427
Total Pay: $164,927

William Helms holds the role of Information Technology Manager II at State Controller's Office. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $164,927. Union affiliation: M01.

Jaynesh Singh

C.E.A./State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$164,566

Base pay: $160,846
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $164,566
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,811
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0514207500002
Salary Total: $13,397
Total Pay: $164,566

At State Controller's Office, Jaynesh Singh serves as a C.E.A.. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $164,566. Union affiliation: M01.

Daniel Pere

Information Technology Manager II/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$163,697

Base pay: $159,977
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163,697
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,842
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0513401406004
Salary Total: $13,427
Total Pay: $163,697

Daniel Pere works as a Information Technology Manager II for State Controller's Office. Their status is full-time. Daniel earned $163,697 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Karen Andersen

Information Technology Manager I/State Controller's Office

2024 total comp

$162,234

Base pay: $155,722
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,512
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $162,234
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,213
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0513401405906
Salary Total: $12,213
Total Pay: $162,234

Karen Andersen works as a Information Technology Manager I for State Controller's Office. Their status is full-time. Karen earned $162,234 in 2024. Union affiliation: M01.

Tera J E Hannah

Special Assistant I/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$162,075

Base pay: $158,955
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $162,075
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,649
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0517209430005
Salary Total: $13,240
Total Pay: $162,075

Tera J E Hannah works as a Special Assistant I for State Controller's Office. Their status is full-time. Tera earned $162,075 in 2025. Union affiliation: E97.

Kiranmai Kesireddy

C.E.A./State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$161,073

Base pay: $157,353
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,073
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,852
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0512217500017
Salary Total: $14,406
Total Pay: $161,073

Kiranmai Kesireddy works as a C.E.A. for State Controller's Office. Their status is full-time. Kiranmai earned $161,073 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Gina Doll

Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory)/State Controller's Office

2025 total comp

$159,714

Base pay: $105,285
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $54,430
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $159,714
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,781
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0515504801903
Salary Total: $9,488
Total Pay: $159,714

Gina Doll works as a Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory) for State Controller's Office. Their status is full-time. Gina earned $159,714 in 2025. Union affiliation: S01.