California / State Personnel Board

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State Personnel Board

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

The State Personnel Board provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2025, this agency had 66 employees with median total compensation of $99,361; the highest distinct record was $252,601.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $7.7M
Employees: 66
Median total: $99,361
Highest record: $252,601

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$9,377$252,600+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 66 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($99,361) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $111,504 (96%)
Overtime — $88 (0%)
Other — $4,435 (4%)
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

$43,137

$76,544

$99,361

$182,067

$194,413

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $194,413 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $43,137. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Personnel Analyst

11 · $72,694

Staff Services Manager I

10 · $99,361

Senior Administrative Law Judge

8 · $194,438

Senior Legal Analyst

6 · $88,913

C.E.A.

5 · $182,067

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	$7.5M —	63 —	$103,607 —
2024	$7.9M ▲ 5.3%	67 ▲ 6.3%	$102,486 ▼ 1.1%
2025	$7.7M ▼ 2.5%	66 ▼ 1.5%	$99,361 ▼ 3.0%

Record list

Employees

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Marisa Johnson

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/State Personnel Board

2025 total comp

$80,370

Base pay: $79,720
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,370
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,012
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5901155393723
Salary Total: $6,802
Total Pay: $80,370

Marisa Johnson holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at State Personnel Board. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,370. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Caroline Molumby

Legal Analyst/State Personnel Board

2025 total comp

$78,662

Base pay: $78,062
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,662
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,784
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5902025237701
Salary Total: $6,580
Total Pay: $78,662

At State Personnel Board, Caroline Molumby serves as a Legal Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $78,662. Union affiliation: R01.

Colleen Penaluna

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/State Personnel Board

2024 total comp

$77,067

Base pay: $76,467
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,067
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,778
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5901115393703
Salary Total: $6,778
Total Pay: $77,067

Colleen Penaluna is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at State Personnel Board. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $77,067. Their bargaining unit is R01.