California / State Personnel Board

Agency file

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

Page 1

Scott Sommerdorf

Attorney Supervisor/State Personnel Board

2025 total comp

$187,343

Base pay: $186,743
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $187,343
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,900
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5902025749001
Salary Total: $16,119
Total Pay: $187,343

Scott Sommerdorf holds the role of Attorney Supervisor at State Personnel Board. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $187,343. Their bargaining unit is S02.

Suzy Choi-Lee

Administrative Law Judge/State Personnel Board

2025 total comp

$186,117

Base pay: $185,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $186,117
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,263
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5901116016001
Salary Total: $15,321
Total Pay: $186,117

Suzy Choi-Lee works as a Administrative Law Judge for State Personnel Board. Their status is full-time. Suzy earned $186,117 in 2025. Union affiliation: R02.

Gurdeep Dhaliwal

Administrative Law Judge/State Personnel Board

2025 total comp

$186,117

Base pay: $185,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $186,117
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,263
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5901116016003
Salary Total: $15,321
Total Pay: $186,117

Gurdeep Dhaliwal works as a Administrative Law Judge for State Personnel Board. Their status is full-time. Gurdeep earned $186,117 in 2025. Union affiliation: R02.

Lori Green

Administrative Law Judge/State Personnel Board

2025 total comp

$186,117

Base pay: $185,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $186,117
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,263
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5901116016005
Salary Total: $15,321
Total Pay: $186,117

Lori Green works as a Administrative Law Judge for State Personnel Board. Their status is full-time. Lori earned $186,117 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Marta Barlow

Attorney IV/State Personnel Board

2024 total comp

$183,413

Base pay: $182,813
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $183,413
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,627
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5902025780004
Salary Total: $15,627
Total Pay: $183,413

At State Personnel Board, Marta Barlow serves as a Attorney IV. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $183,413. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Scott Sommerdorf

Attorney IV/State Personnel Board

2024 total comp

$183,413

Base pay: $182,813
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $183,413
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,627
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5901115780002
Salary Total: $15,627
Total Pay: $183,413

Scott Sommerdorf holds the role of Attorney IV at State Personnel Board. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $183,413. Union affiliation: R02.

Jean Hobler

Administrative Law Judge/State Personnel Board

2025 total comp

$182,993

Base pay: $182,393
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $182,993
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,263
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5901116016006
Salary Total: $15,321
Total Pay: $182,993

Jean Hobler holds the role of Administrative Law Judge at State Personnel Board. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $182,993. Union affiliation: R02.

Michelle Lagrandeur

C.E.A./State Personnel Board

2025 total comp

$182,067

Base pay: $178,147
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,920
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $182,067
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,297
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5903007500001
Salary Total: $14,838
Total Pay: $182,067

Michelle Lagrandeur is a C.E.A. at State Personnel Board. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $182,067. They are represented by M01.