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

Page 1

Linda Roots

Program Technician III/State Personnel Board

2025 total comp

$25,901

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $25,901
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,901
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,267
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5901159929001
Salary Total: $5,267
Total Pay: $25,901

Linda Roots is a Program Technician III at State Personnel Board. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $25,901. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Caitlin Lam

Staff Services Analyst/State Personnel Board

2025 total comp

$24,518

Base pay: $24,318
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,518
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,014
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5901115157703
Salary Total: $4,864
Total Pay: $24,518

At State Personnel Board, Caitlin Lam serves as a Staff Services Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $24,518. They are represented by R01.