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Supreme Court

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

The Supreme Court operates the court system — adjudicating cases and maintaining judicial records.

In 2025, this agency had 156 employees with median total compensation of $128,257; the highest distinct record was $285,544.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $20.9M
Employees: 156
Median total: $128,257
Highest record: $285,544

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$260$252,332+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 156 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($128,257) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $129,100 (96%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $4,900 (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

$35,202

$85,917

$128,257

$193,946

$226,325

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $226,325 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $35,202. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Senior Supreme Court Attorney

26 · $180,279

Supreme Court Chambers Attorney, Range F

14 · $198,721

Supreme Court Attorney, Range D

8 · $159,024

Senior Deputy Clerk

8 · $102,437

Judicial Assistant to a Supreme Court Justice

7 · $107,406

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	$20M —	163 —	$109,656 —
2024	$21.4M ▲ 7.1%	167 ▲ 2.5%	$121,825 ▲ 11.1%
2025	$20.9M ▼ 2.2%	156 ▼ 6.6%	$128,257 ▲ 5.3%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Xuefen Zheng

Assistant Deputy Clerk II/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$71,796

Base pay: $68,676
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,796
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,115
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012342019
Salary Total: $5,932
Total Pay: $71,796

At Supreme Court, Xuefen Zheng serves as a Assistant Deputy Clerk II. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $71,796. Union affiliation: E88.

Michael Hallisy

Assistant Deputy Clerk III/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$70,962

Base pay: $67,842
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,962
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,115
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012343017
Salary Total: $5,932
Total Pay: $70,962

Michael Hallisy works as a Assistant Deputy Clerk III for Supreme Court. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $70,962 in 2025. They are represented by E88.

Sean Kennedy

Assistant Deputy Clerk I/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$70,949

Base pay: $67,829
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,949
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,824
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012341014
Salary Total: $5,649
Total Pay: $70,949

Sean Kennedy holds the role of Assistant Deputy Clerk I at Supreme Court. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $70,949. Union affiliation: E88.

Dianna Urzua-Rios

Assistant Deputy Clerk I/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$68,220

Base pay: $65,100
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $68,220
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,686
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012341012
Salary Total: $5,515
Total Pay: $68,220

At Supreme Court, Dianna Urzua-Rios serves as a Assistant Deputy Clerk I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $68,220. Union affiliation: E88.

Manuel Escalante

Court Systems Administrator/Supreme Court

2024 total comp

$68,063

Base pay: $27,269
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $40,794
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $68,063
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012231002
Salary Total: $8,547
Total Pay: $68,063

Manuel Escalante is a Court Systems Administrator at Supreme Court. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $68,063. They are represented by E88.

Bernard Gomez

Senior Office Technician/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$68,043

Base pay: $64,923
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $68,043
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,574
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012522002
Salary Total: $5,407
Total Pay: $68,043

At Supreme Court, Bernard Gomez serves as a Senior Office Technician. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $68,043. Their bargaining unit is E88.

Priscilla Tang

Assistant Deputy Clerk I/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$67,367

Base pay: $67,367
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,367
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,796
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012341015
Salary Total: $5,622
Total Pay: $67,367

At Supreme Court, Priscilla Tang serves as a Assistant Deputy Clerk I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $67,367. Their bargaining unit is E88.

Claudia Wu

Supreme Court Attorney, Range A/Supreme Court

2024 total comp

$66,096

Base pay: $59,225
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,871
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,096
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,875
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012491909
Salary Total: $6,875
Total Pay: $66,096

Claudia Wu works as a Supreme Court Attorney, Range A for Supreme Court. Their status is full-time. Claudia earned $66,096 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is E88.

Ying Luo

Senior Office Technician/Supreme Court

2025 total comp

$64,923

Base pay: $64,923
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,923
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,574
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012522003
Salary Total: $5,407
Total Pay: $64,923

At Supreme Court, Ying Luo serves as a Senior Office Technician. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $64,923. Their bargaining unit is E88.

Allegra Upton

Supreme Court Attorney, Range A/Supreme Court

2024 total comp

$64,065

Base pay: $60,788
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,278
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,065
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,875
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1500012491909
Salary Total: $6,875
Total Pay: $64,065

At Supreme Court, Allegra Upton serves as a Supreme Court Attorney, Range A. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $64,065. Their bargaining unit is E88.