California state government salary

California Salaries

Total state expenditures: $494.1 billion (2024 estimate)

This page describes the compensation for state government officeholders in California.

Legislator salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries

State legislative salaries, 2025
Salary	Per diem
$132,703/year	$236/day

State executive salaries

See also: Compensation of state executive officers

Office and current official	Salary
Governor of California Gavin Newsom	$224,020
Lieutenant Governor of California Eleni Kounalakis	$168,015
Attorney General of California Rob Bonta	$194,587
California Secretary of State Shirley Weber	$168,015
California Public Utilities Commission Matt Baker	$234,689
California Controller Malia Cohen	$179,215
California Secretary for Natural Resources Wade Crowfoot	$232,858
California Public Utilities Commission Karen Douglas	$234,689
California State Board of Equalization District 1 Ted Gaines	$181,721
California Director of Industrial Relations Katrina Hagen	$232,858
California Public Utilities Commission Darcie Houck	$234,689
California Commissioner of Insurance Ricardo Lara	$179,215
California State Board of Equalization District 2 Sally Lieber	$181,721
California Treasurer Fiona Ma	$179,215
California State Auditor Grant Parks	$232,858
California Public Utilities Commission Alice Reynolds	$234,689
California Public Utilities Commission John Reynolds	$234,689
California Secretary of Agriculture Karen Ross	$232,858
California State Board of Equalization District 4 Mike Schaefer	$181,721
California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond	$194,587
California State Board of Equalization District 3 Tony Vazquez	$181,721

Judicial salaries

See also: California court salaries and budgets

State court salary information
Supreme Court salary	Court of Appeals salary
Associates: $298,721	Associates: $280,052

State profile

Demographic data for California
	California	U.S.
Total population:	38,993,940	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	155,779	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	61.8%	73.6%
Black/African American:	5.9%	12.6%
Asian:	13.7%	5.1%
Native American:	0.7%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more:	4.5%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	38.4%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	81.8%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	31.4%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$61,818	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	18.2%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in California. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in California

California voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

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External links

• 2023 salary table from the Council of State Governments
• 2025 salary table from the National Conference of State Legislatures
• 2025 salary table from the National Center for State Courts