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, 2024
Salary	Per diem
$128,215/year	$214/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 Executive Director State Board of Education Brooks Allen
California Director Governor's Office of Planning and Research Samuel Assefa
California Public Utilities Commission Matt Baker	$234,689
California Deputy Cabinet Secretary Catherine Baxter
California Adjutant General Military Department Matthew Beevers
California Controller Malia Cohen	$179,215
California Director of Federal Affairs Jonathan Cousimano
California Secretary for Natural Resources Wade Crowfoot	$232,858
California Chief Deputy Cabinet Secretary and Senior Policy Advisor for Immigration Gina Da Silva
California Cabinet Affairs Assistant Nisha Dharmaraj
California Public Utilities Commission Karen Douglas	$234,689
California Cabinet Affairs Assistant Andrea Escobar
California Deputy Cabinet Secretary Richard Figueroa
California Volunteers Chief Service Officer Josh Fryday
California State Board of Equalization District 1 Ted Gaines	$181,721
California Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Yana Garcia
California Deputy Cabinet Secretary James Hacker
California Director of Industrial Relations Katrina Hagen	$232,858
California Senior Advisor for Energy Christine Hironaka
California Public Utilities Commission Darcie Houck	$234,689
California Health and Human Services Agency Secretary Kim Johnson
California Senior Advisor for Homelessness Hafsa Kaka
California Labor and Workforce Development Agency Secretary Stewart Knox
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 Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Secretary Jeffrey Macomber
California Deputy Cabinet Secretary Kevin Matulich
California Chief Deputy Cabinet Secretary Lila Mirrashidi
California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Secretary Tomiquia Moss
California Director Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development Dee Dee Myers
California State Transportation Agency Secretary Toks Omishakin
California Assistant to Federal Affairs Salma Pacheco
California State Auditor Grant Parks	$232,858
California Assistant Deputy Cabinet Secretary Dwight Payne
California Cabinet Affairs Assistant Raquel Ramirez
California Public Utilities Commission Alice Reynolds	$234,689
California Public Utilities Commission John Reynolds	$234,689
California Senior Advisor for Civic Engagement & Strategic Partnerships Maricela Rodriguez
California Secretary of Agriculture Karen Ross	$232,858
California Senior Advisor for Climate Lauren Sanchez
California State Board of Equalization District 4 Mike Schaefer	$181,721
California Deputy Cabinet Secretary Bianca Sievers
California Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Lindsey Sin
California Governor's Office of Tribal Affairs Secretary Christina Snider-Ashtari
California Director Department of Finance Joe Stephenshaw
California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond	$194,587
California Government Operations Agency Secretary Amy Tong
California State Board of Equalization District 3 Tony Vazquez	$181,721
California Director Governor's Office of Emergency Services Nancy Ward
California Assistant Deputy Cabinet Secretary Michael Wiafe
California Chief Deputy Cabinet Secretary and Senior Advisor for Emergency Management Rhys Williams

Judicial salaries

See also: California court salaries and budgets

State court salary information
Supreme Court salary	Court of Appeals salary
Associates: $291,094	Associates: $272,902

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
• 2024 salary table from the National Conference of State Legislatures
• 2024 salary table from the National Center for State Courts