California · 2025 pay

How much do California Employment Development Department employees make?

Name: California Employment Development Department employee pay 2025
Creator: PublicPayData

$71,097typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025

$50,523 – $91,979what most people earned

Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year and seasonal workers. The source doesn't show who worked the full year.

California State Controller's Office publishes pay by position without employee names, so there is no name search here.

Common jobs: Employment Program Representative Range C Analyst II Range a Disability Insurance Program Representative Range C

✓ Official data from California State Controller's OfficeMatches the agency's latest releasesco.ca.gov ↗

How is pay spread across workers?

A year of pay for a lower-paid, typical and higher-paid worker (counting everyone paid), and the top earner, split into regular pay, overtime and extra pay.

$51,376

$71,438

$92,440

$341,382

Lower-paid workerearns more than 1 in 4 coworkers

Typical workerright in the middle

Higher-paid workerearns more than 3 in 4 coworkers

Highest paidone person

Regular payOvertimeExtra pay

Is pay going up?

Yes. Typical pay went from $59,594 in 2022 to $71,097 in 2025 (+19%).

Typical payNumber of people paidTotal payroll

What changed since 2024

+4.5%Typical pay went up from $68,004 to $71,097.
−1639,950 people were paid in 2025, compared with 10,113 in 2024.
+19%Since 2022, typical pay has gone from $59,594 to $71,097, while the number of people paid went down from 11,152 to 9,950.

The next update is expected in late 2027.

Pay slip · 2025

A typical worker's year

California Employment Development Department

4years of
official data
2022–2025

Average pay of people in the middle of the pay range
Regular pay	$69,015
Overtime	$1,585
Extra pay	$838
Total for the year	$71,438

Average of the 488 workers in the middle of the pay range. Does not include benefits.

Official source: California State Controller's Office (Government Compensation in California), sco.ca.gov ↗
Matches the agency's latest release

Pay by job

Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.

Job	People	Typical pay	Most earn	Since 2024
Employment Program Representative Range C	2,065	$68,309	$60k – $76k	▲ 6.2%
Analyst II Range a	848	$76,546	$70k – $86k	new
Disability Insurance Program Representative Range C	782	$70,065	$58k – $85k	▲ 2.3%
Employment Program Representative Range a	567	$21,357	$6k – $40k	▼ 15.3%
Tax Compliance Representative Range C	355	$73,686	$65k – $79k	▲ 2.5%
Supervisor I	271	$93,873	$87k – $100k	new
Employment Program Manager I	268	$94,427	$83k – $112k	▲ 3.8%
Senior Tax Compliance Representative Specialist	254	$89,744	$83k – $94k	▲ 2.7%
Information Technology Specialist I Range C	249	$111,796	$92k – $119k	▲ 0.2%
Employment Program Representative Range B	230	$50,498	$48k – $53k	▲ 69.2%
Program Technician II	221	$47,592	$32k – $54k	▲ 2.4%
Disability Insurance Program Representative Range a	198	$25,552	$15k – $37k	▲ 108.7%
Office Technician Typing Range a	176	$47,071	$34k – $53k	▲ 3.4%
Tax Administrator I Employment Development Department	168	$116,595	$107k – $121k	▲ 1.1%
Administrative Law Judge Range B	154	$151,700	$122k – $171k	▲ 4.8%
Information Technology Specialist II Range a	150	$124,764	$104k – $129k	▲ 5.3%
Disability Insurance Program Representative Range B	149	$47,688	$43k – $53k	▲ 2.6%
Analyst I Range C	139	$57,611	$48k – $61k	new
Supervisor II	113	$108,086	$101k – $112k	new
Accounting Officer Specialist Range a	107	$65,009	$57k – $73k	▼ 5.4%
Disability Insurance Program Manager I	101	$108,751	$90k – $148k	▲ 5.2%
Associate Tax Auditor Employment Development Department	94	$94,785	$84k – $100k	▲ 6.3%
Staff Tax Auditor Employment Development Department	90	$108,874	$104k – $130k	▲ 5.3%
Management Services Technician Range B	80	$51,918	$43k – $57k	▲ 2.2%
Employment Program Manager II	78	$99,980	$92k – $103k	▲ 1.9%
Program Technician Range a	77	$38,538	$28k – $46k	▲ 3.3%
Accountant I Specialist Range a	73	$46,852	$31k – $53k	▼ 0.6%
Tax Auditor Employment Development Department Range B	70	$71,414	$64k – $84k	▲ 4.2%
Information Technology Specialist I Range B	68	$101,025	$88k – $105k	▲ 7.0%
Information Technology Specialist I Range a	59	$75,862	$73k – $83k	▲ 0.7%
Key Data Operator Range B	56	$48,628	$43k – $51k	▼ 0.2%
Information Technology Associate Range C	54	$71,670	$65k – $86k	▲ 3.7%
Information Technology Associate Range D	53	$92,667	$77k – $98k	▲ 0.6%
Student Assistant Range D	52	$21,674	$14k – $26k	▲ 12.6%
Information Technology Manager I	48	$137,624	$121k – $142k	▲ 3.1%
Office Assistant Typing Range B	48	$41,482	$36k – $47k	▲ 8.2%
Information Technology Supervisor II	45	$126,507	$114k – $131k	▲ 2.6%
Tax Administrator II Employment Development Department	45	$125,165	$123k – $127k	▲ 2.4%
Research Data Analyst II Range a	43	$86,671	$78k – $92k	▲ 2.8%
Disability Insurance Program Manager II	42	$98,112	$92k – $102k	▲ 1.1%
Program Technician III Range a	42	$56,337	$51k – $61k	▼ 0.7%
Employment Development Administrator	40	$121,667	$120k – $125k	▲ 2.8%
Senior Accounting Officer Specialist Range a	39	$74,257	$70k – $83k	▲ 2.2%
C.e.a. Range B	38	$152,411	$132k – $162k	▲ 0.2%
Custodian I Range a	38	$42,804	$36k – $47k	▲ 3.0%
Manager II	34	$122,221	$120k – $124k	new
Office Assistant General Range B	34	$44,696	$39k – $49k	▲ 14.9%
Senior Accounting Officer Supervisor	33	$89,090	$85k – $93k	▼ 1.0%
Employment Development Specialist I Range B	32	$72,072	$65k – $77k	▼ 0.5%
Employment Program Manager III	31	$111,177	$109k – $113k	▲ 2.3%
Office Technician General Range a	29	$50,160	$39k – $53k	▲ 2.1%
Tax Auditor Employment Development Department Range a	29	$34,031	$16k – $56k	▲ 100.7%
Research Data Analyst I Range C	28	$66,452	$50k – $74k	▲ 4.2%
Investigator Range B	26	$127,515	$95k – $137k	▼ 4.1%
Disability Insurance Specialist II	24	$99,465	$87k – $124k	▲ 4.7%
Tax Compliance Representative Range B	24	$54,611	$51k – $58k	▲ 3.8%
Research Data Specialist I Range a	23	$94,098	$88k – $96k	▲ 4.7%
Personnel Specialist Range D	23	$66,871	$64k – $73k	▼ 3.9%
Legal Support Supervisor I	22	$78,030	$73k – $80k	▼ 2.4%
Research Data Specialist II Range a	18	$104,510	$89k – $107k	▲ 9.0%
Accounting Technician Range a	18	$43,173	$35k – $51k	▲ 67.4%
Tax Administrator III Employment Development Department	17	$142,484	$138k – $148k	▲ 1.7%
Senior Legal Typist Range B	17	$58,603	$21k – $61k	▲ 1.2%
Information Technology Specialist III	16	$139,841	$132k – $144k	▲ 4.5%
Student Assistant Range a	16	$10,962	$10k – $14k	▲ 49.5%
Supervising Administrative Law Judge	15	$191,378	$185k – $200k	▲ 1.2%
Disability Insurance Program Manager III	15	$110,889	$109k – $113k	▲ 6.4%
Member California Workforce Investment Board	14	$300	$0k – $0k	▼ 40.0%
C.e.a. Range C	13	$175,959	$170k – $206k	▲ 3.7%
Information Technology Manager II	13	$155,818	$152k – $158k	▲ 4.6%
Research Data Supervisor I	13	$104,641	$103k – $107k	▲ 3.7%
Senior Personnel Specialist Range a	12	$82,717	$81k – $87k	▲ 5.1%
Accountant Trainee Range a	12	$52,039	$48k – $60k	▲ 1144.5%
Tax Compliance Representative Range a	12	$48,582	$48k – $53k	▲ 0.1%
Attorney III Range a	11	$136,750	$127k – $164k	▼ 2.8%
Principal Compliance Representative Franchise Tax Board	11	$95,040	$94k – $99k	▲ 1.6%
Associate Personnel Analyst Range a	11	$70,181	$56k – $79k	▲ 4.5%
Supervising Program Technician II	11	$62,663	$60k – $89k	▲ 9.2%
Disability Insurance Specialist I Range B	10	$82,849	$70k – $92k	▲ 9.0%
Warehouse Worker Range a	10	$23,626	$13k – $51k	▼ 52.6%
Student Assistant Range B	10	$9,889	$8k – $13k	▲ 83.5%
C.e.a. Range a	9	$124,693	$119k – $137k	▼ 1.6%
Accounting Administrator I Supervisor	9	$96,602	$94k – $99k	▲ 8.5%
Mailing Machines Operator II	9	$52,027	$47k – $55k	▲ 1.2%
Personnel Specialist Range B	9	$28,434	$17k – $46k	▲ 74.3%
Attorney Range B	8	$115,993	$71k – $117k	▲ 11.4%
Associate Management Auditor Range a	8	$89,058	$74k – $95k	▼ 3.7%
Attorney IV Range a	7	$150,394	$148k – $167k	▲ 2.7%
Research Data Supervisor II	7	$113,657	$113k – $119k	▲ 0.9%
Information Technology Associate Range B	7	$64,319	$64k – $80k	▲ 2.8%
Analyst I Range B	7	$53,832	$53k – $56k	new
Office Services Supervisor II General	7	$53,451	$51k – $55k	▲ 15.1%
Member Employment Training Panel/Employment Development Department	7	$1,000	$1k – $1k	▲ 25.0%
Staff Services Management Auditor Range C	6	$75,759	$67k – $80k	new
Employment Development Specialist I Range a	6	$60,926	$52k – $68k	new
Information Technology Associate Range a	6	$53,838	$22k – $57k	new
Student Assistant Range C	6	$15,489	$10k – $21k	▲ 14.3%
Seasonal Clerk Range a	6	$8,307	$6k – $9k	▼ 66.9%
Supervising Criminal Investigator I Employment Development Department	5	$147,712	$142k – $148k	▲ 9.9%
Staff Management Auditor	5	$92,360	$90k – $100k	new
Legal Support Supervisor II	5	$90,048	$87k – $97k	▼ 1.5%
Personnel Supervisor I	5	$87,257	$84k – $88k	▲ 3.6%
Information Officer I Specialist Range a	5	$83,200	$80k – $88k	new
Associate Accounting Analyst Range a	5	$82,307	$77k – $87k	▲ 6.2%
Graphic Designer III Range a	5	$74,499	$73k – $76k	▲ 6.9%
Information Technology Technician Range C	5	$74,423	$51k – $75k	▲ 2.8%
Supervising Program Technician III	5	$67,640	$65k – $72k	▲ 12.3%
Digital Composition Specialist II Range a	5	$67,366	$67k – $73k	▲ 7.8%
Mailing Machines Operator I Range B	5	$37,933	$38k – $44k	▲ 163.1%

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How many people earn what

Under $10k458
$10k – $30k750
$30k – $50k1,211
$50k – $70k2,402
$70k – $90k2,469
$90k – $110k1,405
$110k – $150k1,045
$150k or more210

Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.

Pay by department

Department	People	Typical pay
	9,319	$70,648
Unemployment Insurance Appeal	406	$77,365
Employment Training Panel	117	$84,136
Ca Workforce Investment Board	108	$78,032

Common questions

How much does a California Employment Development Department employee make?

The typical employee was paid $71,097 in 2025: half of the 9,950 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $50,523 and $91,979.

Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?

No. It is the pay people received: regular salary or wages (91.5% of all pay), overtime (5.3%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (2.2%).

Where does this data come from, and when is it updated?

From California State Controller's Office (Government Compensation in California) (sco.ca.gov). Our figures match the agency's latest release; the next update is expected in late 2027.

"Typical pay" is the median: half earn more, half earn less. "Most earn" is the middle half of workers. Figures are calculated by PublicPayData from the official dataset; 0 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals