Compensation Surveys

Government Code section 19826(c) and provisions of the Budget Act require CalHR to compare total compensation of State of California employees with employees working in comparable occupations in local government, federal government, and the private sector.

Beginning in 2013, the report compared of State of California employee wages, pay differentials, health benefits, retirement, paid leave, and other compensation. Prior to 2013, the report compared the maximum salaries and maximum benefits of State of California employees with the median maximum salaries and median maximum benefits paid to employees performing similar work at local public sector employers throughout California.

• 2023 California State Employee Total Compensation Report
  (2, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 18, 19)​
• 2021 California State Employee Total Compensation Report​
  (1, 3, 4, 7, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21)
• 2020​ Cali​fo​rnia St​ate Employee Total Compensation Report
  (bargaining units 2, 9, 10, 12, 13, 1​8)​​​
• 2018 California State Employee Total Compensation Report
  (bargaining units 9, 10, 12, 16, 19)
• 2018 California State Employee Total Compensation Report
  (bargaining units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21)
• 2017 California State Employee Total Compensation Report
  (bargaining units 2, 7, 13, 18)
• ​2016 California State Employee Total Compensation Report
  (bargaining units 9, 10)
• 2014 California State Employee Total Compensation Report
  (bargaining units 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
• 2013 California State Employee Total Compensation Report
  (bargaining units 6, 9, 10, 12)
• 2008 Total Compensation Survey
• 2008 Public Safety Survey