Your salary depends on what job you do and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent. Job bulletins show the salary range for various job descriptions.
Civil Service Pay Scales
The official salaries for all
State jobs.
Visit the Pay Scales page or view the Civil Service Pay Scale PDF document for a complete list of salary range by job title.
Salaries for Elected 
and Appointed Officials
Elected and appointed officials are not part of State Civil Service. They are also called exempt employees.
Exempt Salaries
Exempt salaries are established for each position based on factors such as, duties, responsibilities, organization relationships, and comparable positions with similar roles.
Current & Past Salaries of
Elected Officials
See historical salary data for California State Officials including the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and many more.
Salary Management
CalHR manages internal salary relationships by comparing class salaries horizontally and vertically to maintain balance and address recruitment challenges, while premium pay differentials and overtime policies are determined by specific criteria and regulated under the Fair Labor Standards Act, with exemptions for certain professional roles.
Key aspects of salary management within civil service classes, include:
- Salary Ranges and Merit Salary Adjustments
- Internal Salary Relationships
- Premium Pay
- Overtime Pay
Salary Management
A pay differential is special additional pay recognizing unusual competencies, circumstances, or working conditions applying to some or all incumbents in select classes.
CalHR is required to set the rates that departments must pay to individuals they employ through personal services contracts.
CalHR is required to compare total compensation of State of California employees with employees working in comparable occupations in local government, federal government, and the private sector.
A pay differential is special additional pay recognizing unusual competencies, circumstances, or working conditions applying to some or all incumbents in select classes.
