Appointed State Officials
The salaries of most top-level State officers appointed by the Governor are set in Chapter 6, Part 1, Division 3, of Title 2 of the Government Code. Each section in this Chapter lists a salary and the positions that receive that salary. Any appointee to a position listed must also be confirmed by the State Senate.
Chapter 6 also includes a provision that the salaries listed will increase in any fiscal year in which the State provides a general salary increase for employees. " The amount of the increase shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for State employees. "
CalHR reports the amount of the increase to the State Controller, who handles payroll. The State Controller implements the increase.
Exempt employees whose salaries are set by statute
- Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, Department of Industrial Relations
- Board Member, Air Resources Board
- Board Member, Public Employment Relations Board
- Board Member, State Personnel Board
- Chair, California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, Employment Development Department
- Chairman, Fair Political Practices Commission
- Chairman, OSHA Appeals Board, Department of Industrial Relations
- Chairman, State Water Resources Control Board
- Chairperson, Agricultural Labor Relations Board
- Chairperson, California Gambling Control Commission
- Chairperson, Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission
- Chairperson, Public Employment Relations Board
- Chairperson, Workers Compensation Appeals Board
- Chief Deputy Secretary, Adult Operations
- Chief Deputy Secretary, Adult Programs
- Chief Deputy Secretary, Juvenile Justice
- Chief Deputy Secretary, Juvenile Justice
- Commissioner of Corporations, Department of Corporations
- Commissioner of the Department of Financial Institutions
- Commissioner, Board of Parole Hearings
- Commissioner, California Medical Assistance Commission, Governor's office
- Commissioner, Department of California Highway Patrol
- Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission
- Director of Aging, Department of Aging
- Director of Boating and Waterways, Department of Boating and Waterways
- Director of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
- Director of Industrial Relations
- Director of Pesticide Regulation
- Director of the Department of Managed Health Care
- Director of Toxic Substances Control
- Director, California Bay-Delta Authority
- Director, California State Lottery
- Director, Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
- Director, Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
- Director, Department of Child Support Services
- Director, Department of Community Services and Development
- Director, Department of Conservation
- Director, Department of Consumer Affairs
- Director, Department of Development Services
- Director, Department of Fair Employment and Housing
- Director, Department of Finance
- Director, Department of Fish and Game
- Director, Department of Forestry
- Director, Department of General Services
- Director, Department of Health Services
- Director, Department of Housing and Community Development
- Director, Department of Mental Health
- Director, Department of Motor Vehicles
- Director, Department of Parks and Recreation
- Director, Department of Personnel Administration
- Director, Department of Rehabilitation
- Director, Department of Social Services
- Director, Department of Transportation
- Director, Department of Water Resources
- Director, Employment Development Department
- Director, office of Emergency Services, Governor's office
- Director, Office of Statewide Health Planning
- Executive Officer, Franchise Tax Board
- Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General
- Member, Agriculture Labor Relations Board
- Member, California Gambling Control Commission
- Member, California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, EDD
- Member, Integrated Waste Management Board
- Member, OSHA Appeals Board (2), Department of Industrial Relations
- Member, State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission
- Member, State Water Resources Control Board
- Member, Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, Department of Industrial Relations
- President, Public Utilities Commission
- Real Estate Commissioner, Department of Real Estate
- Secretary for Environmental Protection
- Secretary of Food and Agriculture
- Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development
- Secretary of the Business and Transportation Agency
- Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency
- Secretary of the Resources Agency
- Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Secretary, State and Consumer Services Agency
- State Architect, Department of General Services
- State Auditor, Bureau of State Audits
- State Fire Marshal, Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention
- State Public Defender
