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This page describes the compensation, salaries, and benefits that California's public employees receive from state and local government.

The Los Angeles Daily News published this study of LA city employees salaries: SOARING $ALARIES: A TWO-PART SERIES, and offer this database of city employee pay. The Daily News also posted this Los Angeles Unified School District Salaries database.

The Sacramento Bee provides this Search for a state worker's salary database for 2007/2008.

According to California's Department of Personnel Administration, California's Governor received an annual salary of $212,179, while legislators received an annual salary of $116,208.[1]


State Government Employee Salaries[2]
Office'07 SalaryCurrent Official
Governor $212,179[3] Arnold Schwarzenegger
Lieutenant Governor $159,134 John Garamendi
Secretary of State $159,134 Debra Bowen
Attorney General $184,301 Jerry Brown
Treasurer $169,743 Bill Lockyer


The salary of California's governor ranks 1st among U.S. governors' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. governors is $128,735. The median salary earned by U.S. governors is $129,962.

California Judicial Salaries[4]
Position'08 SalaryCurrent Justice
Chief Justice $228,856 Ronald George
Associate Justice $218,237 Carlos Moreno
Associate Justice $218,237 Joyce Kennard
Associate Justice $218,237 Kathryn Ming Chin
Associate Justice $218,237 Marvin Baxter
Associate Justice $218,237 Carol Corrigan
Associate Justice $218,237 Kathryn Mickle Werdegar


The salary of California's chief justice ranks 1st among U.S. chief justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $154,707. The median salary earned by U.S. chief justices is $151,284.

The salary of California's associate justices ranks 1st among U.S. associate justices' salaries. The average salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $149,687. The median salary earned by U.S. associate justices is $145,983.

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  1. Department of Personnel Administration, "Salaries of Elected Officials between 3 December 2007 and 4 December 2009"
  2. ‘‘The Council of State Governments,’’ “The Book of the States: 2008”
  3. Governor Schwarzenegger waives his salary.
  4. The National Center for State Courts, "Judicial Salary Resource Center"