Compensation Surveys

Total 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.

Bargaining Unit 5 - California Highway Patrol Officer Surveys

Government Code section 19827 and the Unit 5 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) require CalHR and the California Association of Highway Patrolmen (CAHP) to jointly complete an annual compensation survey. Compensation is defined as salary, patrol bonuses, seniority pay, physical performance pay, education incentives, and employee contributions to retirement. The survey compares the compensation of California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers with the weighted average compensation of peace officers working for the Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Oakland Police Department, San Diego Police Department, and the San Francisco Police Department. If the survey determines the compensation for CHP officers is behind the weighted average compensation of peace officers at the surveyed jurisdictions, CHP officers receive a general salary increase equivalent to the difference, effective July 1.

2024 CHP Officers (bargaining unit 5)
2023 CHP Officers (bargaining unit 5)
2022 CHP Officers (bargaining unit 5)
2021 CHP Officers (bargaining unit 5)
2020 CHP Officers (bargaining unit 5)
2019 CHP Officers (bargaining unit 5) | 2019 CHP Officers (RTF)
2018 CHP Officers (bargaining unit 5) | 2018 CHP Officers (RTF)
2017 CHP Officers (bargaining unit 5) | 2017 CHP Officers (RTF)
2016 CHP Officers (bargaining unit 5) | 2016 CHP Officers (RTF)
2015 CHP Officers (bargaining unit 5) | 2015 CHP Officers (RTF)
2014 CHP Officers (bargaining unit 5) | 2014 CHP Officers (RTF)
2013 CHP Officers (bargaining unit 5) | 2013 CHP Officers (RTF)
2012 CHP Officers (bargaining unit 5) | 2012 CHP Officers (RTF)
2011 CHP Officers (bargaining unit 5) | 2011 CHP Officers (RTF)
2010 CHP Officers (bargaining unit 5) | 2010 CHP Officers (RTF)

Bargaining Unit 6 - Correctional Officer Surveys

In accordance with Government Code section 19826, and 19827.1, CalHR completed this survey comparing the employer's costs for providing wages and common employee benefits. The survey compares the compensation of California Correctional Officers with the average compensation of peace officers working for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Orange County Sheriff's Department, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department, Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, and the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.

2024 Correctional Officer Total Compensation Survey (bargaining unit 6)
2022 Correctional Officer Total Compensation Survey (bargaining unit 6)

Bargaining Unit 8 - California Firefighter Surveys

Government Code section 19827.3 and the Unit 8 MOU require CalHR to conduct a compensation survey that compares the salary and benefits for State of California firefighter classifications with similar firefighter classifications working in local government fire departments in California.

2023 California Firefighter Total Compensation Survey (bargaining unit 8)
2020 California Firefighter Total Compensation Survey (bargaining unit 8)
2014 California Firefighter Total Compensation Survey (bargaining unit 8) | 2014 California Firefighter Total Compensation Survey (RTF)

Bargaining Unit 9 – Professional Engineer Surveys

Article 3.1 of the Unit 9 MOU requires CalHR and the professional Engineers in California Government (PECG) to jointly complete an annual salary survey. This survey compares the maximum salaries for three State of California engineering classifications to comparable classifications employed at 18 public agencies and 10 University of California campuses.