California Legal Codes and Statutes

Article 1 - Salaries of Specified Positions

California Government Code — §§ 11550-11564.5

Sections (12)

§ 11550

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 147, Sec. 10. (SB 1039) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 23 of Ch. 147.

(a)Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of ninety-one thousand fifty-four dollars ($91,054) shall be paid to each of the following:
(1)Director of Finance.
(2)Secretary of Transportation.
(3)Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency.
(4)Secretary of California Health and Human Services.
(5)Secretary of

Business, Consumer Services, and Housing.

(6)Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol.
(7)Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
(8)Secretary of Food and Agriculture.
(9)Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
(10)Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.
(11)Secretary for Environmental Protection.
(12)Secretary of

Government Operations.

(b)The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.
§ 11552

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 56, Sec. 11. (AB 195) Effective June 30, 2022.

(a)Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of eighty-five thousand four hundred two dollars ($85,402) shall be paid to each of the following:
(1)Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation.
(2)Director of Transportation.
(3)Real Estate Commissioner.
(4)Director of Social Services.
(5)Director of Water Resources.
(6)Director of General Services.
(7)Director of Motor Vehicles.
(8)Executive Officer of the Franchise Tax Board.
(9)Director of Employment Development.
(10)Director of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
(11)Director of Housing and Community Development.
(12)Director of Alcohol and Drug Programs.
(13)Director of Statewide Health Planning and Development.
(14)Director of the Department of

Human Resources.

(15)Director of Health Care Services.
(16)Director of State Hospitals.
(17)Director of Developmental Services.
(18)State Public Defender.
(19)Director of the California State Lottery.
(20)Director of Fish and Wildlife.
(21)Director of Parks and Recreation.
(22)Director of Rehabilitation.
(23)Director of the Office of Administrative Law.
(24)Director of Consumer Affairs.
(25)Director of Forestry and Fire Protection.
(26)The Inspector General pursuant to Section 6125 of the Penal Code.
(27)Director of Child Support Services.
(28)Director of Industrial Relations.
(29)Director of Toxic Substances Control.
(30)Director of Pesticide Regulation.
(31)Director of Managed Health Care.
(32)Director of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.
(33)Director of

California Bay-Delta Authority.

(34)Director of California Conservation Corps.
(35)Director of Technology.
(36)Director of Emergency Services.
(37)Director of the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety.
(38)Director of Cannabis Control.
(b)The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the

general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.

§ 11553

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 15, Sec. 1. (SB 127) Effective June 27, 2025.

(a)Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of eighty-one thousand six hundred thirty-five dollars ($81,635) shall be paid to each of the following:
(1)Chairperson of the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board.
(2)Chairperson of the Agricultural Labor Relations Board.
(3)Chairperson of the Fair Political Practices Commission.
(4)Chairperson of the State

Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.

(5)Chairperson of the Public Employment Relations Board.
(6)Chairperson of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board.
(7)Administrative Director of the Division of Industrial Accidents.
(8)Chairperson of the State Water Resources Control Board.
(9)Chairperson of the Cannabis Control Appeals Panel.
(b)(1) The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary

increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.

(2)In addition to the annual increase provided in paragraph (1), the chairperson of the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission shall receive an annual salary increase of 5 percent in each of the 2025–26, 2026–27, and 2027–28 fiscal years.
(c)Notwithstanding subdivision (b), any salary increase pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b)

is subject to Section 11565.5.

(d)This section shall be operative on July 1, 2019.
§ 11553.5

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 52, Sec. 1. (SB 123) Effective July 10, 2023.

(a)Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of seventy-nine thousand one hundred twenty-two dollars ($79,122) shall be paid to the following:
(1)Member of the Agricultural Labor Relations Board.
(2)Member of the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.
(3)Member of the Public Utilities Commission.
(4)Member of the Public Employment Relations Board.
(5)Member of the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board.
(6)Member

of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board.

(7)Member of the State Water Resources Control Board.
(8)Member of the Cannabis Control Appeals Panel.
(b)(1) The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general cost-of-living salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.
(2)In addition to the annual increase provided in paragraph (1), the members of the Public Utilities Commission shall receive an annual salary increase of 5 percent in each of the 2021–22, 2022–23, and 2023–24

fiscal years.

(3)In addition to the annual increase provided in paragraph (1), the members of the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission shall receive an annual salary increase of 5 percent in each of the 2023–24, 2024–25, and 2025–26 fiscal years.
(c)Notwithstanding subdivision (b), any salary increase pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) is subject to Section 11565.5.
§ 11554

Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 372, Sec. 50. Effective January 1, 2009.

(a)Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of seventy-five thousand three hundred fifty-four dollars ($75,354) shall be paid to each of the following:
(1)Director of Conservation.
(2)Director of Community Services and Development.
(3)State Architect.
(4)Director of Fair

Employment and Housing.

(5)Director of the California Department of Aging.
(6)State Fire Marshal.
(7)Director of Boating and Waterways.
(b)The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.
§ 11554.5

Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 241, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 37 of Ch. 241.

Effective July 1, 2007, an annual salary of two hundred twenty-two thousand dollars ($222,000) shall be paid to the State Public Health Officer. The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.

§ 11555

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 33, Sec. 5. (SB 843) Effective June 27, 2016.

(a)Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of seventy-one thousand five hundred eighty-seven dollars ($71,587) shall be paid to the following:
(1)Chairperson of the Board of Parole Hearings.
(2)Chairperson of the Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board.
(3)Chairperson of the Board of Juvenile Hearings.
(b)The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be

comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.

(c)Notwithstanding subdivision (b), any salary increase is subject to Section 19825.5.
§ 11556

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 33, Sec. 6. (SB 843) Effective June 27, 2016.

(a)Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of sixty-nine thousand seventy-six dollars ($69,076) shall be paid to each of the following:
(1)Commissioner of the Board of Parole Hearings.
(2)Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board.
(3)Commissioner of the Board of Juvenile Hearings.
(b)The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable

to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.

(c)Notwithstanding subdivision (b), any salary increase is subject to Section 19825.5.
§ 11561

Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1335, Sec. 3.

An annual salary of twenty-five thousand five hundred dollars ($25,500) shall be paid to each member of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board.

§ 11563.7

Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 142, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2008.

(a)Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of twenty-five thousand one hundred eighteen dollars ($25,118) shall be paid to each member of the State Personnel Board.
(b)The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases

provided for state employees during that fiscal year.

(c)Notwithstanding subdivision (b), any salary increase is subject to Section 11565.5.
§ 11564

Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 366, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.

(a)Effective January 1, 1988, an annual salary of twenty-five thousand one hundred eighteen dollars ($25,118) shall be paid to each member of the State Air Resources Board and the Central Valley Flood Protection Board, if each member devotes a minimum of 60 hours per month to state board work. The salary shall be reduced proportionately if less than 60 hours per month is devoted to state board work.
(b)The annual compensation provided by this section shall be increased in

any fiscal year in which a general salary increase is provided for state employees. The amount of the increase provided by this section shall be comparable to, but shall not exceed, the percentage of the general salary increases provided for state employees during that fiscal year.

(c)Notwithstanding subdivision (b), any salary increase is subject to Section 11565.5.
§ 11564.5

Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 462, Sec. 1.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever a member of a board, commission, committee, or similarly constituted body created by executive order or statute, is authorized to receive a per diem salary or allowance in excess of expenses incurred by the member, that rate shall be established at one hundred dollars ($100) per day unless a higher rate is provided by statute. This section shall not apply to those boards or commissions provided an annual salary in this chapter, nor to the board specified in Section 1150 of the Harbors and Navigation Code.