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Personnel Technician I

Class code 5160 · Bargaining Unit R01

Authorized salary ranges

What CalHR authorizes this class to be paid.
RangeMonthlyAnnual
A$3,432 to $4,297$41,184 to $51,564
B$4,017 to $5,032$48,204 to $60,384
L$3,535 to $4,426$42,420 to $53,112
M$4,134 to $5,183$49,608 to $62,196

Representation

Service Employees International Union, Local 1000 represents Bargaining Unit R01, Administrative, Financial and Staff Services.

Where these jobs are

57 state employees held this classification in 2025, from State Controller payroll data.

DepartmentEmployees
California Correctional Health Care Services15
Department of Transportation11
Franchise Tax Board4
Department of Industrial Relations4
Department of Human Resources3

Against the market

The BLS median wage for Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping across all California employers was $57,590 a year in 2025. This classification is authorized from $41,184 to $62,196 a year.

Footnotes

  • Footnote 01 Used in Pay Letters to designate 12-month probationary period. In the Alphabetic and Schematic Pay Scales Listings, a column is provided for designating the months of the probationary period. (Reinstituted 12/78)
  • Footnote 19 Rule of three ranks certification. (Effective 1/1/79, all open examinations are rule of three ranks per Government Code 19057.1.)
  • Footnote 21 Class designated as an exception to State Personnel Board Rule 431.
  • Footnote 29 Identifies classes excluded from collective bargaining for Department of Finance and State Controller's Office employees only.

Pay scale effective . Payroll data through 2025.