Chief Counsel I, C.E.A.

Class code 5872 · Bargaining Unit M02

Authorized salary ranges

What CalHR authorizes this class to be paid.
Monthly	Annual
$15,222 to $18,612	$182,664 to $223,344

Representation

California Attorneys, Administrative Law Judges and Hearing Officers in State Employment represents Bargaining Unit M02.

Bargaining Unit M02 raise history

Where these jobs are

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

Department	Employees
San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission	2
California Correctional Training and Rehabilitation Authority	1
Coastal Conservancy, State	1
Department of Education	1
Department of Health Care Access and Information	1

Against the market

The BLS median wage for Chief Executives across all California employers was $218,600 a year in 2025. This classification is authorized from $182,664 to $223,344 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 24 Classes to be abolished when the class becomes vacant. No appointment documents effective on or after the date of State Personnel Board action are to be processed for the class.