Exempt Program
1515 S Street, North Building, Suite 500
Sacramento, CA 95811
916) 324- 9381; Fax ( 916) 327- 1886
Governor Gavin Newsom
Secretary, Government Operations Agency Amy Tong
Director Eraina Ortega
December 18, 2023
State Controller’s Office
300 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, CA 95814
Subject: Exempt Pay Letter
Per Government Code section 68203, this is to notify you that the Department of Human Resources ( CalHR) has adjusted the following statutory judicial salaries, effective July 1, 2023.
After CalHR calculated the 2023 Judicial Salary Increase of 0.53%, 15 bargaining units 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, and 21) received a general salary increase retroactive to July 1, 2023. With the inclusion of the Bargaining Unit 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, and 21 general salary increases, the 2023 calculation yields a 3.16% average percentage salary increase. To account for the difference between the previously provided 0.53% and the newly calculated 3.16%, CalHR has adjusted the judicial salaries by 2.6160% to 2.6163% as reflected in the chart below:
Please note that the monthly rate may be rounded down so that the total for the twelve months does not exceed the annual amount. If you have any questions, please contact Angelina Snarr at ( 916) 324- 9406 or Angelina. Snarr@calhr. ca.gov.
Class
Code Class Title
Monthly
Salary
Annual
Salary
New Monthly
Salary
New Annual
Salary
L5987 Chief Justice $ 24,789. 66 $ 297, 476 $ 25,438. 25 $ 305, 259 L5988 Associate
Justice $ 23,639. 41 $ 283, 673 $ 24,257. 83 $ 291, 094 L5991 Justice, Court of
Appeal $ 22,162. 00 $ 265, 944 $ 22,741.83 $ 272,902
L9999 Judge, Superior
Court $ 19,366. 58 $ 232, 399 $ 19,873.25 $ 238,479
State Controller’s Office
Sincerely,
Manpreet Singh
Exempt Program Manager
916) 323-4023
cc: Millicent A. Tidwell, Acting Administrative Director Shelley Curran, Incoming Administrative Director ( as of Jan. 1, 2024) John Wordlaw, Chief Administrative Officer
Adam Dorsey, Incoming Chief Administrative Officer ( as of Jan. 1, 2024) Aurora Rezapour, Director, Human Resources
Felizia Nava- Kardon, Deputy Director, Human Resources
Stephen Chow, Acting Human Resources Supervisor