State Controller John Chiang has updated his public employee compensation Web site with the latest wage and benefit data for State and California State University (CSU) employees.
The site – www.publicpay.ca.gov – offers maps, search functions and custom report-building tools. It also allows users to download raw data for their own research.
This update covers calendar year 2012, the fourth full year of data for State and CSU employees available on the site.
“Government works best when its citizens are well-informed and vigilant over how public resources are being spent,” said Chiang. “Bringing the public sector into the digital age, my office is driving to make compensation data for virtually every public employee in California available with a keystroke.”
This latest update adds wage and benefit data for 341,475 positions, with more than $17.5 billion in wages paid in 2012.
Since the site's launch in 2010, it has registered more than 6.6 million page views online.
The controller completed an overhaul of the public Web site in late 2012, adding additional search, browse and mapping functions.
Those visiting www.publicpay.ca.gov can:
- View compensation levels on map graphics, and search for compensation by region;
- Develop charts, trend-line and trend graphs;
- Quickly see lists of top earners at cities, counties and other local governments;
- Generate side-by-side comparisons of local government payrolls;
- Create local agency summaries;
- Export custom reports or raw data from the site.
A series of video tutorials also are available to guide users through the new site's interface.
The site currently includes annual compensation data for positions at cities, counties, higher education institutions, special districts and state departments.