The 2025-26 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - Instead, much of the bounce appears to be tied to special forms of pay for high ‑income workers, such as bonuses and stock  compensation. Booming Stock Market Driving Income Growth. The recent run ‑up in the stock market, which appears tied to optimism surrounding artificial intelligence, is a primary driver of the rapid growth in pay to high ‑income workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4939

Review of the Contract for an Automated Instant Ticket Gaming System

For example, in 1993 the CSL signed a $203 million contract wi th GTECH for the OLG system and 13,000 on-line terminals, plus amendments for up to $71.5 million more to extend maintenance agreements and provide additional equipment.
https://lao.ca.gov/1996/013196_ltr/ltr13196.html

^[PDF] For example, the Los Angeles court offered an

For example, the Los Angeles court offered an up to $50,000 signing bonus for a new full-time court reporter employee (with a specified amount payable after every six months) that remained employed for two years in Hon.
https://lao.ca.gov/letters/2024/Letter-Umberg-Court-Reporters-030524.pdf

^[PDF] The 2014-15 Budget: State Worker Salary, Health Benefit, and Pension Costs

The CalPERS board adopts assumptions and policies used to determine the amount of money necessary to be contributed each year. These assumptions and policies include how to calculate additional contributions necessary to make up for past investment losses or other unfunded liabilities (known as “smoothing” policies) and economic and demographic
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/budget/state-compensation/state-compensation-030414.pdf

^[PDF] The 2025-26 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook

(Income and sales data adjusted for inflation.) -15 -10 -5 5 10 15% Total Pay to Workers -30 -20 -10 10 20 30% Business Owner Income -15 -10 -5 5 10 15% Payroll Jobs -90 -60 -30 30 60 90% Unemployed Workers -21 -14 -7 7 14 21% Taxable Sales Figure 1 Most Economic Metrics Running Below Average L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2024/4939/2025-26-Fiscal-Outlook-112024.pdf

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - Donovan Correctional Facility received payments of up to $10,000 over the course of the two years of the agreement —up to $5,000 in July 2024 and up to $5,000 in July 2025 depending on tenure. The proposed agreement similarly would provide eligible employees at the same institutions up to $10,000 over the first two fiscal years
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

The 2016-17 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

Feb 18, 2016 - It offers a similarly sized bonus to dual credential holders to return to special education if they are not currently teaching special education. Certain districts within California offer one –time signing bonuses to all new hires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3355

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21

Jan 10, 2017 - This bonus is subject to Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes but does not affect state costs towards employee pension benefits. For the average SEIU Local 1000 member, this bonus constitutes about 4  percent of pay.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3520

^[PDF] The 2016-17 Budget: Proposition 98 Education Analysis

It offers a similarly sized bonus to dual credential holders to return to special education if they are not currently teaching special education. Certain districts within California offer one-time signing bonuses to all new hires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Reports/2016/3355/prop-98-analysis-021816.pdf

Income Tax Withholding Tracker [EconTax Blog]

Oct 4, 2022 - The trailing 12-month total of income tax withholdin g had been trending up between 5 percent and 10 percent most of the fiscal year. This growth  ticked up to around 10 percent in  January. Since then, annual withholding growth  for March, April, May, and June have come in at around 9  percent.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/756