The Rise of Remote Work: Effects on California's Labor Market

May 6, 2026 - These jobs tend to be well ‑ compensated —on average, they pay hourly wages that are twice as high as other jobs. Figure  5 shows rates of remote work for the job groups that have undergone the largest structural changes: technology jobs, finance and accounting jobs, business and government operations jobs, and sales and marketing jobs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5182

The Rise of Remote Work: Effects on California's Labor Market [Publication Details]

May 6, 2026 - The pandemic accelerated widespread adoption of remote work, which has transformed California's labor market. In this report, we look at four key job groups where remote work has become common—technology, finance and accounting, business and government operations, and sales and marketing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5182

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - State jobs are categorized into more than 4,500 specific classifications. Each classification establishes the minimum qualifications necessary for the job and the salary ranges available to employees in the classification.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - Each state job classification includes a salary range within which a department may pay an employee who is hired in that job classification. The salaries for job classifications are a range with a bottom step being the lowest possible salary for the classification and a top step being the highest possible salary for the classification.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies

May 24, 2023 - In the case of the state workf orce, there are thousands of unique job classifications. Though each job classification is unique, many job classifications are part of the same occupation. For example, an Attorney I, Attorney II, Attorney, III, and Attorney IV are each unique state job classifications but are part of the same broad occupation category.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4773

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 16 (Physicians, Dentists, and Podiatrists)

Jul 14, 2025 - As a GSI, this pay increase will apply to all steps of all Unit 16 job classifications ’ salary ranges. 2027-28: 3.5  Percent Top Step Increase. Effective July 1, 2027, the agreement would increase the top step of all Unit 16 job classifications ’ pay ranges by 3.5  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - These federal firefighters defend federal lands from wildfire, a job very similar to CalFire ’s responsibility to defend against wildfire. While Unit 8 compensation regularly is found to lag local government firefighter compensation, in the past, Unit 8 compensation has been significantly higher than federal firefighters.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

The 2021-22 Budget: Creating a New Department of Better Jobs and Higher Wages

Feb 10, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Creating a New Department of Better Jobs and Higher Wages The 2021-22 Budget Creating a New Department of Better Jobs and Higher Wages The Governor ’s budget for 2021 ‑ 22 p roposes to consolidate state workforce programs under a new Department of Better Jobs and Higher Wages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4361

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - As a GSI, the pay increase adjusts all steps of all salary ranges of all job classifications represented by Unit 9. 2026-27: Special Salary Adjustments (SSAs) to Top (4.5  Percent) and Bottom Steps (2  Percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 13 (Stationary Engineers)

Jun 24, 2022 - State jobs are organized into job classifications. Each job classification has an established salary range with a minimum and a maximum salary. The agreement would increase the maximum salary of Unit 13 job classifications in three instances over the course of the agreement ’s term.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4607