Which California departments paid the most in FY2025?
- California's published data covers vendor payments only (vendor payments only), so these are payments in this dataset, not the whole state budget.
Top 100 by state spending in FY2025. Leading: Department of Education ($17.76B); Office of Emergency Services ($6.95B); Housing & Community Developmnt ($4.67B).
| Department | Spending |
|---|---|
| Department of Education | $17.76B |
| Office of Emergency Services | $6.95B |
| Housing & Community Developmnt | $4.67B |
| Sec Transportation Agency | $3.88B |
| Resources Recycling & Recovery | $3.45B |
| Department of Social Services | $3.11B |
| Department of Public Health | $2.87B |
| Public Utilities Commission | $2.69B |
| State Dept Hlth Care Services | $2.51B |
| Cal Fire | $2.37B |
| Department of General Services | $2.18B |
| State Water Resources Control | $1.80B |
| High Speed Rail Authority | $1.55B |
| School Facilities Aid Program | $1.54B |
| Judicial Branch | $1.48B |
| Department of Technology | $1.20B |
| Department of State Hospitals | $965.29M |
| State Air Resources Board | $941.51M |
| Employment Development Dept | $876.27M |
| Department of Insurance | $736.41M |
| Energy Resources Conservation | $687.72M |
| Dept of Parks & Recreation | $662.98M |
| Community Colleges-Bd of Gov | $637.12M |
| Dept of Food & Agriculture | $582.07M |
| Office of Systems Integration | $550.11M |
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- California state government payments (money paid out; source: California Department of Finance (Open FI$Cal)), not federal obligations. They include federal grant money the state spends, so don't add them to federal totals.
- California fiscal years run July to June (FY2026 started July 2025).
- California's vendor files don't include state payroll, most Medi-Cal provider payments or entities outside FI$Cal, so they cover a fraction of the state's budget.