A former deputy chief of the Redlands Police Department managed to top the California public payroll for 2025 by taking home nearly $1.2 million despite being off the clock for the entire duration of that year. Not just that, per the NY Post, newly released data from the State Controller’s Office highlights this massive payout as the largest total reported by any city employee across the entire state.
Public payroll records and Transparent California specifically identify this individual as former Deputy Chief Travis Martinez. The controller’s database indicates Martinez received $81,804 in regular pay, $890,467 in other pay, and $231,099 in lump-sum compensation before he officially retired in April. If you add in the city’s contribution of $55,864 toward his retirement and health benefits, his total compensation package reaches approximately $1.26 million.
