The Sacramento Bee now has a place where Californians can do that. I was able to find out what a few of my friends make that are employed by the state. But I'm really not sure how the searchability of salary of state employees really helps the general public. What's the practical value of this, other than allowing people to rummage around and find out the base salary of their acquaintances?
All employers, whether they be public or private, profit or nonprofit, pay employees with a variety of devices - base salary, bonuses, overtime, benefits, etc. Focusing on one without incorporating the whole package seems very piecemeal. Doing it without including a job description, rather than just a title, seems piecemeal as well.
Having said all that, I'm surprised at how low a lot of the base salaries for state employees seem to be for a relatively expensive housing market such as California...