City of San Jose / Housing / Staff Specialist

Job-title file

Staff Specialist

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

9 employees hold this title in Housing. Median total compensation for the role is $100,086, below the department median of $132,442.

Employees: 9
Total payroll: $733.1K
Role median: $100,086
Agency median: $132,442
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$58$123,392+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 9 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compare departments

This role across City of San Jose

Staff Specialist is held in 18 City of San Jose departments. In Housing, the median of $100,086 ranks #18 of 18.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Fire

$144,673 · 6

Environmental Services

$132,906 · 11

$131,628 · 4

$131,489 · 3

$130,261 · 6

$123,442 · 15

Planning/Building/Code

$122,529 · 8

Library

$119,124 · 1

Public Works

$117,745 · 9

Parks/Rec & Neigh Service P R N S

$111,883 · 6

City Manager

$111,800 · 6

Finance

$111,418 · 3

Median total compensation for the Staff Specialist role in other City of San Josedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Lucy Ma

Staff Specialist/Housing

2025 total comp

$123,466

Base pay: $85,467
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $29,348
Benefits: $8,650
Total compensation: $123,466

Source-specific fields

Id: 3900
Total Cash Compensation: $114,815

Lucy Ma is a Staff Specialist at Housing. 2025 total compensation came to $123,466.

Lisa Arellano

Staff Specialist/Housing

2025 total comp

$123,005

Base pay: $93,600
Overtime: $12
Other pay: $6,687
Benefits: $22,706
Total compensation: $123,005

Source-specific fields

Id: 4596
Total Cash Compensation: $100,299

Lisa Arellano holds the role of Staff Specialist at Housing. In 2025, their total compensation was $123,005.

Maria Padilla

Staff Specialist/Housing

2025 total comp

$119,488

Base pay: $89,083
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,610
Benefits: $28,795
Total compensation: $119,488

Source-specific fields

Id: 5006
Total Cash Compensation: $90,693

Maria Padilla works as a Staff Specialist for Housing. Maria earned $119,488 in 2025.

Lourdes Saucedo

Staff Specialist/Housing

2025 total comp

$114,861

Base pay: $94,087
Overtime: $211
Other pay: $1,500
Benefits: $19,063
Total compensation: $114,861

Source-specific fields

Id: 4812
Total Cash Compensation: $95,798

Lourdes Saucedo holds the role of Staff Specialist at Housing. In 2025, their total compensation was $114,861.

Claudia Patino

Staff Specialist/Housing

2025 total comp

$100,086

Base pay: $70,767
Overtime: $989
Other pay: $3,945
Benefits: $24,385
Total compensation: $100,086

Source-specific fields

Id: 5607
Total Cash Compensation: $75,701

Claudia Patino works as a Staff Specialist for Housing. Claudia earned $100,086 in 2025.

Khanh Nguyen

Staff Specialist/Housing

2025 total comp

$93,606

Base pay: $64,629
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,604
Benefits: $27,373
Total compensation: $93,606

Source-specific fields

Id: 5882
Total Cash Compensation: $66,233

Khanh Nguyen works as a Staff Specialist for Housing. Khanh earned $93,606 in 2025.

Melissa Delgado

Staff Specialist/Housing

2025 total comp

$45,427

Base pay: $40,624
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,398
Benefits: $3,405
Total compensation: $45,427

Source-specific fields

Id: 6285
Total Cash Compensation: $42,022

Melissa Delgado works as a Staff Specialist for Housing. Melissa earned $45,427 in 2025.

Selena Copeland

Staff Specialist/Housing

2025 total comp

$13,074

Base pay: $7,463
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,115
Benefits: $2,496
Total compensation: $13,074

Source-specific fields

Id: 7634
Total Cash Compensation: $10,578

Selena Copeland works as a Staff Specialist for Housing. Selena earned $13,074 in 2025.

Sara Fulton

Staff Specialist/Housing

2025 total comp

$58

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $57
Benefits: $1
Total compensation: $58

Source-specific fields

Id: 8643
Total Cash Compensation: $57

At Housing, Sara Fulton serves as a Staff Specialist. Their 2025 pay totaled $58.