California / Afro-American Museum

Agency file

Afro-American Museum

Source file: California — State Employee Compensation (SCO Payroll Data Warehouse, CPRA) / ingested Jul 4, 2026

The Afro-American Museum supports cultural and educational resources such as libraries, museums, and the arts.

In 2025, this agency had 49 employees with median total compensation of $18,095; the highest distinct record was $190,455.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $1.6M
Employees: 49
Median total: $18,095
Highest record: $190,455

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$250$136,492+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 49 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($18,095) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $32,302 (96%)
Overtime — $17 (0%)
Other — $1,165 (3%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$3,244

$6,923

$18,095

$35,197

$87,217

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $87,217 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $3,244. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Guide Ii/California Afro-American Museum

28 · $8,112

Program Manager, California Museum of Afro-American History and Culture

3 · $109,696

Staff Services Manager I

3 · $84,170

Administrative Assistant I/Science Center, California

3 · $19,892

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

2 · $63,526

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2023	$1.5M —	31 —	$24,633 —
2024	$1.3M ▼ 13.1%	30 ▼ 3.2%	$28,502 ▲ 15.7%
2025	$1.6M ▲ 23.2%	49 ▲ 63.3%	$18,095 ▼ 36.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Cieon White

Guide Ii/California Afro-American Museum/Afro-American Museum

2025 total comp

$22,078

Base pay: $21,179
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $899
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,078
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $22
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3172118733901
Salary Total: $22
Total Pay: $22,078

Cieon White works as a Guide Ii/California Afro-American Museum for Afro-American Museum. Their status is intermittent. Cieon earned $22,078 in 2025. They are represented by E.

Susan Guadamuz

Registrar of Interpretive Collections/Afro-American Museum

2025 total comp

$21,681

Base pay: $8,269
Overtime: $20
Other pay: $13,391
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,681
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,997
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3172112806001
Salary Total: $6,997
Total Pay: $21,681

Susan Guadamuz works as a Registrar of Interpretive Collections for Afro-American Museum. Their status is full-time. Susan earned $21,681 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Sajdah Nasir

Exhibit Designer/Coordinator/Afro-American Museum

2025 total comp

$21,262

Base pay: $21,262
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $21,262
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R14
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,345
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3172112814001
Salary Total: $6,155
Total Pay: $21,262

Sajdah Nasir holds the role of Exhibit Designer/Coordinator at Afro-American Museum. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $21,262. Union affiliation: R14.

Brandon Holmes

Guide Ii/California Afro-American Museum/Afro-American Museum

2025 total comp

$20,088

Base pay: $19,080
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,008
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $20,088
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $22
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3172118733901
Salary Total: $22
Total Pay: $20,088

Brandon Holmes works as a Guide Ii/California Afro-American Museum for Afro-American Museum. Their status is intermittent. Brandon earned $20,088 in 2025. Union affiliation: E.

Jessica White

Administrative Assistant I/Science Center, California/Afro-American Museum

2025 total comp

$19,892

Base pay: $19,127
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $766
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,892
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,014
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3172110246901
Salary Total: $29
Total Pay: $19,892

Jessica White holds the role of Administrative Assistant I/Science Center, California at Afro-American Museum. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $19,892. Union affiliation: E.

Quetzalli Vergara

Guide Ii/California Afro-American Museum/Afro-American Museum

2025 total comp

$19,440

Base pay: $18,862
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $578
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,440
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $22
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3172118733901
Salary Total: $22
Total Pay: $19,440

At Afro-American Museum, Quetzalli Vergara serves as a Guide Ii/California Afro-American Museum. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $19,440. They are represented by E.

Francine Yep

Guide Ii/California Afro-American Museum/Afro-American Museum

2025 total comp

$18,095

Base pay: $17,304
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $792
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $18,095
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: X

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $22
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3172118733901
Salary Total: $22
Total Pay: $18,095

Francine Yep is a Guide Ii/California Afro-American Museum at Afro-American Museum. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to $18,095. Union affiliation: E.