California / Bus, Consumer Svs & Housing

Agency file

Bus, Consumer Svs & Housing

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

The Bus, Consumer Svs & Housing supports housing and community development — affordable housing, planning, and neighborhood programs.

In 2025, this agency had 63 employees with median total compensation of $103,051; the highest distinct record was $249,139.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $7.1M
Employees: 63
Median total: $103,051
Highest record: $249,139

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$1,534$221,608+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 63 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($103,051) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $109,682 (98%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $2,660 (2%)
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

$68,871

$85,037

$103,051

$135,191

$186,701

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $186,701 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $68,871. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Staff Services Manager I

11 · $92,049

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

9 · $74,053

Staff Services Manager III

5 · $111,705

C.E.A.

2 · $137,914

Information Technology Specialist II

2 · $135,191

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	$7.2M —	77 —	$83,255 —
2024	$6.5M ▼ 9.0%	66 ▼ 14.3%	$93,465 ▲ 12.3%
2025	$7.1M ▲ 8.5%	63 ▼ 4.5%	$103,051 ▲ 10.3%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Emery Reifsnyder

Research Data Specialist II/Bus, Consumer Svs & Housing

2025 total comp

$97,130

Base pay: $96,530
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,130
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,422
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3381015758002
Salary Total: $8,169
Total Pay: $97,130

Emery Reifsnyder holds the role of Research Data Specialist II at Bus, Consumer Svs & Housing. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $97,130. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Giselle Sanchez

Staff Services Manager I/Bus, Consumer Svs & Housing

2025 total comp

$96,957

Base pay: $93,237
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,957
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,302
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3381014800003
Salary Total: $8,053
Total Pay: $96,957

At Bus, Consumer Svs & Housing, Giselle Sanchez serves as a Staff Services Manager I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $96,957. Union affiliation: E48.

Nichole Zaragoza-Smith

Staff Services Manager I/Bus, Consumer Svs & Housing

2023 total comp

$95,695

Base pay: $84,082
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,613
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,695
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,453
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3381014800010
Salary Total: $7,453
Total Pay: $95,695

Nichole Zaragoza-Smith works as a Staff Services Manager I for Bus, Consumer Svs & Housing. Their status is full-time. Nichole earned $95,695 in 2023. They are represented by S01.

Amber Ostrander

Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory)/Bus, Consumer Svs & Housing

2024 total comp

$93,312

Base pay: $64,533
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $28,779
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,312
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,496
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3381014801002
Salary Total: $9,496
Total Pay: $93,312

Amber Ostrander is a Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory) at Bus, Consumer Svs & Housing. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $93,312. They are represented by S01.

Ellen Meuchel

Staff Services Manager I/Bus, Consumer Svs & Housing

2023 total comp

$92,651

Base pay: $90,231
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,651
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,998
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3381014800012
Salary Total: $7,998
Total Pay: $92,651

At Bus, Consumer Svs & Housing, Ellen Meuchel serves as a Staff Services Manager I. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $92,651. They are represented by S01.

Cody Joseph Zeger

Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory)/Bus, Consumer Svs & Housing

2025 total comp

$92,422

Base pay: $76,822
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $15,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,422
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,781
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3381014801001
Salary Total: $9,488
Total Pay: $92,422

Cody Joseph Zeger works as a Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory) for Bus, Consumer Svs & Housing. Their status is full-time. Cody earned $92,422 in 2025. They are represented by S01.

Claire Bannerman

Staff Services Manager I/Bus, Consumer Svs & Housing

2025 total comp

$92,049

Base pay: $88,429
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,620
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,049
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,907
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3381014800016
Salary Total: $7,670
Total Pay: $92,049

At Bus, Consumer Svs & Housing, Claire Bannerman serves as a Staff Services Manager I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $92,049. They are represented by S01.

Karen Perry

Executive Assistant/Bus, Consumer Svs & Housing

2025 total comp

$91,484

Base pay: $74,461
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,023
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,484
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,923
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3381011728001
Salary Total: $5,745
Total Pay: $91,484

Karen Perry works as a Executive Assistant for Bus, Consumer Svs & Housing. Their status is full-time. Karen earned $91,484 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R04.