California / CA Coastal Commission

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CA Coastal Commission

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

The CA Coastal Commission is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 257 employees with median total compensation of $87,560; the highest distinct record was $226,380.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $20.5M
Employees: 257
Median total: $87,560
Highest record: $226,380

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$188,446+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 257 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($87,560) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $77,265 (97%)
Overtime — $199 (0%)
Other — $2,195 (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

$1,800

$48,182

$87,560

$114,499

$131,976

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $131,976 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $1,800. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Coastal Program Analyst II

40 · $91,528

Member, California Coastal Commission

40 · $1,700

Coastal Program Analyst III

27 · $114,024

Coastal Program Manager

20 · $125,021

Staff Services Analyst

17 · $66,501

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 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$19.5M —	255 —	$81,200 —
2025	$20.5M ▲ 5.1%	257 ▲ 0.8%	$87,560 ▲ 7.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Sean Drake

Coastal Program Manager/CA Coastal Commission

2025 total comp

$124,518

Base pay: $121,123
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,395
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $124,518
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,526
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3481084763105
Salary Total: $10,210
Total Pay: $124,518

At CA Coastal Commission, Sean Drake serves as a Coastal Program Manager. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $124,518. They are represented by E48.

Deanna Christensen

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/CA Coastal Commission

2025 total comp

$121,845

Base pay: $121,135
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $710
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $121,845
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Ventura
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,677
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3481050765008
Salary Total: $10,730
Total Pay: $121,845

Deanna Christensen holds the role of Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at CA Coastal Commission. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $121,845. They are represented by R10.

Amrita Vargas

Coastal Program Manager/CA Coastal Commission

2025 total comp

$120,178

Base pay: $116,758
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,178
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,312
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3481064763005
Salary Total: $10,003
Total Pay: $120,178

At CA Coastal Commission, Amrita Vargas serves as a Coastal Program Manager. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $120,178. Union affiliation: S01.