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

Colby Gonzalez

Coastal Program Analyst I/CA Coastal Commission

2025 total comp

$15,191

Base pay: $15,116
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $75
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $15,191
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,083
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3481064726005
Salary Total: $5,452
Total Pay: $15,191

Colby Gonzalez holds the role of Coastal Program Analyst I at CA Coastal Commission. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $15,191. They are represented by R01.

Lillian Gatchalian

Personnel Specialist/CA Coastal Commission

2025 total comp

$12,527

Base pay: $12,527
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,527
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,488
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3481011303901
Salary Total: $37
Total Pay: $12,527

Lillian Gatchalian is a Personnel Specialist at CA Coastal Commission. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to $12,527. They are represented by R01.

William Rounaghi

Coastal Program Analyst I/CA Coastal Commission

2025 total comp

$9,417

Base pay: $9,367
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,417
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,928
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3481064726050
Salary Total: $5,284
Total Pay: $9,417

At CA Coastal Commission, William Rounaghi serves as a Coastal Program Analyst I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $9,417. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Esperanza Aguilar

Personnel Specialist/CA Coastal Commission

2024 total comp

$8,332

Base pay: $7,641
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $691
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,332
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Francisco

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,366
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3481011303002
Salary Total: $2,292
Total Pay: $8,332

Esperanza Aguilar works as a Personnel Specialist for CA Coastal Commission. Their status is part-time. Esperanza earned $8,332 in 2024. They are represented by R01.

Greg Benoit

Special Consultant/CA Coastal Commission

2025 total comp

$8,144

Base pay: $1,007
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,138
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,144
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Santa Cruz
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $58
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3481044660901
Salary Total: $58
Total Pay: $8,144

Greg Benoit holds the role of Special Consultant at CA Coastal Commission. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $8,144. Their bargaining unit is E.