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

Christopher Lee

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/CA Coastal Commission

2025 total comp

$60,677

Base pay: $60,077
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,677
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,031
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3481015393761
Salary Total: $5,850
Total Pay: $60,677

Christopher Lee works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for CA Coastal Commission. Their status is full-time. Christopher earned $60,677 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Isabel Castaneda

Staff Services Analyst/CA Coastal Commission

2025 total comp

$60,048

Base pay: $58,708
Overtime: $790
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,048
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,128
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3481075157761
Salary Total: $4,974
Total Pay: $60,048

Isabel Castaneda holds the role of Staff Services Analyst at CA Coastal Commission. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $60,048. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Samantha Contreras

Staff Services Analyst/CA Coastal Commission

2025 total comp

$59,231

Base pay: $58,881
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,231
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,265
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3481015157711
Salary Total: $5,107
Total Pay: $59,231

Samantha Contreras is a Staff Services Analyst at CA Coastal Commission. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $59,231. They are represented by R01.

Richard Quenzer

Staff Services Analyst/CA Coastal Commission

2025 total comp

$58,978

Base pay: $58,428
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,978
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Humboldt
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,265
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3481025157707
Salary Total: $5,107
Total Pay: $58,978

Richard Quenzer holds the role of Staff Services Analyst at CA Coastal Commission. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $58,978. Their bargaining unit is R01.