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

Bente Camille Jansen

Coastal Program Analyst II/CA Coastal Commission

2025 total comp

$94,106

Base pay: $93,556
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,106
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Humboldt

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,694
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3481024735066
Salary Total: $8,253
Total Pay: $94,106

Bente Camille Jansen works as a Coastal Program Analyst II for CA Coastal Commission. Their status is full-time. Bente earned $94,106 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Melba Policicchio

Coastal Program Analyst III/CA Coastal Commission

2025 total comp

$93,090

Base pay: $91,190
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,090
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,222
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3481014762002
Salary Total: $7,975
Total Pay: $93,090

Melba Policicchio works as a Coastal Program Analyst III for CA Coastal Commission. Their status is full-time. Melba earned $93,090 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Cade Mcnamara

Coastal Program Analyst II/CA Coastal Commission

2025 total comp

$92,833

Base pay: $92,433
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,833
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Humboldt
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,694
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3481024735052
Salary Total: $8,253
Total Pay: $92,833

Cade Mcnamara works as a Coastal Program Analyst II for CA Coastal Commission. Their status is full-time. Cade earned $92,833 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

Spenser Sayre

Coastal Program Analyst II/CA Coastal Commission

2025 total comp

$90,224

Base pay: $89,624
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $90,224
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,328
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3481064735007
Salary Total: $7,860
Total Pay: $90,224

Spenser Sayre holds the role of Coastal Program Analyst II at CA Coastal Commission. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $90,224. They are represented by R01.

Stephanie Cook

Attorney/CA Coastal Commission

2025 total comp

$89,851

Base pay: $80,834
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,017
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,851
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,680
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3481055778032
Salary Total: $10,187
Total Pay: $89,851

Stephanie Cook holds the role of Attorney at CA Coastal Commission. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $89,851. Union affiliation: R02.

Christopher Ladan

Research Data Specialist I/CA Coastal Commission

2025 total comp

$89,584

Base pay: $89,234
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,584
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,079
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3481015742012
Salary Total: $7,837
Total Pay: $89,584

Christopher Ladan works as a Research Data Specialist I for CA Coastal Commission. Their status is full-time. Christopher earned $89,584 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Nolan Clark

Coastal Program Analyst II/CA Coastal Commission

2025 total comp

$88,519

Base pay: $84,969
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,519
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Santa Cruz
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,328
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3481044735046
Salary Total: $7,860
Total Pay: $88,519

Nolan Clark is a Coastal Program Analyst II at CA Coastal Commission. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $88,519. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Julian Honey

Coastal Program Analyst II/CA Coastal Commission

2025 total comp

$88,294

Base pay: $86,101
Overtime: $1,593
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,294
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,328
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3481014735003
Salary Total: $7,860
Total Pay: $88,294

Julian Honey works as a Coastal Program Analyst II for CA Coastal Commission. Their status is full-time. Julian earned $88,294 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

Mark Danielson

Environmental Scientist/CA Coastal Commission

2025 total comp

$87,913

Base pay: $84,613
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,913
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,331
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3481010762904
Salary Total: $8,039
Total Pay: $87,913

At CA Coastal Commission, Mark Danielson serves as a Environmental Scientist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,913. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Rebecca Jacobson

Coastal Program Analyst II/CA Coastal Commission

2025 total comp

$87,605

Base pay: $86,955
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,605
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Humboldt
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,694
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3481024735004
Salary Total: $7,543
Total Pay: $87,605

Rebecca Jacobson works as a Coastal Program Analyst II for CA Coastal Commission. Their status is full-time. Rebecca earned $87,605 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Camila Pauda

Coastal Program Analyst II/CA Coastal Commission

2025 total comp

$86,861

Base pay: $86,029
Overtime: $282
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,861
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,328
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3481074735060
Salary Total: $7,860
Total Pay: $86,861

At CA Coastal Commission, Camila Pauda serves as a Coastal Program Analyst II. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $86,861. Union affiliation: R01.

Dulce Cortez

Coastal Program Analyst II/CA Coastal Commission

2025 total comp

$86,564

Base pay: $86,014
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,564
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,694
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3481064735057
Salary Total: $8,253
Total Pay: $86,564

Dulce Cortez holds the role of Coastal Program Analyst II at CA Coastal Commission. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $86,564. Union affiliation: R01.