California / CA High Speed Rail Authority

Agency file

CA High Speed Rail Authority

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

The CA High Speed Rail Authority is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 448 employees with median total compensation of $100,062; the highest distinct record was $563,015.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $48.5M
Employees: 448
Median total: $100,062
Highest record: $563,015

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$1,697$214,066+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 448 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($100,062) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $104,057 (96%)
Overtime — $89 (0%)
Other — $4,015 (4%)
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

$45,398

$76,129

$100,062

$142,286

$183,243

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $183,243 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $45,398. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

73 · $74,053

Staff Services Manager I

48 · $94,025

Supervising Transportation Engineer, Caltrans

26 · $184,147

Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory)

22 · $108,398

Information Technology Specialist I

22 · $97,566

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	$44M —	430 —	$94,037 —
2024	$46.4M ▲ 5.4%	444 ▲ 3.3%	$97,791 ▲ 4.0%
2025	$48.5M ▲ 4.5%	448 ▲ 0.9%	$100,062 ▲ 2.3%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Paula Rivera

C.E.A./CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$168,921

Base pay: $168,321
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,921
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,453
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3111507500010
Salary Total: $14,019
Total Pay: $168,921

Paula Rivera is a C.E.A. at CA High Speed Rail Authority. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $168,921. They are represented by M01.

Paul Swearingen

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$167,326

Base pay: $166,976
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,326
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,068
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3116153161009
Salary Total: $14,209
Total Pay: $167,326

At CA High Speed Rail Authority, Paul Swearingen serves as a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $167,326. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Anna Chrissanthis

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$167,300

Base pay: $166,950
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,300
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,315
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3116223161002
Salary Total: $14,172
Total Pay: $167,300

At CA High Speed Rail Authority, Anna Chrissanthis serves as a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $167,300. Union affiliation: R09.

Robert Campbell

Supervising Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$167,110

Base pay: $166,935
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,110
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E59
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,031
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3116703155004
Salary Total: $14,580
Total Pay: $167,110

At CA High Speed Rail Authority, Robert Campbell serves as a Supervising Transportation Engineer, Caltrans. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $167,110. Union affiliation: E59.

Frank Lideros

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$167,064

Base pay: $166,714
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,064
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,315
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3116153161005
Salary Total: $13,886
Total Pay: $167,064

Frank Lideros is a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at CA High Speed Rail Authority. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $167,064. Union affiliation: R09.

Michael Lewis

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$166,714

Base pay: $166,714
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $166,714
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,315
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3116353161001
Salary Total: $13,886
Total Pay: $166,714

At CA High Speed Rail Authority, Michael Lewis serves as a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $166,714. They are represented by R09.

Sridhar Arjula

C.E.A./CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$166,458

Base pay: $162,788
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,670
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $166,458
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Placer
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,897
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3114007500001
Salary Total: $14,450
Total Pay: $166,458

Sridhar Arjula works as a C.E.A. for CA High Speed Rail Authority. Their status is full-time. Sridhar earned $166,458 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Katherine Cook

Attorney IV/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2023 total comp

$165,964

Base pay: $165,364
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,964
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,481
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3111605780004
Salary Total: $14,481
Total Pay: $165,964

At CA High Speed Rail Authority, Katherine Cook serves as a Attorney IV. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $165,964. Union affiliation: R02.

Manouchehr Hakhamaneshi

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$165,916

Base pay: $165,566
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,916
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,315
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3116463161003
Salary Total: $13,886
Total Pay: $165,916

At CA High Speed Rail Authority, Manouchehr Hakhamaneshi serves as a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $165,916. Union affiliation: R09.

Robert Campbell

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2024 total comp

$165,165

Base pay: $164,865
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,165
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,898
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3116353161006
Salary Total: $13,898
Total Pay: $165,165

Robert Campbell holds the role of Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at CA High Speed Rail Authority. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $165,165. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Patrick Ryan

Information Technology Manager II/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$164,877

Base pay: $161,207
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,670
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $164,877
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,842
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3114401406001
Salary Total: $13,427
Total Pay: $164,877

Patrick Ryan works as a Information Technology Manager II for CA High Speed Rail Authority. Their status is full-time. Patrick earned $164,877 in 2025. Union affiliation: M01.

Bassem Kabbara

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$164,063

Base pay: $164,063
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $164,063
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,067
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3116353161008
Salary Total: $14,419
Total Pay: $164,063

At CA High Speed Rail Authority, Bassem Kabbara serves as a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $164,063. They are represented by R09.

Sridhar Arjula

Information Technology Manager II/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2024 total comp

$162,251

Base pay: $158,531
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $162,251
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,439
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3114601406002
Salary Total: $13,439
Total Pay: $162,251

At CA High Speed Rail Authority, Sridhar Arjula serves as a Information Technology Manager II. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $162,251. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Amit Joshi

Supervising Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2023 total comp

$162,051

Base pay: $161,451
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $162,051
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,060
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3116223155005
Salary Total: $14,060
Total Pay: $162,051

Amit Joshi holds the role of Supervising Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at CA High Speed Rail Authority. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $162,051. Union affiliation: M09.

William Carter

C.E.A./CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$161,587

Base pay: $158,192
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,395
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,587
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,008
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3113107500001
Salary Total: $13,588
Total Pay: $161,587

William Carter works as a C.E.A. for CA High Speed Rail Authority. Their status is full-time. William earned $161,587 in 2025. They are represented by M01.

Calvin Liu

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$161,404

Base pay: $161,054
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,404
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,315
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3116223161006
Salary Total: $13,886
Total Pay: $161,404

At CA High Speed Rail Authority, Calvin Liu serves as a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $161,404. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Chris Rice

Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2023 total comp

$161,321

Base pay: $160,721
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,321
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,625
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3116153161002
Salary Total: $13,625
Total Pay: $161,321

Chris Rice works as a Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans for CA High Speed Rail Authority. Their status is full-time. Chris earned $161,321 in 2023. Union affiliation: R09.