California / CA High Speed Rail Authority

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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

Jamey Matalka

Director of Risk Management and Project Controls/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2023 total comp

$204,874

Base pay: $195,310
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,564
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $204,874
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,557
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3111106128001
Salary Total: $16,557
Total Pay: $204,874

Jamey Matalka holds the role of Director of Risk Management and Project Controls at CA High Speed Rail Authority. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $204,874. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Mahsa Mcmanus

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

2025 total comp

$203,437

Base pay: $196,182
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,255
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $203,437
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,025
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3112007500017
Salary Total: $17,484
Total Pay: $203,437

Mahsa Mcmanus holds the role of C.E.A. at CA High Speed Rail Authority. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $203,437. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Kuldeep Charan

Principal Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$201,810

Base pay: $201,460
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $201,810
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M09
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,336
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3116463152001
Salary Total: $16,816
Total Pay: $201,810

At CA High Speed Rail Authority, Kuldeep Charan serves as a Principal Transportation Engineer, Caltrans. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $201,810. Their bargaining unit is M09.

Kendall Lynn Dar Bonebrake

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2024 total comp

$197,882

Base pay: $197,582
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $197,882
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,483
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3111605871001
Salary Total: $16,483
Total Pay: $197,882

Kendall Lynn Dar Bonebrake holds the role of Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel at CA High Speed Rail Authority. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $197,882. Their bargaining unit is M02.

Hussein Senan

Principal Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$196,756

Base pay: $196,756
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $196,756
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M09
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,571
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3116703152001
Salary Total: $16,985
Total Pay: $196,756

At CA High Speed Rail Authority, Hussein Senan serves as a Principal Transportation Engineer, Caltrans. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $196,756. Their bargaining unit is M09.

Rachael Wong

Principal Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$196,127

Base pay: $195,727
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $196,127
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,571
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3116153152002
Salary Total: $16,985
Total Pay: $196,127

At CA High Speed Rail Authority, Rachael Wong serves as a Principal Transportation Engineer, Caltrans. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $196,127. They are represented by M09.