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

Dennis Kim

Statewide Regional Director/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$34,201

Base pay: $25,102
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,099
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,201
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,408
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3116706608001
Salary Total: $18,408
Total Pay: $34,201

Dennis Kim is a Statewide Regional Director at CA High Speed Rail Authority. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $34,201. Their bargaining unit is E99.

David Keenan

Staff Services Manager I/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$33,838

Base pay: $33,838
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,838
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,910
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3112004800901
Salary Total: $51
Total Pay: $33,838

David Keenan works as a Staff Services Manager I for CA High Speed Rail Authority. Their status is intermittent. David earned $33,838 in 2025. They are represented by E48.

Omair Qazi

Student Assistant/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2024 total comp

$33,711

Base pay: $31,304
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,407
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,711
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,953
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3114604870901
Salary Total: $23
Total Pay: $33,711

Omair Qazi is a Student Assistant at CA High Speed Rail Authority. They work intermittent. 2024 total compensation came to $33,711. Their bargaining unit is E.

Luke Flaig-Brummett

Staff Services Analyst/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$33,539

Base pay: $33,489
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,539
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,014
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3112005157901
Salary Total: $4,864
Total Pay: $33,539

Luke Flaig-Brummett works as a Staff Services Analyst for CA High Speed Rail Authority. Their status is full-time. Luke earned $33,539 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

Erin Dubois Lacy

Staff Services Manager I/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$33,236

Base pay: $33,111
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $125
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,236
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,905
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3111424800004
Salary Total: $7,668
Total Pay: $33,236

Erin Dubois Lacy works as a Staff Services Manager I for CA High Speed Rail Authority. Their status is full-time. Erin earned $33,236 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is E48.

Diana Bambao

Staff Services Analyst/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2024 total comp

$31,434

Base pay: $31,134
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,434
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,868
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3111605157017
Salary Total: $4,868
Total Pay: $31,434

Diana Bambao works as a Staff Services Analyst for CA High Speed Rail Authority. Their status is full-time. Diana earned $31,434 in 2024. Union affiliation: R01.

Jose Salazar

Supervising Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2023 total comp

$31,035

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $31,035
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,035
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E59
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,584
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3112003155901
Salary Total: $15,386
Total Pay: $31,035

Jose Salazar is a Supervising Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at CA High Speed Rail Authority. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $31,035. Union affiliation: E59.

Von Chandler Thompson

Staff Services Manager I/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$29,916

Base pay: $28,776
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,140
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,916
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,172
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3112004800005
Salary Total: $6,957
Total Pay: $29,916

Von Chandler Thompson works as a Staff Services Manager I for CA High Speed Rail Authority. Their status is full-time. Von earned $29,916 in 2025. They are represented by E48.

Phi Vu Nguyen

Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist)/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2024 total comp

$26,807

Base pay: $6,436
Overtime: $5
Other pay: $20,365
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,807
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,114
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3113804567002
Salary Total: $7,114
Total Pay: $26,807

Phi Vu Nguyen works as a Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist) for CA High Speed Rail Authority. Their status is full-time. Phi earned $26,807 in 2024. They are represented by R01.