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

Brian Kelly

Executive Director, High Speed Rail Authority/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2024 total comp

$664,016

Base pay: $347,126
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $316,890
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $664,016
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $39,261
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3111009568001
Salary Total: $39,261
Total Pay: $664,016

Brian Kelly is a Executive Director, High Speed Rail Authority at CA High Speed Rail Authority. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $664,016. Union affiliation: E99.

Ian Choudri

Executive Director, High Speed Rail Authority/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$563,015

Base pay: $534,793
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $28,222
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $563,015
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $45,920
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3111009568001
Salary Total: $44,542
Total Pay: $563,015

Ian Choudri holds the role of Executive Director, High Speed Rail Authority at CA High Speed Rail Authority. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $563,015. They are represented by E99.

William Casey

Chief Operating Officer/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2024 total comp

$394,559

Base pay: $314,435
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $80,125
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $394,559
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $28,291
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3116006029001
Salary Total: $28,291
Total Pay: $394,559

At CA High Speed Rail Authority, William Casey serves as a Chief Operating Officer. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $394,559. They are represented by E99.

Brian Annis

Chief Financial Officer/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2024 total comp

$330,089

Base pay: $145,495
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $184,594
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $330,089
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $20,785
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3113006165001
Salary Total: $20,785
Total Pay: $330,089

Brian Annis works as a Chief Financial Officer for CA High Speed Rail Authority. Their status is full-time. Brian earned $330,089 in 2024. They are represented by E99.

Basem Muallem

Statewide Regional Director/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$300,729

Base pay: $298,399
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,330
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $300,729
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $30,472
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3116706608001
Salary Total: $29,558
Total Pay: $300,729

At CA High Speed Rail Authority, Basem Muallem serves as a Statewide Regional Director. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $300,729. Union affiliation: E99.

Garth Fernandez

Central Valley Regional Director/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$268,505

Base pay: $238,651
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $29,854
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $268,505
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $20,492
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3117206114001
Salary Total: $19,877
Total Pay: $268,505

Garth Fernandez works as a Central Valley Regional Director for CA High Speed Rail Authority. Their status is full-time. Garth earned $268,505 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Jamey Matalka

Chief Financial Officer/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$266,304

Base pay: $262,758
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,546
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $266,304
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $22,489
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3113006165001
Salary Total: $21,814
Total Pay: $266,304

Jamey Matalka works as a Chief Financial Officer for CA High Speed Rail Authority. Their status is full-time. Jamey earned $266,304 in 2025. They are represented by E99.

Mark Tollefson

Chief Deputy Director/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$263,560

Base pay: $259,893
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,667
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $263,560
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $23,605
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3111009736001
Salary Total: $22,897
Total Pay: $263,560

At CA High Speed Rail Authority, Mark Tollefson serves as a Chief Deputy Director. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $263,560. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Ladonna Dicamillo

Southern California Regional Director/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$242,371

Base pay: $238,651
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $242,371
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $20,492
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3116229689001
Salary Total: $19,877
Total Pay: $242,371

Ladonna Dicamillo holds the role of Southern California Regional Director at CA High Speed Rail Authority. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $242,371. They are represented by E99.

Melissa Chechourka

Chief of Strategic Communications/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2024 total comp

$236,400

Base pay: $129,423
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $106,977
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $236,400
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,563
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3111406058001
Salary Total: $14,563
Total Pay: $236,400

Melissa Chechourka works as a Chief of Strategic Communications for CA High Speed Rail Authority. Their status is full-time. Melissa earned $236,400 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Joy Pinne

Principal Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$224,355

Base pay: $134,797
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $89,558
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $224,355
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,336
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3116223152001
Salary Total: $17,769
Total Pay: $224,355

Joy Pinne works as a Principal Transportation Engineer, Caltrans for CA High Speed Rail Authority. Their status is full-time. Joy earned $224,355 in 2025. They are represented by M09.

Alicia M Fowler

Chief Counsel/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2024 total comp

$220,888

Base pay: $220,549
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $339
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $220,888
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,697
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3111609857001
Salary Total: $18,697
Total Pay: $220,888

Alicia M Fowler works as a Chief Counsel for CA High Speed Rail Authority. Their status is full-time. Alicia earned $220,888 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Christine Inouye

Chief Engineer of Strategic Delivery/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2024 total comp

$220,728

Base pay: $217,264
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,464
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $220,728
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,418
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3116226194001
Salary Total: $18,418
Total Pay: $220,728

Christine Inouye is a Chief Engineer of Strategic Delivery at CA High Speed Rail Authority. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $220,728. Union affiliation: E99.

Daniel Teran

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

2025 total comp

$216,669

Base pay: $214,279
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,390
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $216,669
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $19,204
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3116707500002
Salary Total: $18,628
Total Pay: $216,669

At CA High Speed Rail Authority, Daniel Teran serves as a C.E.A.. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $216,669. They are represented by M01.

Benjamin Ruiz

Principal Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$216,112

Base pay: $213,252
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,860
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $216,112
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M09
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,336
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3116353152010
Salary Total: $16,816
Total Pay: $216,112

Benjamin Ruiz is a Principal Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at CA High Speed Rail Authority. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $216,112. They are represented by M09.

Dennis Kim

Chief Advising Officer/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2024 total comp

$214,493

Base pay: $201,981
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,512
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $214,493
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: $214,493

At CA High Speed Rail Authority, Dennis Kim serves as a Chief Advising Officer. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $214,493. They are represented by E99.

Denix Anbiah

Principal Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$214,066

Base pay: $213,144
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $922
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $214,066
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,336
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3116223152003
Salary Total: $17,769
Total Pay: $214,066

Denix Anbiah is a Principal Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at CA High Speed Rail Authority. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $214,066. They are represented by M09.

Samer Shaath

Principal Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$213,144

Base pay: $213,144
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $213,144
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M09
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,336
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3116353152001
Salary Total: $17,769
Total Pay: $213,144

Samer Shaath holds the role of Principal Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at CA High Speed Rail Authority. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $213,144. Union affiliation: M09.

Della Leong

Supervising Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$212,637

Base pay: $208,742
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,896
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $212,637
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,782
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3116153155901
Salary Total: $16,177
Total Pay: $212,637

Della Leong holds the role of Supervising Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at CA High Speed Rail Authority. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $212,637. Union affiliation: M09.

Victor Diaz

Principal Transportation Engineer, Caltrans/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2025 total comp

$211,577

Base pay: $211,577
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $211,577
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M09
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,336
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3116353152009
Salary Total: $17,769
Total Pay: $211,577

Victor Diaz holds the role of Principal Transportation Engineer, Caltrans at CA High Speed Rail Authority. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $211,577. Their bargaining unit is M09.

Benjamin Ruiz

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

2024 total comp

$211,365

Base pay: $208,572
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,793
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $211,365
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,847
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3116357500001
Salary Total: $17,847
Total Pay: $211,365

Benjamin Ruiz works as a C.E.A. for CA High Speed Rail Authority. Their status is full-time. Benjamin earned $211,365 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Dennis Kim

Director of Real Property/CA High Speed Rail Authority

2023 total comp

$205,327

Base pay: $204,677
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $205,327
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,351
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3116706608001
Salary Total: $17,351
Total Pay: $205,327

Dennis Kim holds the role of Director of Real Property at CA High Speed Rail Authority. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $205,327. Union affiliation: E99.