California / CA Inst for Regenerative Medical

Agency file

CA Inst for Regenerative Medical

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

The CA Inst for Regenerative Medical is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 101 employees with median total compensation of $135,794; the highest distinct record was $594,010.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $15M
Employees: 101
Median total: $135,794
Highest record: $594,010

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$516$451,774+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 101 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($135,794) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $143,397 (97%)
Overtime — $19 (0%)
Other — $4,795 (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

$4,573

$52,927

$135,794

$214,109

$290,644

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $290,644 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $4,573. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Member, Independent Citizens Oversight Committee

17 · $3,375

11 · $135,645

5 · $239,913

4 · $286,096

4 · $236,143

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	$13.6M —	95 —	$135,649 —
2025	$15M ▲ 9.8%	101 ▲ 6.3%	$135,794 ▲ 0.1%

Record list

Employees

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Esteban Cortez

Director, Communications/CA Inst for Regenerative Medical

2025 total comp

$292,510

Base pay: $219,423
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $73,086
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $292,510
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,935
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1627528062001
Salary Total: $17,935
Total Pay: $292,510

Esteban Cortez holds the role of Director, Communications at CA Inst for Regenerative Medical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $292,510. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Sohel Talib

Senior Research Fellow/CA Inst for Regenerative Medical

2025 total comp

$290,644

Base pay: $290,044
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $290,644
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $25,008
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1623668009001
Salary Total: $25,008
Total Pay: $290,644

At CA Inst for Regenerative Medical, Sohel Talib serves as a Senior Research Fellow. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $290,644. Their bargaining unit is E99.