California / CA Privacy Protection Agy

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CA Privacy Protection Agy

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

The CA Privacy Protection Agy is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 57 employees with median total compensation of $89,082; the highest distinct record was $218,470.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $5.6M
Employees: 57
Median total: $89,082
Highest record: $218,470

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$428$207,480+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 57 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($89,082) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $95,450 (97%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $2,786 (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

$16,956

$57,352

$89,082

$145,496

$175,772

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $175,772 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $16,956. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

9 · $71,814

C.E.A.

7 · $175,772

Attorney IV

6 · $155,996

Staff Services Manager I

4 · $93,592

Attorney

4 · $88,822

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	$3.1M —	35 —	$86,771 —
2024	$4.7M ▲ 50.0%	48 ▲ 37.1%	$89,946 ▲ 3.7%
2025	$5.6M ▲ 19.3%	57 ▲ 18.8%	$89,082 ▼ 1.0%

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Record list

Employees

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Philip Laird

C.E.A./CA Privacy Protection Agy

2025 total comp

$218,470

Base pay: $217,920
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $218,470
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,793
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4111607500001
Salary Total: $18,229
Total Pay: $218,470

Philip Laird works as a C.E.A. for CA Privacy Protection Agy. Their status is full-time. Philip earned $218,470 in 2025. Union affiliation: M01.

Ashkan Soltani

Executive Director California Privacy Protection Agency/CA Privacy Protection Agy

2024 total comp

$213,532

Base pay: $212,906
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $626
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $213,532
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: San Francisco

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,049
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4111008108001
Salary Total: $18,049
Total Pay: $213,532

Ashkan Soltani holds the role of Executive Director California Privacy Protection Agency at CA Privacy Protection Agy. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $213,532. Union affiliation: E99.

Tiffany Garcia

C.E.A./CA Privacy Protection Agy

2025 total comp

$207,480

Base pay: $206,829
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $651
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $207,480
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,232
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4111007500001
Salary Total: $17,685
Total Pay: $207,480

At CA Privacy Protection Agy, Tiffany Garcia serves as a C.E.A.. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $207,480. Union affiliation: M01.

Michael Macko

C.E.A./CA Privacy Protection Agy

2025 total comp

$204,260

Base pay: $200,507
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,753
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $204,260
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,709
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4111707500001
Salary Total: $17,178
Total Pay: $204,260

Michael Macko works as a C.E.A. for CA Privacy Protection Agy. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $204,260 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Tamara Colson

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/CA Privacy Protection Agy

2025 total comp

$201,085

Base pay: $200,735
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $201,085
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,742
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4111605871001
Salary Total: $16,922
Total Pay: $201,085

At CA Privacy Protection Agy, Tamara Colson serves as a Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $201,085. Their bargaining unit is M02.