California / CA School Finance Authority

Agency file

CA School Finance Authority

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

The CA School Finance Authority administers public education — funding, academic standards, and the operation of schools.

In 2025, this agency had 18 employees with median total compensation of $76,037; the highest distinct record was $181,429.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $1.3M
Employees: 18
Median total: $76,037
Highest record: $181,429

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$8,582$181,429+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 18 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($76,037) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $71,963 (98%)
Overtime — $21 (0%)
Other — $1,570 (2%)
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

$27,057

$56,429

$76,037

$88,872

$97,066

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $97,066 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $27,057. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

11 · $74,053

Staff Services Manager I

2 · $100,867

Office Technician (Typing)

2 · $34,933

Executive Director, California School Finance Authority

1 · $181,429

Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory)

1 · $94,573

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	$1.1M —	14 —	$75,285 —
2025	$1.3M ▲ 19.2%	18 ▲ 28.6%	$76,037 ▲ 1.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Elliot Choi

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/CA School Finance Authority

2025 total comp

$28,437

Sub-department: Treasurer
Base pay: $28,187
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,437
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,031
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2980035393004
Salary Total: $5,850
Total Pay: $28,437

Elliot Choi is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at CA School Finance Authority within Treasurer. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $28,437. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Brandy Mears

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/CA School Finance Authority

2025 total comp

$27,057

Sub-department: Treasurer
Base pay: $26,857
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,057
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,031
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2980025393006
Salary Total: $5,850
Total Pay: $27,057

Brandy Mears works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for CA School Finance Authority within Treasurer. Their status is full-time. Brandy earned $27,057 in 2025. They are represented by R01.