California / Department of Public Health / Student Assistant

Job-title file

Student Assistant

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

63 employees hold this title in Department of Public Health. Median total compensation for the role is $11,203, below the department median of $92,430.

Employees: 63
Total payroll: $856.9K
Role median: $11,203
Agency median: $92,430
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$71$33,100+

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How total compensation varies among the 63 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across California

Student Assistant is held in 61 California departments. In Department of Public Health, the median of $11,203 ranks #29 of 61.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Alcoholic Beverage Center Ap Bd

$37,781 · 1

State Public Defender

$34,263 · 3

CA Department of Human Resources

$30,126 · 3

CA. Debt Advisory Commission

$26,250 · 1

Pesticide Regulation

$19,609 · 6

California Department of Aging

$19,093 · 9

Community on Teacher Credentialing

$19,053 · 5

Franchise Tax Board

$18,969 · 163

CA High Speed Rail Authority

$18,920 · 11

State Teachers Retirement Systems

$18,391 · 2

Office of Systems Integration

$18,269 · 12

Consumer Affairs

$17,591 · 18

Median total compensation for the Student Assistant role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Student Assistant beyond California

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $11,993 ranks #3 of 4. See Student Assistant across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Tennessee

$41,600 · 10

Georgia

$12,228 · 27

New York Public Authorities

$4,676 · 15

Median total compensation for comparable Student Assistantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Kenneth Widjaja

Student Assistant/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$35,180

Base pay: $34,580
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,180
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,994
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5801104870901
Salary Total: $23
Total Pay: $35,180

At Department of Public Health, Kenneth Widjaja serves as a Student Assistant. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $35,180. Their bargaining unit is E.

Ricardo Meza

Student Assistant/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$34,091

Base pay: $32,758
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,333
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,091
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,878
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5801104870901
Salary Total: $22
Total Pay: $34,091

Ricardo Meza holds the role of Student Assistant at Department of Public Health. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $34,091. Union affiliation: E.