California / Education / Personnel Specialist

Job-title file

Personnel Specialist

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

26 employees hold this title in Education. Median total compensation for the role is $55,258, below the department median of $82,233.

Employees: 26
Total payroll: $1.2M
Role median: $55,258
Agency median: $82,233
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$673$85,906+

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

How total compensation varies among the 26 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.

Compared with the local labor market

Personnel Specialist pay vs. California

Across all employers in California, the median wage for Human Resources Specialists — about 104,000 people — is $83,500. Education pays a median base salary of $58,453 for this role, 30% below that figure — about the 16th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Education sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$52,770

$66,060

$83,500

$117,430

$151,410

Education median · $58,453

The bar is the range of annual wages for Human Resources Specialists across every employer in California, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Education’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Human Resources Specialists — about 912,430 people — is $75,940. Education’s median base salary is 23% below that national figure, about the 25th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$47,180

$58,610

$75,940

$99,380

$128,720

Education median · $58,453

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the California range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 19 of 26 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Education is $55,258, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across California

Personnel Specialist is held in 76 California departments. In Education, the median of $55,258 ranks #49 of 76.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Legislative Counsel Bureau

$87,289 · 4

CA Victim Compensation Brd

$80,960 · 1

California State Library

$80,960 · 1

Fair Political Practices Community

$80,699 · 1

Department of Technology

$80,308 · 4

State Comp Insurance Fund

$80,161 · 17

Gov Off Bus & Economic Devl

$79,160 · 1

Student Aid Commission

$77,316 · 1

Toxic Substances Control

$77,059 · 4

CA Department of Human Resources

$76,266 · 5

Department of Managed Care

$75,497 · 2

Department of Cannabis Control

$73,617 · 2

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

Compare jurisdictions

Personnel Specialist beyond California

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $59,137 ranks #3 of 4. See Personnel Specialist across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Seattle

$106,579 · 16

Miami-Dade County

$60,625 · 33

Louisville Metro, Kentucky

$36,733 · 29

Median total compensation for comparable Personnel Specialist roles 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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Nataliya Chirkin

Personnel Specialist/Education

2025 total comp

$86,589

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Fremont
Base pay: $82,684
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,905
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,589
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,488
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2040011303003
Salary Total: $7,267
Total Pay: $86,589

Nataliya Chirkin holds the role of Personnel Specialist at Education within School for the Deaf/Fremont. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $86,589. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Haruna Matsumoto

Personnel Specialist/Education

2024 total comp

$85,222

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Fremont
Base pay: $80,422
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,800
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,222
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,299
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2040011303004
Salary Total: $6,814
Total Pay: $85,222

At Education, Haruna Matsumoto serves as a Personnel Specialist within School for the Deaf/Fremont. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $85,222. Union affiliation: R01.

Kristi Catt

Personnel Specialist/Education

2025 total comp

$79,903

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Riverside
Base pay: $74,803
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,903
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Riverside

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,488
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2050101303003
Salary Total: $6,642
Total Pay: $79,903

At Education, Kristi Catt serves as a Personnel Specialist within School for the Deaf/Riverside. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,903. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Karen Kazerounian

Personnel Specialist/Education

2025 total comp

$78,117

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Fremont
Base pay: $76,917
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,117
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,488
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2040011303002
Salary Total: $7,267
Total Pay: $78,117

At Education, Karen Kazerounian serves as a Personnel Specialist within School for the Deaf/Fremont. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $78,117. Union affiliation: R01.

Michelle Hudson

Personnel Specialist/Education

2025 total comp

$77,367

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Riverside
Base pay: $74,667
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,367
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,454
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2050101303002
Salary Total: $6,906
Total Pay: $77,367

Michelle Hudson works as a Personnel Specialist for Education within School for the Deaf/Riverside. Their status is full-time. Michelle earned $77,367 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Ana Solis

Personnel Specialist/Education

2023 total comp

$70,059

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Riverside
Base pay: $63,122
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,937
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,059
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,663
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2050101303002
Salary Total: $5,663
Total Pay: $70,059

Ana Solis holds the role of Personnel Specialist at Education within School for the Deaf/Riverside. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $70,059. They are represented by R01.

Casey Valdez

Personnel Specialist/Education

2025 total comp

$67,987

Sub-department: School for the Blind
Base pay: $64,787
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,987
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,296
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1848101303001
Salary Total: $5,932
Total Pay: $67,987

Casey Valdez works as a Personnel Specialist for Education within School for the Blind. Their status is full-time. Casey earned $67,987 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Seshadri Sastry Nemani

Personnel Specialist/Education

2025 total comp

$63,686

Sub-department: Diagnostic Center/North CA
Base pay: $60,486
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,686
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,107
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1990201303001
Salary Total: $5,720
Total Pay: $63,686

Seshadri Sastry Nemani works as a Personnel Specialist for Education within Diagnostic Center/North CA. Their status is full-time. Seshadri earned $63,686 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Jennifer Lackey

Personnel Specialist/Education

2025 total comp

$61,824

Base pay: $58,574
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $61,824
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,362
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1742061303120
Salary Total: $5,201
Total Pay: $61,824

Jennifer Lackey works as a Personnel Specialist for Education. Their status is full-time. Jennifer earned $61,824 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Alejandro Crane-Hernandez

Personnel Specialist/Education

2023 total comp

$59,570

Base pay: $55,050
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,520
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,570
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,985
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1742061303002
Salary Total: $4,985
Total Pay: $59,570

Alejandro Crane-Hernandez is a Personnel Specialist at Education. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $59,570. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Philip Wade

Personnel Specialist/Education

2025 total comp

$58,703

Base pay: $58,453
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,703
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,296
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1742061303110
Salary Total: $5,137
Total Pay: $58,703

Philip Wade works as a Personnel Specialist for Education. Their status is full-time. Philip earned $58,703 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Cherise Griffin

Personnel Specialist/Education

2023 total comp

$57,710

Base pay: $52,806
Overtime: $1,557
Other pay: $3,348
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,710
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,789
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1742061303115
Salary Total: $4,789
Total Pay: $57,710

Cherise Griffin is a Personnel Specialist at Education. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $57,710. Union affiliation: R01.

Munita Prasad

Personnel Specialist/Education

2023 total comp

$56,321

Base pay: $54,203
Overtime: $298
Other pay: $1,820
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,321
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,780
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1742061303012
Salary Total: $4,780
Total Pay: $56,321

Munita Prasad works as a Personnel Specialist for Education. Their status is full-time. Munita earned $56,321 in 2023. They are represented by R01.

Julia Rohlfs

Personnel Specialist/Education

2025 total comp

$54,194

Base pay: $53,944
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,194
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,107
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1742061303115
Salary Total: $4,954
Total Pay: $54,194

Julia Rohlfs holds the role of Personnel Specialist at Education. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $54,194. Union affiliation: R01.

Barbara Hyde

Personnel Specialist/Education

2025 total comp

$46,025

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Fremont
Base pay: $26,931
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $19,094
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,025
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,299
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2040011303002
Salary Total: $6,814
Total Pay: $46,025

Barbara Hyde works as a Personnel Specialist for Education within School for the Deaf/Fremont. Their status is full-time. Barbara earned $46,025 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Lynne Wanner

Personnel Specialist/Education

2025 total comp

$38,965

Base pay: $28,340
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,625
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,965
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,488
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1742061303901
Salary Total: $3,147
Total Pay: $38,965

Lynne Wanner holds the role of Personnel Specialist at Education. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $38,965. They are represented by R01.

Kateva Km Brown

Personnel Specialist/Education

2024 total comp

$37,722

Base pay: $34,515
Overtime: $57
Other pay: $3,150
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,722
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,916
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1742061303115
Salary Total: $4,916
Total Pay: $37,722

Kateva Km Brown works as a Personnel Specialist for Education. Their status is full-time. Kateva earned $37,722 in 2024. They are represented by R01.

Sara Guter

Personnel Specialist/Education

2025 total comp

$33,833

Base pay: $33,708
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $125
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,833
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,632
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1742061303001
Salary Total: $4,493
Total Pay: $33,833

Sara Guter works as a Personnel Specialist for Education. Their status is full-time. Sara earned $33,833 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Paulisha Wells

Personnel Specialist/Education

2024 total comp

$33,150

Base pay: $32,994
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $156
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,150
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,913
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1742061303110
Salary Total: $3,913
Total Pay: $33,150

At Education, Paulisha Wells serves as a Personnel Specialist. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $33,150. They are represented by R01.

Jessica Leslie

Personnel Specialist/Education

2023 total comp

$26,855

Sub-department: School for the Blind
Base pay: $23,349
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,507
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,855
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,037
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1848101303001
Salary Total: $4,239
Total Pay: $26,855

Jessica Leslie is a Personnel Specialist at Education within School for the Blind. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $26,855. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Madison Dinh

Personnel Specialist/Education

2025 total comp

$22,565

Base pay: $22,465
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22,565
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,632
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1742061303112
Salary Total: $4,493
Total Pay: $22,565

At Education, Madison Dinh serves as a Personnel Specialist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $22,565. They are represented by R01.

Chastity Loza

Personnel Specialist/Education

2023 total comp

$9,033

Sub-department: School for the Blind
Base pay: $8,461
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $572
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,033
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,618
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1848101303001
Salary Total: $3,799
Total Pay: $9,033

Chastity Loza is a Personnel Specialist at Education within School for the Blind. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $9,033. They are represented by R01.

Annemarie Tuttle

Personnel Specialist/Education

2023 total comp

$1,393

Base pay: $1,133
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $260
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,393
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,655
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1742061303012
Salary Total: $5,655
Total Pay: $1,393

At Education, Annemarie Tuttle serves as a Personnel Specialist. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $1,393. Union affiliation: R01.

Elvira Madril

Personnel Specialist/Education

2024 total comp

$998

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Fremont
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $998
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $998
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,116
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2040011303003
Salary Total: $6,422
Total Pay: $998

Elvira Madril holds the role of Personnel Specialist at Education within School for the Deaf/Fremont. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $998. They are represented by R01.

Stephani Jacob

Personnel Specialist/Education

2023 total comp

$771

Sub-department: School for the Blind
Base pay: $771
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $771
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,037
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1848101303001
Salary Total: $4,239
Total Pay: $771

At Education, Stephani Jacob serves as a Personnel Specialist within School for the Blind. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $771. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Christopher Van Luvanee

Personnel Specialist/Education

2024 total comp

$673

Sub-department: Diagnostic Center/North CA
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $673
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $673
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,116
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1990201303001
Salary Total: $6,422
Total Pay: $673

Christopher Van Luvanee holds the role of Personnel Specialist at Education within Diagnostic Center/North CA. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $673. Union affiliation: R01.