Special Assistant

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

1 employees hold this title in Education. Median total compensation for the role is $81,605, below the department median of $82,233.

Employees: 1
Total payroll: $81.6K
Role median: $81,605
Agency median: $82,233
Comparison: Below

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This role across California

Special Assistant is held in 5 California departments. In Education, the median of $81,605 ranks #3 of 5.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Government Operations Agency

$104,464 · 1

California State Library

$100,552 · 1

Envirnmtl Health Hazrd Assess

$48,945 · 1

State Controller's Office

$8,966 · 1

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

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Special Assistant beyond California

This role is reported in 12 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $100,552 ranks #3 of 12. See Special Assistant across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$154,244 · 15

$117,045 · 133

$97,386 · 177

$94,216 · 43

$54,132 · 88

New York Public Authorities

$52,115 · 35

Louisville Metro, Kentucky

$38,060 · 21

Rhode Island

$23,042 · 6

Median total compensation for comparable Special Assistant 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.

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Employees with this title

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Rachel Walters

Special Assistant/Education

2025 total comp

$81,605

Base pay: $77,935
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,670
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,605
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,692
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1740119821001
Salary Total: $6,491
Total Pay: $81,605

Rachel Walters works as a Special Assistant for Education. Their status is full-time. Rachel earned $81,605 in 2025. They are represented by E97.