California / Education / Student Assistant

Job-title file

Student Assistant

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

32 employees hold this title in Education. Median total compensation for the role is $10,348, below the department median of $82,233.

Employees: 32
Total payroll: $416.9K
Role median: $10,348
Agency median: $82,233
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$50$29,188+

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

How total compensation varies among the 32 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 Education, the median of $10,348 ranks #33 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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Ethan Nakahara

Student Assistant/Education

2025 total comp

$19,227

Base pay: $17,147
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,080
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,227
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: 1742914870901
Salary Total: $22
Total Pay: $19,227

Ethan Nakahara holds the role of Student Assistant at Education. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $19,227. Their bargaining unit is E.

Melody Phillips

Student Assistant/Education

2025 total comp

$19,015

Base pay: $18,465
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,015
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,623
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1746604870901
Salary Total: $21
Total Pay: $19,015

Melody Phillips works as a Student Assistant for Education. Their status is intermittent. Melody earned $19,015 in 2025. They are represented by E.