Agency file

Education

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

The Education administers public education — funding, academic standards, and the operation of schools.

In 2025, this agency had 2,832 employees with median total compensation of $82,233; the highest distinct record was $278,284.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $221.4M
Employees: 2,832
Median total: $82,233
Highest record: $278,284

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$4,544$171,551+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 2,832 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($82,233) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $74,877 (96%)
Overtime — $312 (0%)
Other — $3,002 (4%)
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

$6,896

$48,373

$82,233

$114,930

$129,921

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $129,921 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $6,896. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

294 · $82,233

Education Programs Consultant

293 · $118,198

Teacher, School for the Deaf

285 · $85,850

Youth Aid

130 · $1,265

Office Technician (Typing)

114 · $49,218

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 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2023	$204.5M —	2,787 —	$77,553 —
2024	$217.7M ▲ 6.5%	2,913 ▲ 4.5%	$77,986 ▲ 0.6%
2025	$221.4M ▲ 1.7%	2,832 ▼ 2.8%	$82,233 ▲ 5.4%

Record list

Employees

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Taj Hawk-Miller

Youth Aid/Education

2025 total comp

$3,417

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Riverside
Base pay: $3,417
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,417
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2051139991913
Salary Total: $18
Total Pay: $3,417

Taj Hawk-Miller works as a Youth Aid for Education within School for the Deaf/Riverside. Their status is intermittent. Taj earned $3,417 in 2025. They are represented by E.

Adrian Quintero

Youth Aid/Education

2024 total comp

$3,408

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Fremont
Base pay: $3,408
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,408
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2041159991951
Salary Total: $18
Total Pay: $3,408

At Education, Adrian Quintero serves as a Youth Aid within School for the Deaf/Fremont. They work intermittent. Their 2024 pay totaled $3,408. They are represented by E.

Julie CopelandMay be multiple

Occupational Therapist/Education

2024 total comp

$3,389

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Fremont
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R19
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,742
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2043018288900
Salary Total: $3,471
Total Pay: $3,389

Payroll for Julie Copeland (Occupational Therapist, Education) may cover more than one person; together they account for $3,389 in 2024.

Winifred Lam

Substitute Teacher, School for the Blind/Education

2024 total comp

$3,356

Sub-department: School for the Blind
Base pay: $3,356
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,356
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R03
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $181
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1846209149900
Salary Total: $213
Total Pay: $3,356

Winifred Lam holds the role of Substitute Teacher, School for the Blind at Education within School for the Blind. Their status is intermittent. In 2024, their total compensation was $3,356. Union affiliation: R03.

Kate McgrathMay be multiple

Teacher, School for the Blind/Education

2024 total comp

$3,352

Sub-department: School for the Blind
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R03
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $559
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1846309151926
Salary Total: $559
Total Pay: $3,352

Payroll for Kate Mcgrath (Teacher, School for the Blind, Education) may cover more than one person; together they account for $3,352 in 2024.

Josephine Fisher

Youth Aid/Education

2025 total comp

$3,351

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Fremont
Base pay: $3,351
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,351
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2041159991951
Salary Total: $18
Total Pay: $3,351

At Education, Josephine Fisher serves as a Youth Aid within School for the Deaf/Fremont. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $3,351. Their bargaining unit is E.

Michelle Ottinger

Substitute Teacher, School for the Deaf/Education

2025 total comp

$3,339

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Fremont
Base pay: $3,339
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,339
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R03
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $186
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2041009178900
Salary Total: $222
Total Pay: $3,339

Michelle Ottinger works as a Substitute Teacher, School for the Deaf for Education within School for the Deaf/Fremont. Their status is intermittent. Michelle earned $3,339 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R03.

Chloe Harmount

Youth Aid/Education

2023 total comp

$3,335

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Fremont
Base pay: $3,335
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,335
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2041159991951
Salary Total: $17
Total Pay: $3,335

Chloe Harmount works as a Youth Aid for Education within School for the Deaf/Fremont. Their status is intermittent. Chloe earned $3,335 in 2023. They are represented by E.

Tara Lanning

Substitute Teacher, School for the Deaf/Education

2025 total comp

$3,317

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Fremont
Base pay: $2,767
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,317
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R03
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $196
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2041009178900
Salary Total: $255
Total Pay: $3,317

Tara Lanning works as a Substitute Teacher, School for the Deaf for Education within School for the Deaf/Fremont. Their status is intermittent. Tara earned $3,317 in 2025. Union affiliation: R03.

Naomi Brock

Student Assistant/Education

2024 total comp

$3,302

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Fremont
Base pay: $3,302
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,302
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $2,985
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2047044870900
Salary Total: $17
Total Pay: $3,302

Naomi Brock works as a Student Assistant for Education within School for the Deaf/Fremont. Their status is intermittent. Naomi earned $3,302 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is E.

Gabriela Gonzalez

Member, State Board of Education/Education

2025 total comp

$3,300

Base pay: $3,300
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,300
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $100
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1740300228901
Salary Total: $100
Total Pay: $3,300

Gabriela Gonzalez is a Member, State Board of Education at Education. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to $3,300. They are represented by E.

Esperanza Muelas Vazquez

Youth Aid/Education

2023 total comp

$3,286

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Fremont
Base pay: $3,286
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,286
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2041159991951
Salary Total: $16
Total Pay: $3,286

Esperanza Muelas Vazquez is a Youth Aid at Education within School for the Deaf/Fremont. They work intermittent. 2023 total compensation came to $3,286. Union affiliation: E.

Annelise Orellana Abarca

Youth Aid/Education

2025 total comp

$3,281

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Fremont
Base pay: $3,281
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,281
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2041159991951
Salary Total: $18
Total Pay: $3,281

At Education, Annelise Orellana Abarca serves as a Youth Aid within School for the Deaf/Fremont. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $3,281. They are represented by E.

Angela Perez-Moreno

Youth Aid/Education

2024 total comp

$3,201

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Fremont
Base pay: $3,201
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,201
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2041159991951
Salary Total: $17
Total Pay: $3,201

Angela Perez-Moreno is a Youth Aid at Education within School for the Deaf/Fremont. They work intermittent. 2024 total compensation came to $3,201. They are represented by E.

Max Perez

Youth Aid/Education

2025 total comp

$3,192

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Fremont
Base pay: $3,192
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,192
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2041159991953
Salary Total: $18
Total Pay: $3,192

At Education, Max Perez serves as a Youth Aid within School for the Deaf/Fremont. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $3,192. Their bargaining unit is E.

Christopher Fendrick

Supervising Teacher II, School for the Blind, Fiscal Year/Education

2025 total comp

$3,186

Sub-department: School for the Blind
Base pay: $3,186
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,186
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S03
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,061
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1846209732900
Salary Total: $12,761
Total Pay: $3,186

Christopher Fendrick holds the role of Supervising Teacher II, School for the Blind, Fiscal Year at Education within School for the Blind. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $3,186. Union affiliation: S03.

Marybeth Kropp

Education Programs Consultant/Education

2024 total comp

$3,176

Base pay: $3,176
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,176
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R21
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,764
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1745102656109
Salary Total: $7,764
Total Pay: $3,176

Marybeth Kropp is a Education Programs Consultant at Education. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $3,176. Their bargaining unit is R21.

Jackeline Arroyo Vasquez

Youth Aid/Education

2025 total comp

$3,160

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Riverside
Base pay: $3,160
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,160
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Riverside

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2051139991913
Salary Total: $18
Total Pay: $3,160

Jackeline Arroyo Vasquez holds the role of Youth Aid at Education within School for the Deaf/Riverside. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $3,160. Union affiliation: E.

Noe Briseno

Youth Aid/Education

2024 total comp

$3,149

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Fremont
Base pay: $3,149
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,149
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2041159991951
Salary Total: $17
Total Pay: $3,149

Noe Briseno is a Youth Aid at Education within School for the Deaf/Fremont. They work intermittent. 2024 total compensation came to $3,149. Union affiliation: E.

Adin Blevins

Youth Aid/Education

2023 total comp

$3,122

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Fremont
Base pay: $3,122
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,122
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2041159991951
Salary Total: $16
Total Pay: $3,122

Adin Blevins works as a Youth Aid for Education within School for the Deaf/Fremont. Their status is intermittent. Adin earned $3,122 in 2023. They are represented by E.

Michael O'Neill

Field Representative, School Administration (Specialist)/Education

2025 total comp

$3,101

Base pay: $3,101
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,101
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R21
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,310
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1741402573901
Salary Total: $59
Total Pay: $3,101

Michael O'Neill holds the role of Field Representative, School Administration (Specialist) at Education. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $3,101. Their bargaining unit is R21.

Anya Ayyappan

Member, State Board of Education/Education

2024 total comp

$3,100

Base pay: $3,100
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,100
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $100
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1740300228901
Salary Total: $100
Total Pay: $3,100

At Education, Anya Ayyappan serves as a Member, State Board of Education. They work intermittent. Their 2024 pay totaled $3,100. They are represented by E.

Gwendolyn Tsujimoto

Counselor, School for the Deaf/Education

2025 total comp

$3,090

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Fremont
Base pay: $3,090
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,090
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,123
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2047019664900
Salary Total: $30
Total Pay: $3,090

Gwendolyn Tsujimoto holds the role of Counselor, School for the Deaf at Education within School for the Deaf/Fremont. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $3,090. They are represented by R20.

Vanessa Ejike

Member, State Board of Education/Education

2025 total comp

$3,000

Base pay: $2,900
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,000
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $100
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1740300228901
Salary Total: $100
Total Pay: $3,000

Vanessa Ejike is a Member, State Board of Education at Education. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to $3,000. Their bargaining unit is E.

Timothy Hile

Supervising Teacher I, School for the Deaf/Education

2023 total comp

$2,972

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Riverside
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,972
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,972
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S03
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $594
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2051029192905
Salary Total: $594
Total Pay: $2,972

At Education, Timothy Hile serves as a Supervising Teacher I, School for the Deaf within School for the Deaf/Riverside. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $2,972. Their bargaining unit is S03.

Ashley McdaidMay be multiple

Teacher Specialist, School for the Blind/Education

2025 total comp

$2,859

Sub-department: School for the Blind
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R03
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,898
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1846159153003
Salary Total: $6,359
Total Pay: $2,859

Ashley Mcdaid appears in Education payroll as a Teacher Specialist, School for the Blind, with $2,859 reported in 2025 — this entry may combine more than one individual of the same name.