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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Jessica Haney

Education Programs Consultant/Education

2025 total comp

$98,527

Base pay: $97,927
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,527
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R21
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,649
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1746632656154
Salary Total: $8,390
Total Pay: $98,527

At Education, Jessica Haney serves as a Education Programs Consultant. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $98,527. Union affiliation: R21.

Wendy Little

Education Programs Consultant/Education

2025 total comp

$98,527

Base pay: $97,927
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,527
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R21
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,649
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1745102656120
Salary Total: $8,390
Total Pay: $98,527

Wendy Little works as a Education Programs Consultant for Education. Their status is full-time. Wendy earned $98,527 in 2025. They are represented by R21.

David Shackelford

Education Research and Evaluation Consultant/Education

2025 total comp

$98,527

Base pay: $97,927
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,527
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R21
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,649
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1745302643037
Salary Total: $8,390
Total Pay: $98,527

David Shackelford is a Education Research and Evaluation Consultant at Education. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $98,527. They are represented by R21.

Nicole Morales

Staff Services Manager I/Education

2025 total comp

$98,320

Base pay: $94,600
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,320
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,321
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1741904800003
Salary Total: $8,071
Total Pay: $98,320

Nicole Morales works as a Staff Services Manager I for Education. Their status is full-time. Nicole earned $98,320 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Vanessa Espinosa

Education Programs Consultant/Education

2025 total comp

$98,277

Base pay: $97,527
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $750
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,277
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R21
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,649
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1746632656143
Salary Total: $8,390
Total Pay: $98,277

Vanessa Espinosa holds the role of Education Programs Consultant at Education. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $98,277. Their bargaining unit is R21.