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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Thurese Vialovos

Education Fiscal Services Consultant/Education

2025 total comp

$120,624

Base pay: $120,074
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,624
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R21
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,310
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1742602898096
Salary Total: $10,001
Total Pay: $120,624

At Education, Thurese Vialovos serves as a Education Fiscal Services Consultant. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $120,624. Union affiliation: R21.

Lorraine Ortega

Education Programs Consultant/Education

2025 total comp

$120,624

Base pay: $120,074
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,624
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R21
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,310
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1746632656136
Salary Total: $10,001
Total Pay: $120,624

Lorraine Ortega is a Education Programs Consultant at Education. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $120,624. Union affiliation: R21.

Rina Derose

Education Programs Consultant/Education

2025 total comp

$120,574

Base pay: $120,074
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,574
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R21
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,310
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1745102656083
Salary Total: $10,001
Total Pay: $120,574

At Education, Rina Derose serves as a Education Programs Consultant. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $120,574. Union affiliation: R21.

John Liddell

Education Programs Consultant/Education

2025 total comp

$120,574

Base pay: $120,074
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,574
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R21
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,310
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1746632656039
Salary Total: $10,001
Total Pay: $120,574

John Liddell works as a Education Programs Consultant for Education. Their status is full-time. John earned $120,574 in 2025. They are represented by R21.

Howard Holcomb

Education Programs Consultant/Education

2025 total comp

$120,524

Base pay: $120,074
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $450
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,524
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R21
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,310
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1746632656104
Salary Total: $10,001
Total Pay: $120,524

Howard Holcomb works as a Education Programs Consultant for Education. Their status is full-time. Howard earned $120,524 in 2025. They are represented by R21.

Heather Anderson-Bullington

Education Fiscal Services Consultant/Education

2025 total comp

$120,474

Base pay: $119,874
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,474
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R21
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,310
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1742602898098
Salary Total: $10,001
Total Pay: $120,474

Heather Anderson-Bullington works as a Education Fiscal Services Consultant for Education. Their status is full-time. Heather earned $120,474 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R21.

Joshua Speaks

Education Administrator I/Education

2025 total comp

$120,456

Base pay: $119,856
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,456
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S21
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,826
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1741402657003
Salary Total: $10,501
Total Pay: $120,456

At Education, Joshua Speaks serves as a Education Administrator I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $120,456. Union affiliation: S21.

Seyed Dibaji-Foroshani

Education Programs Consultant/Education

2025 total comp

$120,424

Base pay: $120,074
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,424
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R21
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: Z

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,310
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1745502656035
Salary Total: $10,001
Total Pay: $120,424

Seyed Dibaji-Foroshani works as a Education Programs Consultant for Education. Their status is full-time. Seyed earned $120,424 in 2025. Union affiliation: R21.

Karrie Sequeira

Education Administrator I/Education

2025 total comp

$120,330

Base pay: $116,610
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,330
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S21
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,514
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1744002657003
Salary Total: $10,199
Total Pay: $120,330

Karrie Sequeira works as a Education Administrator I for Education. Their status is full-time. Karrie earned $120,330 in 2025. Union affiliation: S21.

James Shields

Education Programs Consultant/Education

2025 total comp

$120,324

Base pay: $120,074
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,324
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R21
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,310
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1746152656143
Salary Total: $10,001
Total Pay: $120,324

At Education, James Shields serves as a Education Programs Consultant. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $120,324. They are represented by R21.

Jennifer Barden

Education Programs Consultant/Education

2025 total comp

$120,224

Base pay: $120,074
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $150
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,224
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R21
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,310
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1746632656113
Salary Total: $10,001
Total Pay: $120,224

Jennifer Barden works as a Education Programs Consultant for Education. Their status is full-time. Jennifer earned $120,224 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R21.

Shana Yeary

Research Data Supervisor II/Education

2025 total comp

$120,195

Base pay: $119,595
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,195
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,269
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1745505737001
Salary Total: $9,961
Total Pay: $120,195

Shana Yeary works as a Research Data Supervisor II for Education. Their status is full-time. Shana earned $120,195 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is S01.