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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Luz Juarez

Custodian I/Education

2025 total comp

$33,368

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Riverside
Base pay: $33,203
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $165
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,368
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,163
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2053102011018
Salary Total: $4,454
Total Pay: $33,368

Luz Juarez holds the role of Custodian I at Education within School for the Deaf/Riverside. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $33,368. Their bargaining unit is R15.

Paulisha Wells

Personnel Specialist/Education

2024 total comp

$33,150

Base pay: $32,994
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $156
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,150
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,913
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1742061303110
Salary Total: $3,913
Total Pay: $33,150

At Education, Paulisha Wells serves as a Personnel Specialist. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $33,150. They are represented by R01.

Jung Sub Kim

Accountant Trainee/Education

2025 total comp

$33,118

Base pay: $32,718
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,118
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,442
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1742434179824
Salary Total: $4,309
Total Pay: $33,118

Jung Sub Kim is a Accountant Trainee at Education. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $33,118. They are represented by R01.

Khuong Hoang

Heavy Truck Driver/Education

2025 total comp

$33,047

Base pay: $27,902
Overtime: $1,579
Other pay: $3,566
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,047
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,551
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1741926378004
Salary Total: $4,414
Total Pay: $33,047

Khuong Hoang holds the role of Heavy Truck Driver at Education. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $33,047. Their bargaining unit is R12.

Charla Cohee-Force

Teaching Assistant, School for the Deaf/Education

2025 total comp

$32,816

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Riverside
Base pay: $27,582
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,234
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,816
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,331
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2051018246006
Salary Total: $4,201
Total Pay: $32,816

Charla Cohee-Force is a Teaching Assistant, School for the Deaf at Education within School for the Deaf/Riverside. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $32,816. Union affiliation: R20.

Thomas Corcoran

Teacher, School for the Deaf/Education

2025 total comp

$32,644

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Fremont
Base pay: $9,724
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $22,920
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,644
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R03
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,824
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2041089180004
Salary Total: $9,724
Total Pay: $32,644

Thomas Corcoran works as a Teacher, School for the Deaf for Education within School for the Deaf/Fremont. Their status is full-time. Thomas earned $32,644 in 2025. They are represented by R03.

Carlo Maskarino

Accountant Trainee/Education

2023 total comp

$32,621

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Fremont
Base pay: $25,257
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,365
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,621
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,481
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2048204179003
Salary Total: $4,481
Total Pay: $32,621

Carlo Maskarino holds the role of Accountant Trainee at Education within School for the Deaf/Fremont. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $32,621. They are represented by R01.

Janel Schmidt

Office Technician (Typing)/Education

2024 total comp

$32,345

Sub-department: School for the Deaf/Fremont
Base pay: $32,085
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $259
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,345
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,903
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2041051139001
Salary Total: $4,103
Total Pay: $32,345

At Education, Janel Schmidt serves as a Office Technician (Typing) within School for the Deaf/Fremont. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $32,345. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Hilary Pappenberger

Office Technician (Typing)/Education

2024 total comp

$32,344

Base pay: $32,344
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,344
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,098
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1741401139006
Salary Total: $4,098
Total Pay: $32,344

Hilary Pappenberger holds the role of Office Technician (Typing) at Education. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $32,344. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Delainey Landreth-Zuhur

Office Technician (Typing)/Education

2024 total comp

$32,161

Sub-department: School for the Blind
Base pay: $30,160
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,001
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,161
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,717
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1846101139003
Salary Total: $3,717
Total Pay: $32,161

Delainey Landreth-Zuhur is a Office Technician (Typing) at Education within School for the Blind. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $32,161. Union affiliation: R04.