California / Employment Development Department / Student Assistant

Job-title file

Student Assistant

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

170 employees hold this title in Employment Development Department. Median total compensation for the role is $10,605, below the department median of $74,086.

Employees: 170
Total payroll: $2.2M
Role median: $10,605
Agency median: $74,086
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$4,070$34,628+

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

How total compensation varies among the 170 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 Employment Development Department, the median of $10,605 ranks #31 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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Guneet Bains

Student Assistant/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$26,168

Sub-department: Employment Training Panel
Base pay: $25,618
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,168
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,878
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2813934870946
Salary Total: $22
Total Pay: $26,168

Guneet Bains works as a Student Assistant for Employment Development Department within Employment Training Panel. Their status is intermittent. Guneet earned $26,168 in 2025. They are represented by E.

William Holden Yap

Student Assistant/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$25,979

Base pay: $25,479
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,979
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,878
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2803534870946
Salary Total: $22
Total Pay: $25,979

William Holden Yap is a Student Assistant at Employment Development Department. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to $25,979. Their bargaining unit is E.

Elliott Bryson

Student Assistant/Employment Development Department

2023 total comp

$25,933

Base pay: $25,283
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,933
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,023
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2806534870946
Salary Total: $23
Total Pay: $25,933

Elliott Bryson works as a Student Assistant for Employment Development Department. Their status is intermittent. Elliott earned $25,933 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is E.

Andrew Choi

Student Assistant/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$25,876

Base pay: $25,876
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,876
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,072
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2805044870946
Salary Total: $23
Total Pay: $25,876

Andrew Choi is a Student Assistant at Employment Development Department. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to $25,876. Union affiliation: E.

Emily Sugg

Student Assistant/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$25,021

Base pay: $25,021
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25,021
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Humboldt

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,878
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2801344870946
Salary Total: $22
Total Pay: $25,021

Emily Sugg is a Student Assistant at Employment Development Department. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to $25,021. Union affiliation: E.