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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Vincent Tang

Student Assistant/Employment Development Department

2024 total comp

$30,630

Base pay: $30,030
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,630
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,765
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2806534870946
Salary Total: $22
Total Pay: $30,630

At Employment Development Department, Vincent Tang serves as a Student Assistant. They work intermittent. Their 2024 pay totaled $30,630. Union affiliation: E.

Loan Ngo

Student Assistant/Employment Development Department

2023 total comp

$30,605

Base pay: $30,505
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,605
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,655
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2807084870946
Salary Total: $21
Total Pay: $30,605

At Employment Development Department, Loan Ngo serves as a Student Assistant. They work intermittent. Their 2023 pay totaled $30,605. Their bargaining unit is E.

Parker Miller

Student Assistant/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$30,398

Base pay: $29,660
Overtime: $138
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,398
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,072
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2806534870946
Salary Total: $23
Total Pay: $30,398

Parker Miller works as a Student Assistant for Employment Development Department. Their status is intermittent. Parker earned $30,398 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is E.

Marcela Chavez Rojas

Student Assistant/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$29,532

Base pay: $29,532
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,532
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Sutter

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,878
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2800824870946
Salary Total: $23
Total Pay: $29,532

Marcela Chavez Rojas is a Student Assistant at Employment Development Department. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to $29,532. Their bargaining unit is E.

Samuel Chang

Student Assistant/Employment Development Department

2025 total comp

$29,083

Base pay: $27,198
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,884
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,083
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: $29,083

Samuel Chang holds the role of Student Assistant at Employment Development Department. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $29,083. They are represented by E.