California / Fair Political Practices Community

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Fair Political Practices Community

Source file: California — State Employee Compensation (SCO Payroll Data Warehouse, CPRA) / ingested Jul 4, 2026

The Fair Political Practices Community is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 119 employees with median total compensation of $90,111; the highest distinct record was $256,351.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $11.6M
Employees: 119
Median total: $90,111
Highest record: $256,351

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$522$227,002+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 119 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($90,111) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $95,198 (98%)
Overtime — $26 (0%)
Other — $2,295 (2%)
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

$52,691

$68,857

$90,111

$116,442

$166,018

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $166,018 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $52,691. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Staff Services Analyst, Fair Political Practices Commission

11 · $65,927

Attorney III, Fair Political Practices Commission

10 · $147,463

Special Investigator

10 · $106,408

Political Reform Consultant I, Fair Political Practices Commission

10 · $71,937

Staff Services Manager I

9 · $98,952

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	$10M —	108 —	$89,398 —
2024	$10.6M ▲ 5.8%	115 ▲ 6.5%	$86,699 ▼ 3.0%
2025	$11.6M ▲ 9.3%	119 ▲ 3.5%	$90,111 ▲ 3.9%

Record list

Employees

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Andrea Spiller Hernandez

Staff Services Analyst, Fair Political Practices Commission/Fair Political Practices Community

2024 total comp

$46,074

Base pay: $45,912
Overtime: $63
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,074
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,868
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3251005697002
Salary Total: $4,868
Total Pay: $46,074

Andrea Spiller Hernandez works as a Staff Services Analyst, Fair Political Practices Commission for Fair Political Practices Community. Their status is full-time. Andrea earned $46,074 in 2024. They are represented by R01.

Mersal Mateen

Staff Services Management Auditor/Fair Political Practices Community

2025 total comp

$45,833

Base pay: $45,383
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $450
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,833
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,930
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3253005841003
Salary Total: $4,782
Total Pay: $45,833

Mersal Mateen holds the role of Staff Services Management Auditor at Fair Political Practices Community. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $45,833. They are represented by R01.

Valerie Nuding

Attorney, Fair Poltical Practices Commission/Fair Political Practices Community

2025 total comp

$44,521

Base pay: $35,902
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,619
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,521
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,666
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3251006185006
Salary Total: $9,666
Total Pay: $44,521

Valerie Nuding is a Attorney, Fair Poltical Practices Commission at Fair Political Practices Community. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $44,521. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Tabbatha Perry

Staff Services Analyst, Fair Political Practices Commission/Fair Political Practices Community

2024 total comp

$42,744

Base pay: $42,344
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,744
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,111
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3251005697007
Salary Total: $5,111
Total Pay: $42,744

Tabbatha Perry works as a Staff Services Analyst, Fair Political Practices Commission for Fair Political Practices Community. Their status is full-time. Tabbatha earned $42,744 in 2024. Union affiliation: R01.