California / Habeas Corpus Resource Center

Agency file

Habeas Corpus Resource Center

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

The Habeas Corpus Resource Center is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 69 employees with median total compensation of $110,623; the highest distinct record was $227,660.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $8.8M
Employees: 69
Median total: $110,623
Highest record: $227,660

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$47,822$222,414+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 69 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($110,623) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $122,144 (96%)
Overtime — $338 (0%)
Other — $5,362 (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

$72,338

$90,442

$110,623

$180,841

$194,277

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $194,277 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $72,338. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Supervising Habeas Corpus Counsel

7 · $194,277

Senior Habeas Corpus Counsel

7 · $180,841

Habeas Corpus Counsel

7 · $138,119

Senior Habeas Corpus Investigator

5 · $100,148

Deputy Director

4 · $205,118

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	$7.5M —	69 —	$93,309 —
2024	$8.5M ▲ 13.1%	76 ▲ 10.1%	$97,759 ▲ 4.8%
2025	$8.8M ▲ 3.7%	69 ▼ 9.2%	$110,623 ▲ 13.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Paula Fog

Supervising Habeas Corpus Counsel/Habeas Corpus Resource Center

2025 total comp

$193,055

Base pay: $189,884
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,171
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $193,055
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,900
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1570015105014
Salary Total: $16,393
Total Pay: $193,055

Paula Fog holds the role of Supervising Habeas Corpus Counsel at Habeas Corpus Resource Center. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $193,055. Their bargaining unit is E88.

Helen Struck

Supervising Habeas Corpus Counsel/Habeas Corpus Resource Center

2025 total comp

$192,835

Base pay: $192,784
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $51
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $192,835
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,739
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1570015105015
Salary Total: $16,237
Total Pay: $192,835

At Habeas Corpus Resource Center, Helen Struck serves as a Supervising Habeas Corpus Counsel. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $192,835. They are represented by E88.

Jennifer Molayem

Deputy Director/Habeas Corpus Resource Center

2025 total comp

$191,909

Base pay: $188,789
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $191,909
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E89
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,140
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1570015073004
Salary Total: $16,140
Total Pay: $191,909

Jennifer Molayem holds the role of Deputy Director at Habeas Corpus Resource Center. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $191,909. They are represented by E89.

Whitney Tipton

Senior Habeas Corpus Counsel/Habeas Corpus Resource Center

2025 total comp

$188,816

Base pay: $185,696
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $188,816
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,096
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1570015074022
Salary Total: $15,613
Total Pay: $188,816

At Habeas Corpus Resource Center, Whitney Tipton serves as a Senior Habeas Corpus Counsel. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $188,816. Union affiliation: E88.

Natalie Link

Senior Habeas Corpus Counsel/Habeas Corpus Resource Center

2025 total comp

$187,296

Base pay: $184,127
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,169
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $187,296
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,941
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1570015074019
Salary Total: $15,463
Total Pay: $187,296

Natalie Link works as a Senior Habeas Corpus Counsel for Habeas Corpus Resource Center. Their status is full-time. Natalie earned $187,296 in 2025. They are represented by E88.

Shonda Mosby

Senior Habeas Corpus Counsel/Habeas Corpus Resource Center

2025 total comp

$186,670

Base pay: $183,550
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $186,670
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E88
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,096
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 1570015074015
Salary Total: $15,613
Total Pay: $186,670

Shonda Mosby holds the role of Senior Habeas Corpus Counsel at Habeas Corpus Resource Center. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $186,670. They are represented by E88.