California / Housing and Community Develop

Agency file

Housing and Community Develop

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

The Housing and Community Develop supports housing and community development — affordable housing, planning, and neighborhood programs.

In 2025, this agency had 1,346 employees with median total compensation of $88,062; the highest distinct record was $269,149.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $117.5M
Employees: 1,346
Median total: $88,062
Highest record: $269,149

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$169,560+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,346 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($88,062) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $85,175 (98%)
Overtime — $264 (0%)
Other — $1,887 (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

$48,895

$72,630

$88,062

$102,861

$119,472

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $119,472 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $48,895. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Housing and Community Development Representative II

323 · $83,234

Staff Services Manager I

157 · $96,574

Housing and Community Development Specialist II

113 · $91,775

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

112 · $74,654

Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory)

77 · $112,570

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	$99.4M —	1,237 —	$82,302 —
2024	$108.8M ▲ 9.6%	1,294 ▲ 4.6%	$85,602 ▲ 4.0%
2025	$117.5M ▲ 8.0%	1,346 ▲ 4.0%	$88,062 ▲ 2.9%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Kiersta Perlee

Attorney IV/Housing and Community Develop

2025 total comp

$161,393

Base pay: $161,043
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,393
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,554
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4011045780009
Salary Total: $13,882
Total Pay: $161,393

Kiersta Perlee works as a Attorney IV for Housing and Community Develop. Their status is full-time. Kiersta earned $161,393 in 2025. Union affiliation: R02.

Lisa Legaspi

Attorney IV/Housing and Community Develop

2025 total comp

$161,391

Base pay: $161,041
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,391
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,544
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4011045780016
Salary Total: $14,005
Total Pay: $161,391

At Housing and Community Develop, Lisa Legaspi serves as a Attorney IV. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $161,391. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Cari Scott

C.E.A./Housing and Community Develop

2025 total comp

$158,285

Base pay: $154,565
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $158,285
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,820
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4012817500001
Salary Total: $13,405
Total Pay: $158,285

At Housing and Community Develop, Cari Scott serves as a C.E.A.. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $158,285. They are represented by M01.

Robert Caruthers

Attorney IV/Housing and Community Develop

2025 total comp

$158,142

Base pay: $151,259
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,883
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $158,142
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,096
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4011045780001
Salary Total: $15,352
Total Pay: $158,142

Robert Caruthers is a Attorney IV at Housing and Community Develop. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $158,142. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Kevin Manuel Howard

Attorney III/Housing and Community Develop

2025 total comp

$158,088

Base pay: $157,738
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $158,088
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,861
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4011045795047
Salary Total: $13,221
Total Pay: $158,088

At Housing and Community Develop, Kevin Manuel Howard serves as a Attorney III. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $158,088. They are represented by R02.

Tyrone Buckley

Deputy Director for Legislation/Housing and Community Develop

2025 total comp

$156,707

Base pay: $153,312
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,395
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,707
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,164
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4011150390001
Salary Total: $12,769
Total Pay: $156,707

At Housing and Community Develop, Tyrone Buckley serves as a Deputy Director for Legislation. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $156,707. They are represented by E99.

Ryan Greenlaw

Attorney III/Housing and Community Develop

2025 total comp

$156,520

Base pay: $156,170
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,520
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,723
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4011045795063
Salary Total: $13,089
Total Pay: $156,520

At Housing and Community Develop, Ryan Greenlaw serves as a Attorney III. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $156,520. They are represented by R02.

David Zisser

C.E.A./Housing and Community Develop

2025 total comp

$156,006

Base pay: $152,586
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $156,006
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,390
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4013107500001
Salary Total: $12,988
Total Pay: $156,006

David Zisser is a C.E.A. at Housing and Community Develop. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $156,006. Their bargaining unit is M01.