California / Housing Finance Agency

Agency file

Housing Finance Agency

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

The Housing Finance Agency supports housing and community development — affordable housing, planning, and neighborhood programs.

In 2025, this agency had 231 employees with median total compensation of $82,278; the highest distinct record was $227,863.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $19.6M
Employees: 231
Median total: $82,278
Highest record: $227,863

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$300$199,988+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 231 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($82,278) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $82,409 (97%)
Overtime — $973 (1%)
Other — $1,680 (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

$24,502

$57,983

$82,278

$107,925

$147,099

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $147,099 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $24,502. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

22 · $66,928

Staff Services Analyst

22 · $51,069

Information Technology Associate

15 · $72,795

Staff Services Manager I

14 · $98,636

Information Technology Specialist I

13 · $88,922

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	$17.3M —	209 —	$85,135 —
2024	$17.7M ▲ 2.3%	221 ▲ 5.7%	$83,083 ▼ 2.4%
2025	$19.6M ▲ 10.9%	231 ▲ 4.5%	$82,278 ▼ 1.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Eric Alford

C.E.A./Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$124,249

Base pay: $120,529
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $124,249
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,349
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930017500901
Salary Total: $10,039
Total Pay: $124,249

Eric Alford holds the role of C.E.A. at Housing Finance Agency. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $124,249. Union affiliation: M01.

Rovin Prasad

Information Technology Specialist I/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$123,314

Base pay: $122,714
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,314
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,537
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930011402901
Salary Total: $10,221
Total Pay: $123,314

Rovin Prasad holds the role of Information Technology Specialist I at Housing Finance Agency. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $123,314. They are represented by R01.

Joe Katona

Information Technology Specialist I/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$123,314

Base pay: $122,714
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,314
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,537
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930011402901
Salary Total: $10,221
Total Pay: $123,314

Joe Katona is a Information Technology Specialist I at Housing Finance Agency. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $123,314. Union affiliation: R01.

Mark Matus

Information Technology Specialist I/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$123,314

Base pay: $122,714
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,314
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,537
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930011402901
Salary Total: $10,221
Total Pay: $123,314

Mark Matus is a Information Technology Specialist I at Housing Finance Agency. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $123,314. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Kevin Brown

Housing Finance Chief (Rental)/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$122,537

Base pay: $119,017
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,520
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,537
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,580
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930015249901
Salary Total: $10,263
Total Pay: $122,537

Kevin Brown is a Housing Finance Chief (Rental) at Housing Finance Agency. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $122,537. Union affiliation: M01.

Cristina Green

Housing Finance Officer (Management Services)/Housing Finance Agency

2024 total comp

$122,431

Base pay: $121,831
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,431
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,434
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930014834901
Salary Total: $10,434
Total Pay: $122,431

Cristina Green is a Housing Finance Officer (Management Services) at Housing Finance Agency. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $122,431. Union affiliation: S01.

Asha Yamuna Karunakaran

Information Technology Specialist II/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$122,201

Base pay: $121,601
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,201
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,369
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930011414901
Salary Total: $11,028
Total Pay: $122,201

Asha Yamuna Karunakaran works as a Information Technology Specialist II for Housing Finance Agency. Their status is full-time. Asha earned $122,201 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Molly Ellis

Housing Finance Officer (Single Family)/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$122,148

Base pay: $118,428
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,148
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,747
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930015247901
Salary Total: $10,425
Total Pay: $122,148

Molly Ellis is a Housing Finance Officer (Single Family) at Housing Finance Agency. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $122,148. Union affiliation: S01.

Santosh Gautam

Information Technology Specialist II/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$120,721

Base pay: $120,121
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,721
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,830
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930011414901
Salary Total: $10,505
Total Pay: $120,721

At Housing Finance Agency, Santosh Gautam serves as a Information Technology Specialist II. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $120,721. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Christina Vinson

Staff Services Manager III/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$119,967

Base pay: $106,108
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,859
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,967
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,394
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930014802901
Salary Total: $10,082
Total Pay: $119,967

Christina Vinson is a Staff Services Manager III at Housing Finance Agency. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $119,967. They are represented by M01.

Shelby Banks

Accounting Administrator II/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$117,630

Base pay: $113,910
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $117,630
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,781
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930014542901
Salary Total: $9,488
Total Pay: $117,630

At Housing Finance Agency, Shelby Banks serves as a Accounting Administrator II. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $117,630. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Christina Vinson

Staff Services Manager II (Managerial)/Housing Finance Agency

2024 total comp

$117,092

Base pay: $113,372
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $117,092
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,611
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930014969901
Salary Total: $9,611
Total Pay: $117,092

At Housing Finance Agency, Christina Vinson serves as a Staff Services Manager II (Managerial). They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $117,092. They are represented by M01.