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

Mehgie Tabar

Director of Legislation/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$149,722

Base pay: $146,002
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $149,722
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,021
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930017920901
Salary Total: $12,021
Total Pay: $149,722

Mehgie Tabar is a Director of Legislation at Housing Finance Agency. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $149,722. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Kathy Phillips

C.E.A./Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$149,598

Base pay: $145,878
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $149,598
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,526
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930017500901
Salary Total: $12,150
Total Pay: $149,598

At Housing Finance Agency, Kathy Phillips serves as a C.E.A.. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $149,598. They are represented by M01.

Sandra Akana

C.E.A./Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$149,598

Base pay: $145,878
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $149,598
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,526
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930017500901
Salary Total: $12,150
Total Pay: $149,598

Sandra Akana holds the role of C.E.A. at Housing Finance Agency. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $149,598. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Stephen Gallagher

C.E.A./Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$147,945

Base pay: $144,225
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $147,945
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,545
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930017500901
Salary Total: $12,169
Total Pay: $147,945

At Housing Finance Agency, Stephen Gallagher serves as a C.E.A.. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $147,945. Union affiliation: M01.

Joseph Zucco

Information Technology Manager I/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$147,099

Base pay: $146,499
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $147,099
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,579
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930011405901
Salary Total: $12,202
Total Pay: $147,099

At Housing Finance Agency, Joseph Zucco serves as a Information Technology Manager I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $147,099. Union affiliation: M01.

Russell Nakao

Information Technology Manager I/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$145,688

Base pay: $141,968
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $145,688
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,579
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930011405901
Salary Total: $12,202
Total Pay: $145,688

Russell Nakao holds the role of Information Technology Manager I at Housing Finance Agency. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $145,688. Union affiliation: M01.

Rosalinda Rafanan

Accounting Administrator I (Supervisor)/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$145,653

Base pay: $112,013
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $33,639
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $145,653
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,910
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930014549901
Salary Total: $8,643
Total Pay: $145,653

Rosalinda Rafanan works as a Accounting Administrator I (Supervisor) for Housing Finance Agency. Their status is full-time. Rosalinda earned $145,653 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Rhonda Barrow

Housing Finance Chief (Single Family)/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$142,868

Base pay: $139,148
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,868
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,948
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930015251901
Salary Total: $11,590
Total Pay: $142,868

Rhonda Barrow is a Housing Finance Chief (Single Family) at Housing Finance Agency. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $142,868. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Nicholas Kufasimes

Housing Finance Chief (Single Family)/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$142,868

Base pay: $139,148
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,868
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,948
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930015251901
Salary Total: $11,590
Total Pay: $142,868

Nicholas Kufasimes is a Housing Finance Chief (Single Family) at Housing Finance Agency. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $142,868. Union affiliation: M01.

Pooja Deshmukh

Information Technology Manager II/Housing Finance Agency

2023 total comp

$142,604

Base pay: $140,184
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $142,604
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,425
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930011406901
Salary Total: $12,425
Total Pay: $142,604

At Housing Finance Agency, Pooja Deshmukh serves as a Information Technology Manager II. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $142,604. They are represented by M01.