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

Tiena Johnson-Hall

Executive Director/California Housing Finance Agency/Housing Finance Agency

2024 total comp

$283,530

Base pay: $279,500
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,030
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $283,530
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $21,500
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930015824901
Salary Total: $21,500
Total Pay: $283,530

Tiena Johnson-Hall is a Executive Director/California Housing Finance Agency at Housing Finance Agency. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $283,530. They are represented by E99.

John Ottinger

Housing Maintenance Inspector, California Housing Finance Agency/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$227,863

Base pay: $149,395
Overtime: $78,119
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $227,863
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,151
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930014913901
Salary Total: $12,455
Total Pay: $227,863

John Ottinger works as a Housing Maintenance Inspector, California Housing Finance Agency for Housing Finance Agency. Their status is full-time. John earned $227,863 in 2025. Union affiliation: R09.

Claire Tauriainen

General Counsel/California Housing Finance Agency/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$222,645

Base pay: $218,925
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $222,645
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,025
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930015827901
Salary Total: $18,025
Total Pay: $222,645

Claire Tauriainen holds the role of General Counsel/California Housing Finance Agency at Housing Finance Agency. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $222,645. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Erwin Tam

Director, Financing/California Housing Finance Agency/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$208,423

Base pay: $204,703
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $208,423
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,854
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930015825901
Salary Total: $16,854
Total Pay: $208,423

Erwin Tam holds the role of Director, Financing/California Housing Finance Agency at Housing Finance Agency. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $208,423. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Marc Victor

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$205,537

Base pay: $205,187
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $205,537
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,742
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930015871901
Salary Total: $16,922
Total Pay: $205,537

Marc Victor works as a Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel for Housing Finance Agency. Their status is full-time. Marc earned $205,537 in 2025. Union affiliation: M02.

Rebecca Franklin

Chief Deputy Director/California Housing Finance Agency/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$201,962

Base pay: $198,292
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,670
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $201,962
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,373
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930015828901
Salary Total: $16,373
Total Pay: $201,962

Rebecca Franklin works as a Chief Deputy Director/California Housing Finance Agency for Housing Finance Agency. Their status is full-time. Rebecca earned $201,962 in 2025. They are represented by E99.

Steven Markan

Housing Maintenance Inspector, California Housing Finance Agency/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$199,988

Base pay: $141,177
Overtime: $58,461
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $199,988
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,151
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930014913901
Salary Total: $11,786
Total Pay: $199,988

Steven Markan is a Housing Maintenance Inspector, California Housing Finance Agency at Housing Finance Agency. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $199,988. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Paul C Steinke

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/Housing Finance Agency

2025 total comp

$195,751

Base pay: $195,401
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $195,751
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,900
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930015871901
Salary Total: $16,119
Total Pay: $195,751

Paul C Steinke is a Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel at Housing Finance Agency. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $195,751. Their bargaining unit is M02.

Paul C Steinke

Attorney V/Housing Finance Agency

2024 total comp

$192,350

Base pay: $191,750
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $192,350
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,391
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6930015781901
Salary Total: $16,391
Total Pay: $192,350

Paul C Steinke works as a Attorney V for Housing Finance Agency. Their status is full-time. Paul earned $192,350 in 2024. Union affiliation: R02.