California / Parks and Recreation / Graduate Student Assistant

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Graduate Student Assistant

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

8 employees hold this title in Parks and Recreation. Median total compensation for the role is $14,725, below the department median of $27,643.

Employees: 8
Total payroll: $132.6K
Role median: $14,725
Agency median: $27,643
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$648$34,163+

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

How total compensation varies among the 8 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across California

Graduate Student Assistant is held in 37 California departments. In Parks and Recreation, the median of $14,725 ranks #8 of 37.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Office of Systems Integration

$26,462 · 1

Industrial Relations

$22,117 · 1

State Treasurer's Office

$18,543 · 2

Community Asian Pacific Islander A

$18,176 · 1

Consumer Affairs

$17,393 · 3

Employment Development Department

$16,022 · 4

Social Services

$15,404 · 2

Behav Hth Svs Overs/Acct Community

$12,722 · 1

Franchise Tax Board

$12,104 · 3

Rehabilitation

$11,511 · 127

Veterans Affairs

$11,015 · 5

Department of Public Health

$11,003 · 5

Median total compensation for the Graduate Student Assistant role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Michelle Laguna

Graduate Student Assistant/Parks and Recreation

2024 total comp

$34,241

Base pay: $34,241
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,241
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,221
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5498634872901
Salary Total: $24
Total Pay: $34,241

Michelle Laguna holds the role of Graduate Student Assistant at Parks and Recreation. Their status is intermittent. In 2024, their total compensation was $34,241. Their bargaining unit is E.

James Tapiz

Graduate Student Assistant/Parks and Recreation

2025 total comp

$33,685

Base pay: $33,635
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,685
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,433
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5490844872901
Salary Total: $26
Total Pay: $33,685

James Tapiz is a Graduate Student Assistant at Parks and Recreation. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to $33,685. They are represented by E.