California / Public Employee's Retirement Systems / C.E.A.

Job-title file

C.E.A.

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

39 employees hold this title in Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Median total compensation for the role is $202,056, above the department median of $88,942.

Employees: 39
Total payroll: $7.7M
Role median: $202,056
Agency median: $88,942
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$4,172$293,028+

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

How total compensation varies among the 39 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.

Compare departments

This role across California

C.E.A. is held in 135 California departments. In Public Employee's Retirement Systems, the median of $202,056 ranks #9 of 135.

Highest-paying departments for this role

State Comp Insurance Fund

$247,473 · 43

Education Audit Appeals Panel

$220,612 · 2

Commission on State Mandates

$217,996 · 1

Air Resources Board

$207,470 · 34

State Public Defender

$207,024 · 3

Forestry and Fire Protection

$204,790 · 53

Envirnmtl Health Hazrd Assess

$204,301 · 7

CA. State Auditor's Office

$202,914 · 8

Justice

$201,871 · 106

CA State Auditor's Office

$201,303 · 1

Water Resources Control Board

$199,393 · 44

Peace Off Standards & Traing

$197,099 · 4

Median total compensation for the C.E.A. 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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Kellye Smith

C.E.A./Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$160,057

Base pay: $139,604
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $20,453
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $160,057
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,526
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2751737500003
Salary Total: $12,150
Total Pay: $160,057

Kellye Smith is a C.E.A. at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $160,057. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Thor Dunn

C.E.A./Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$150,555

Base pay: $147,010
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,545
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $150,555
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,152
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2751907500001
Salary Total: $12,757
Total Pay: $150,555

Thor Dunn is a C.E.A. at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $150,555. Their bargaining unit is M01.