California / Public Employee's Retirement Systems / Financial Accountant I

Job-title file

Financial Accountant I

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

22 employees hold this title in Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Median total compensation for the role is $101,446, above the department median of $88,942.

Employees: 22
Total payroll: $2M
Role median: $101,446
Agency median: $88,942
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$809$112,337+

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

How total compensation varies among the 22 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.

Compared with the local labor market

Financial Accountant I pay vs. California

Across all employers in California, the median wage for Accountants and Auditors — about 175,360 people — is $97,050. Public Employee's Retirement Systems pays a median base salary of $108,917 for this role, 12% above that figure — about the 60th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Public Employee's Retirement Systems sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$61,770

$75,810

$97,050

$125,850

$160,520

Public Employee's Retirement Systems median · $108,917

The bar is the range of annual wages for Accountants and Auditors across every employer in California, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Public Employee's Retirement Systems’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Accountants and Auditors — about 1,449,500 people — is $83,680. Public Employee's Retirement Systems’s median base salary is 30% above that national figure, about the 74th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$56,020

$67,020

$83,680

$109,810

$144,090

Public Employee's Retirement Systems median · $108,917

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the California range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 52 of 54 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Public Employee's Retirement Systems is $112,337, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across California

Financial Accountant I is held in 6 California departments. In Public Employee's Retirement Systems, the median of $101,446 ranks #4 of 6.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Housing Finance Agency

$112,637 · 1

Veterans Affairs

$108,917 · 1

State Teachers Retirement Systems

$108,689 · 17

CA Earthquake Authority

$99,393 · 1

State Controller's Office

$97,820 · 47

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

Compare jurisdictions

Financial Accountant beyond California

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $112,637 ranks #1 of 4. See Financial Accountant across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Charlotte

$97,737 · 11

Arkansas

$71,027 · 9

City of Philadelphia

$18,642 · 5

Median total compensation for comparable Financial Accountantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Anahit Arakelyan

Financial Accountant I/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$112,337

Base pay: $108,917
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,337
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,352
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2752104191012
Salary Total: $9,071
Total Pay: $112,337

Anahit Arakelyan is a Financial Accountant I at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $112,337. They are represented by E48.

Jun He

Financial Accountant I/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$112,337

Base pay: $108,917
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,337
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,352
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2752104191010
Salary Total: $9,071
Total Pay: $112,337

Jun He is a Financial Accountant I at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $112,337. Union affiliation: E48.

Renie Thomas

Financial Accountant I/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$112,337

Base pay: $108,917
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,337
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,352
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2752104191008
Salary Total: $9,071
Total Pay: $112,337

Renie Thomas holds the role of Financial Accountant I at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $112,337. Union affiliation: E48.

Amy Tran

Financial Accountant I/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$112,337

Base pay: $108,917
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,337
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,352
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2752204191001
Salary Total: $9,071
Total Pay: $112,337

At Public Employee's Retirement Systems, Amy Tran serves as a Financial Accountant I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $112,337. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Cynthia Phuong Le

Financial Accountant I/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$112,044

Base pay: $108,624
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,044
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,352
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2752104191021
Salary Total: $9,071
Total Pay: $112,044

Cynthia Phuong Le holds the role of Financial Accountant I at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $112,044. They are represented by E48.

Tuong Nguyen

Financial Accountant I/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$105,640

Base pay: $102,220
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,640
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,140
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2752104191011
Salary Total: $8,866
Total Pay: $105,640

Tuong Nguyen works as a Financial Accountant I for Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. Tuong earned $105,640 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is E48.

Shaheena Khan

Financial Accountant I/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$105,228

Base pay: $101,808
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,228
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,179
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2752104191017
Salary Total: $8,904
Total Pay: $105,228

Shaheena Khan works as a Financial Accountant I for Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. Shaheena earned $105,228 in 2025. They are represented by E48.

Mavie Her

Financial Accountant I/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$104,404

Base pay: $95,124
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,279
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,404
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,179
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2752104191015
Salary Total: $9,179
Total Pay: $104,404

Mavie Her holds the role of Financial Accountant I at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $104,404. They are represented by E48.

Trang Chau

Financial Accountant I/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2023 total comp

$104,293

Base pay: $103,993
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,293
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,816
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2752104191011
Salary Total: $8,816
Total Pay: $104,293

Trang Chau is a Financial Accountant I at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $104,293. Union affiliation: S01.

Sary Chi

Financial Accountant I/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$103,847

Base pay: $100,452
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,395
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $103,847
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,908
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2752104191007
Salary Total: $8,641
Total Pay: $103,847

Sary Chi works as a Financial Accountant I for Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. Sary earned $103,847 in 2025. They are represented by E48.

Chie Huan Kuan

Financial Accountant I/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$101,588

Base pay: $98,168
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,588
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,741
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2752104191018
Salary Total: $8,479
Total Pay: $101,588

Chie Huan Kuan holds the role of Financial Accountant I at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $101,588. Union affiliation: E48.

Suikum Santucci

Financial Accountant I/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$101,304

Base pay: $97,884
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,304
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,575
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2752104191009
Salary Total: $8,318
Total Pay: $101,304

At Public Employee's Retirement Systems, Suikum Santucci serves as a Financial Accountant I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $101,304. Their bargaining unit is E48.

Patrick Moreno

Financial Accountant I/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2024 total comp

$95,385

Base pay: $93,260
Overtime: $5
Other pay: $2,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,385
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,083
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2752104191020
Salary Total: $8,083
Total Pay: $95,385

Patrick Moreno works as a Financial Accountant I for Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. Patrick earned $95,385 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Shivam Patel

Financial Accountant I/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$95,196

Base pay: $92,076
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,196
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,301
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2752104191016
Salary Total: $8,052
Total Pay: $95,196

Shivam Patel holds the role of Financial Accountant I at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $95,196. They are represented by E48.

Yi Zhang

Financial Accountant I/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$93,930

Base pay: $93,110
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $820
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $93,930
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,325
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2752104191013
Salary Total: $8,075
Total Pay: $93,930

Yi Zhang is a Financial Accountant I at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $93,930. They are represented by S01.

Kellie Vang

Financial Accountant I/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$91,627

Base pay: $91,327
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,627
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,325
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2752104191001
Salary Total: $8,075
Total Pay: $91,627

Kellie Vang works as a Financial Accountant I for Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. Kellie earned $91,627 in 2025. They are represented by S01.

Dongni Li

Financial Accountant I/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$91,601

Base pay: $89,676
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,925
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,601
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,051
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2752104191004
Salary Total: $7,809
Total Pay: $91,601

Dongni Li holds the role of Financial Accountant I at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $91,601. They are represented by E48.

Anna Burchik-Schofield

Financial Accountant I/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$86,258

Base pay: $84,995
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,263
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,258
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,529
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2752104191014
Salary Total: $7,303
Total Pay: $86,258

Anna Burchik-Schofield holds the role of Financial Accountant I at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $86,258. Their bargaining unit is E48.

Poopak Abtahi

Financial Accountant I/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$79,079

Base pay: $77,724
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,355
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,079
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,529
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2752104191005
Salary Total: $6,955
Total Pay: $79,079

Poopak Abtahi is a Financial Accountant I at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $79,079. They are represented by S01.

Mebrat Tesfagaber

Financial Accountant I/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$42,965

Base pay: $42,085
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $880
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,965
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,529
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2752104191020
Salary Total: $7,303
Total Pay: $42,965

Mebrat Tesfagaber works as a Financial Accountant I for Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. Mebrat earned $42,965 in 2025. They are represented by S01.

David Schmidt

Financial Accountant I/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2023 total comp

$39,768

Base pay: $34,236
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,532
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,768
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,559
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2752104191009
Salary Total: $8,559
Total Pay: $39,768

David Schmidt holds the role of Financial Accountant I at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $39,768. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Thuy Minh Ngo

Financial Accountant I/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2024 total comp

$809

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $809
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $809
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,816
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2752104191910
Salary Total: $8,816
Total Pay: $809

Thuy Minh Ngo works as a Financial Accountant I for Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. Thuy earned $809 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is S01.