California / Public Employee's Retirement Systems

Agency file

Public Employee's Retirement Systems

Source file: California — State Employee Compensation (SCO Payroll Data Warehouse, CPRA) / ingested Jul 4, 2026

The Public Employee's Retirement Systems is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 2,766 employees with median total compensation of $88,942; the highest distinct record was $2,272,874.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $318M
Employees: 2,766
Median total: $88,942
Highest record: $2,272,874

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

-$4,511$499,650+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 2,766 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($88,942) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $96,907 (84%)
Overtime — $409 (0%)
Other — $17,651 (15%)
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

$48,381

$70,194

$88,942

$117,330

$160,910

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $160,910 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $48,381. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

688 · $78,819

Staff Services Analyst

334 · $59,668

Information Technology Specialist I

251 · $111,788

Staff Services Manager I

218 · $101,910

Information Technology Specialist II

111 · $134,435

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	$265.8M —	2,617 —	$86,339 —
2024	$277.9M ▲ 4.5%	2,662 ▲ 1.7%	$86,984 ▲ 0.7%
2025	$318M ▲ 14.4%	2,766 ▲ 3.9%	$88,942 ▲ 2.3%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Brandon Eng

Associate Investment Manager, Public Employees Retirement System/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$308,799

Base pay: $170,063
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $138,736
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $308,799
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,417
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2756304633008
Salary Total: $14,417
Total Pay: $308,799

Brandon Eng holds the role of Associate Investment Manager, Public Employees Retirement System at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $308,799. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Hassan Sami

Associate Investment Manager, Public Employees Retirement System/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$308,574

Base pay: $161,120
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $147,454
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $308,574
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,048
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2756704633001
Salary Total: $13,659
Total Pay: $308,574

At Public Employee's Retirement Systems, Hassan Sami serves as a Associate Investment Manager, Public Employees Retirement System. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $308,574. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Shazia Dawood

Associate Investment Manager, Public Employees Retirement System/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$307,047

Base pay: $170,479
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $136,568
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $307,047
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,613
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2756204633002
Salary Total: $14,613
Total Pay: $307,047

Shazia Dawood holds the role of Associate Investment Manager, Public Employees Retirement System at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $307,047. Union affiliation: M01.

Craig Rhines

Associate Investment Manager, Public Employees Retirement System/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$306,510

Base pay: $171,672
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $134,838
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $306,510
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,634
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2756204633005
Salary Total: $14,634
Total Pay: $306,510

Craig Rhines holds the role of Associate Investment Manager, Public Employees Retirement System at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $306,510. Union affiliation: M01.

Wilbur Wai Pang Chan

Associate Investment Manager, Public Employees Retirement System/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$305,810

Base pay: $170,911
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $134,899
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $305,810
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,489
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2756254633019
Salary Total: $14,489
Total Pay: $305,810

Wilbur Wai Pang Chan works as a Associate Investment Manager, Public Employees Retirement System for Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. Wilbur earned $305,810 in 2025. They are represented by M01.

Mona Palacios

Investment Manager, Public Employees' Retirement System/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$305,296

Base pay: $227,639
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $77,657
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $305,296
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $20,943
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2753454637002
Salary Total: $20,943
Total Pay: $305,296

Mona Palacios is a Investment Manager, Public Employees' Retirement System at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $305,296. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Todd Mattley

Associate Investment Manager, Public Employees Retirement System/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$304,375

Base pay: $171,672
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $132,703
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $304,375
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,634
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2756204633004
Salary Total: $14,634
Total Pay: $304,375

At Public Employee's Retirement Systems, Todd Mattley serves as a Associate Investment Manager, Public Employees Retirement System. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $304,375. They are represented by M01.

Yihwa Chen

Investment Manager, Public Employees' Retirement System/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$302,963

Base pay: $198,889
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $104,074
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $302,963
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,333
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2756504637007
Salary Total: $18,333
Total Pay: $302,963

Yihwa Chen holds the role of Investment Manager, Public Employees' Retirement System at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $302,963. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Tamara Alexander

Associate Investment Manager, Public Employees Retirement System/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$300,717

Base pay: $171,569
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $129,148
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $300,717
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,626
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2756254633015
Salary Total: $14,626
Total Pay: $300,717

Tamara Alexander works as a Associate Investment Manager, Public Employees Retirement System for Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. Tamara earned $300,717 in 2025. Union affiliation: M01.

Angela Lyons

Associate Investment Manager, Public Employees Retirement System/Public Employee's Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$298,834

Base pay: $158,416
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $140,418
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $298,834
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,282
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2756254633018
Salary Total: $14,282
Total Pay: $298,834

Angela Lyons works as a Associate Investment Manager, Public Employees Retirement System for Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. Angela earned $298,834 in 2025. They are represented by M01.