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

Alan W Le

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

2025 total comp

$389,972

Base pay: $201,406
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $188,566
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $389,972
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,074
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2756904637001
Salary Total: $17,074
Total Pay: $389,972

Alan W Le works as a Investment Manager, Public Employees' Retirement System for Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. Alan earned $389,972 in 2025. They are represented by M01.

Bashar Zakaria

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

2025 total comp

$389,309

Base pay: $204,686
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $184,623
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $389,309
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $19,164
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2756304637014
Salary Total: $17,395
Total Pay: $389,309

Bashar Zakaria 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 $389,309. They are represented by M01.

Alejo Gutierrez

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

2025 total comp

$388,795

Base pay: $203,723
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $185,072
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $388,795
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,499
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2756404637017
Salary Total: $17,499
Total Pay: $388,795

Alejo Gutierrez is a Investment Manager, Public Employees' Retirement System at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $388,795. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Richard Fiebrandt

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

2025 total comp

$384,622

Base pay: $221,280
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $163,342
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $384,622
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,967
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2756304637018
Salary Total: $18,967
Total Pay: $384,622

Richard Fiebrandt is a Investment Manager, Public Employees' Retirement System at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $384,622. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Nelson Daconceicao

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

2023 total comp

$380,392

Base pay: $248,170
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $132,222
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $380,392
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $21,038
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2750914637004
Salary Total: $21,038
Total Pay: $380,392

Nelson Daconceicao holds the role of Investment Manager, Public Employees' Retirement System at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $380,392. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Jennifer Hafner

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

2025 total comp

$379,605

Base pay: $226,093
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $153,512
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $379,605
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $21,350
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2756904637010
Salary Total: $19,379
Total Pay: $379,605

At Public Employee's Retirement Systems, Jennifer Hafner serves as a Investment Manager, Public Employees' Retirement System. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $379,605. Union affiliation: M01.

Benjamin Lee

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

2025 total comp

$378,709

Base pay: $211,467
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $167,242
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $378,709
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,027
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2756454637016
Salary Total: $18,027
Total Pay: $378,709

Benjamin Lee 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 $378,709. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Ping Liu

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

2023 total comp

$378,241

Base pay: $119,391
Overtime: $13,980
Other pay: $244,869
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $378,241
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,497
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2756404637007
Salary Total: $18,497
Total Pay: $378,241

At Public Employee's Retirement Systems, Ping Liu serves as a Investment Manager, Public Employees' Retirement System. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $378,241. Union affiliation: M01.

Nicholas Chladek

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

2025 total comp

$377,336

Base pay: $262,220
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $115,116
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $377,336
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $20,943
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2750914637003
Salary Total: $20,943
Total Pay: $377,336

Nicholas Chladek 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 $377,336. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Kevin Fein

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

2025 total comp

$374,679

Base pay: $329,888
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $44,791
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $374,679
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $28,122
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2753454638002
Salary Total: $28,122
Total Pay: $374,679

Kevin Fein holds the role of Investment Director, Public Employees' Retirement System at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $374,679. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Roar Storebaug

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

2024 total comp

$373,659

Base pay: $239,879
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $133,780
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $373,659
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $20,449
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2756454637011
Salary Total: $20,449
Total Pay: $373,659

Roar Storebaug is a Investment Manager, Public Employees' Retirement System at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $373,659. Their bargaining unit is M01.