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 Seater

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

2025 total comp

$413,271

Base pay: $210,628
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $202,643
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $413,271
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,856
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2756304637026
Salary Total: $17,856
Total Pay: $413,271

Alan Seater 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 $413,271. They are represented by M01.

Daniel Cox

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

2025 total comp

$413,169

Base pay: $254,462
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $158,707
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $413,169
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $21,572
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2756304637022
Salary Total: $21,572
Total Pay: $413,169

At Public Employee's Retirement Systems, Daniel Cox serves as a Investment Manager, Public Employees' Retirement System. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $413,169. Their bargaining unit is M01.

James Campbell

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

2025 total comp

$411,664

Base pay: $220,474
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $191,190
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $411,664
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,690
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2756304637021
Salary Total: $18,690
Total Pay: $411,664

James Campbell 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 $411,664. They are represented by M01.

Michelle Louie

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

2025 total comp

$409,993

Base pay: $223,570
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $186,423
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $409,993
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $19,058
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2756204637018
Salary Total: $19,058
Total Pay: $409,993

At Public Employee's Retirement Systems, Michelle Louie serves as a Investment Manager, Public Employees' Retirement System. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $409,993. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Kurt Klimenko

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

2025 total comp

$404,313

Base pay: $247,048
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $157,265
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $404,313
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $20,943
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2756304637023
Salary Total: $20,943
Total Pay: $404,313

Kurt Klimenko 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 $404,313. They are represented by M01.

May Leung

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

2025 total comp

$397,826

Base pay: $213,069
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $184,757
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $397,826
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,163
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2756204637019
Salary Total: $18,163
Total Pay: $397,826

At Public Employee's Retirement Systems, May Leung serves as a Investment Manager, Public Employees' Retirement System. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $397,826. Union affiliation: M01.

Joseph Pattaphongse

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

2025 total comp

$396,943

Base pay: $247,048
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $149,895
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $396,943
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $20,943
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2756304637024
Salary Total: $20,943
Total Pay: $396,943

Joseph Pattaphongse is a Investment Manager, Public Employees' Retirement System at Public Employee's Retirement Systems. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $396,943. Union affiliation: M01.

Vincent H Lee

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

2025 total comp

$395,234

Base pay: $233,669
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $161,565
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $395,234
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $20,029
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2756454637017
Salary Total: $20,029
Total Pay: $395,234

Vincent H Lee works as a Investment Manager, Public Employees' Retirement System for Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. Vincent earned $395,234 in 2025. Union affiliation: M01.