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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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

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Michael Riffle

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

2025 total comp
$436,580
Base pay
$234,079
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$202,501
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$436,580
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
M01
Work county
Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$19,844
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
2756254637018
Salary Total
$19,844
Total Pay
$436,580

Michael Riffle works as a Investment Manager, Public Employees' Retirement System for Public Employee's Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $436,580 in 2025. They are represented by M01.

Henry Lam

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

2025 total comp
$432,900
Base pay
$214,738
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$218,162
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$432,900
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
M01
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
Y

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$18,204
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
2756404637001
Salary Total
$18,204
Total Pay
$432,900

Henry Lam 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 $432,900. Their bargaining unit is M01.