California / Public Utilities Commission

Agency file

Public Utilities Commission

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

The Public Utilities Commission operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.

In 2025, this agency had 1,729 employees with median total compensation of $108,859; the highest distinct record was $264,679.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $194.8M
Employees: 1,729
Median total: $108,859
Highest record: $264,679

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$2,045$208,381+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,729 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($108,859) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $109,748 (97%)
Overtime — $131 (0%)
Other — $2,772 (2%)
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

$55,166

$80,554

$108,859

$141,085

$185,692

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $185,692 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $55,166. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst V

209 · $129,911

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

128 · $76,147

Utilities Engineer

122 · $111,052

Program and Project Supervisor, Public Utilities Commission

113 · $179,066

Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst III

101 · $97,907

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	$170.5M —	1,604 —	$104,931 —
2024	$181.3M ▲ 6.3%	1,663 ▲ 3.7%	$105,756 ▲ 0.8%
2025	$194.8M ▲ 7.5%	1,729 ▲ 4.0%	$108,859 ▲ 2.9%

Record list

Employees

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Alina Bemis

Management Services Technician/Public Utilities Commission

2023 total comp

$51,422

Base pay: $46,406
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,017
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,422
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,215
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6803315278003
Salary Total: $4,215
Total Pay: $51,422

Alina Bemis works as a Management Services Technician for Public Utilities Commission. Their status is full-time. Alina earned $51,422 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Jane Lee

Staff Services Analyst/Public Utilities Commission

2025 total comp

$51,320

Base pay: $50,720
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,320
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Francisco

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,390
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6801635157003
Salary Total: $4,258
Total Pay: $51,320

Jane Lee works as a Staff Services Analyst for Public Utilities Commission. Their status is full-time. Jane earned $51,320 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Hassan Badran

Utilities Engineer/Public Utilities Commission

2023 total comp

$51,277

Base pay: $46,168
Overtime: $992
Other pay: $4,117
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,277
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,940
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6803523518023
Salary Total: $7,940
Total Pay: $51,277

Hassan Badran holds the role of Utilities Engineer at Public Utilities Commission. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $51,277. They are represented by R09.

Douglas Long

Administrative Law Judge, Public Utilities Commission/Public Utilities Commission

2025 total comp

$50,844

Base pay: $50,844
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,844
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,263
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6803046103907
Salary Total: $88
Total Pay: $50,844

Douglas Long works as a Administrative Law Judge, Public Utilities Commission for Public Utilities Commission. Their status is intermittent. Douglas earned $50,844 in 2025. Union affiliation: R02.

Beckie Phanh

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Public Utilities Commission

2024 total comp

$50,816

Base pay: $49,119
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,697
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,816
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,454
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6803045393016
Salary Total: $6,454
Total Pay: $50,816

At Public Utilities Commission, Beckie Phanh serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $50,816. Union affiliation: R01.

Kofi Owusu Agyeman

Utilities Engineer/Public Utilities Commission

2025 total comp

$50,763

Base pay: $47,896
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,867
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,763
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: San Francisco

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,896
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6803213518970
Salary Total: $8,896
Total Pay: $50,763

Kofi Owusu Agyeman is a Utilities Engineer at Public Utilities Commission. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $50,763. Union affiliation: R09.