California / Public Utilities Commission

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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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Misha Shukla

Senior Accounting Officer (Supervisor)/Public Utilities Commission

2023 total comp

$77,306

Base pay: $73,459
Overtime: $1,427
Other pay: $2,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,306
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,457
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6804054569001
Salary Total: $6,457
Total Pay: $77,306

At Public Utilities Commission, Misha Shukla serves as a Senior Accounting Officer (Supervisor). They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $77,306. They are represented by S01.

Daniel Alvarez-Mendoza

Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst III/Public Utilities Commission

2025 total comp

$77,247

Base pay: $76,647
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,247
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,980
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6803314611001
Salary Total: $7,741
Total Pay: $77,247

Daniel Alvarez-Mendoza is a Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst III at Public Utilities Commission. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $77,247. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Hilda Baltodano Sandoval

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Public Utilities Commission

2025 total comp

$77,156

Base pay: $76,556
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,156
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,590
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6802505393005
Salary Total: $6,592
Total Pay: $77,156

Hilda Baltodano Sandoval holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Public Utilities Commission. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $77,156. They are represented by R01.

Joanna Martinez

Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Public Utilities Commission

2025 total comp

$77,124

Base pay: $76,574
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,124
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Francisco

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,591
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6804054546005
Salary Total: $6,393
Total Pay: $77,124

Joanna Martinez is a Accounting Officer (Specialist) at Public Utilities Commission. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $77,124. Union affiliation: R01.

Humna Afzel

Utilities Engineer/Public Utilities Commission

2025 total comp

$76,903

Base pay: $76,503
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,903
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: Z

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,812
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6804353518007
Salary Total: $6,608
Total Pay: $76,903

Humna Afzel works as a Utilities Engineer for Public Utilities Commission. Their status is full-time. Humna earned $76,903 in 2025. They are represented by R09.