Agency file

Real Estate

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

The Real Estate is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 348 employees with median total compensation of $95,351; the highest distinct record was $207,006.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $31.3M
Employees: 348
Median total: $95,351
Highest record: $207,006

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$353$177,688+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 348 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($95,351) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $88,448 (98%)
Overtime — $14 (0%)
Other — $1,470 (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

$44,284

$57,227

$95,351

$110,569

$135,271

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $135,271 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $44,284. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Special Investigator

57 · $108,159

Program Technician II

41 · $47,715

General Auditor III

17 · $102,384

Deputy Commissioner, Department of Real Estate

17 · $101,828

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

17 · $84,558

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	$31.6M —	365 —	$88,705 —
2024	$31.7M ▲ 0.6%	369 ▲ 1.1%	$89,381 ▲ 0.8%
2025	$31.3M ▼ 1.4%	348 ▼ 5.7%	$95,351 ▲ 6.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Michael Orilla

Information Technology Manager I/Real Estate

2025 total comp

$150,219

Base pay: $146,499
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $150,219
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,579
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4147101405001
Salary Total: $12,202
Total Pay: $150,219

Michael Orilla works as a Information Technology Manager I for Real Estate. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $150,219 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Sonja Palladino

Assistant Commissioner, Legislation and Regulations/Real Estate

2025 total comp

$149,923

Base pay: $146,203
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $149,923
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,554
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4149101981001
Salary Total: $12,177
Total Pay: $149,923

Sonja Palladino holds the role of Assistant Commissioner, Legislation and Regulations at Real Estate. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $149,923. They are represented by E99.

Tadesse Chekol

Information Technology Manager I/Real Estate

2025 total comp

$149,619

Base pay: $146,499
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $149,619
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,579
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4147101405003
Salary Total: $12,202
Total Pay: $149,619

Tadesse Chekol is a Information Technology Manager I at Real Estate. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $149,619. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Jeffrey Oboyski

C.E.A./Real Estate

2025 total comp

$149,598

Base pay: $145,878
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $149,598
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,526
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4142107500001
Salary Total: $12,150
Total Pay: $149,598

Jeffrey Oboyski works as a C.E.A. for Real Estate. Their status is full-time. Jeffrey earned $149,598 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Scott Schmolke

Information Technology Supervisor II/Real Estate

2024 total comp

$148,178

Base pay: $108,376
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $39,802
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,178
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,063
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4147101404907
Salary Total: $11,063
Total Pay: $148,178

At Real Estate, Scott Schmolke serves as a Information Technology Supervisor II. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $148,178. Their bargaining unit is S01.