California / Rehabilitation / Graduate Student Assistant

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Graduate Student Assistant

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

127 employees hold this title in Rehabilitation. Median total compensation for the role is $11,511, below the department median of $68,954.

Employees: 127
Total payroll: $1.7M
Role median: $11,511
Agency median: $68,954
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$35,426+

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

How total compensation varies among the 127 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across California

Graduate Student Assistant is held in 37 California departments. In Rehabilitation, the median of $11,511 ranks #11 of 37.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Office of Systems Integration

$26,462 · 1

Industrial Relations

$22,117 · 1

State Treasurer's Office

$18,543 · 2

Community Asian Pacific Islander A

$18,176 · 1

Consumer Affairs

$17,393 · 3

Employment Development Department

$16,022 · 4

Social Services

$15,404 · 2

Parks and Recreation

$14,725 · 8

Behav Hth Svs Overs/Acct Community

$12,722 · 1

Franchise Tax Board

$12,104 · 3

Veterans Affairs

$11,015 · 5

Department of Public Health

$11,003 · 5

Median total compensation for the Graduate Student Assistant role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Elissa Papendick

Graduate Student Assistant/Rehabilitation

2024 total comp

$12,396

Base pay: $11,485
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $911
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $12,396
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Sonoma
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,761
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8131104872901
Salary Total: $22
Total Pay: $12,396

Elissa Papendick works as a Graduate Student Assistant for Rehabilitation. Their status is intermittent. Elissa earned $12,396 in 2024. They are represented by E.

Michael Young

Graduate Student Assistant/Rehabilitation

2025 total comp

$11,511

Base pay: $11,511
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,511
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,724
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8134404872901
Salary Total: $21
Total Pay: $11,511

Michael Young holds the role of Graduate Student Assistant at Rehabilitation. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $11,511. They are represented by E.

Angelo Gomez

Graduate Student Assistant/Rehabilitation

2025 total comp

$11,475

Base pay: $11,475
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,475
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,021
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8133504872901
Salary Total: $23
Total Pay: $11,475

Angelo Gomez works as a Graduate Student Assistant for Rehabilitation. Their status is intermittent. Angelo earned $11,475 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is E.

Kimberly Hurtarte

Graduate Student Assistant/Rehabilitation

2023 total comp

$11,357

Base pay: $11,357
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,357
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Riverside

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,511
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8133404872901
Salary Total: $20
Total Pay: $11,357

At Rehabilitation, Kimberly Hurtarte serves as a Graduate Student Assistant. They work intermittent. Their 2023 pay totaled $11,357. Union affiliation: E.

Jodie Solano

Graduate Student Assistant/Rehabilitation

2023 total comp

$11,046

Base pay: $11,046
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,046
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Orange
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,667
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8135504872901
Salary Total: $21
Total Pay: $11,046

Jodie Solano holds the role of Graduate Student Assistant at Rehabilitation. Their status is intermittent. In 2023, their total compensation was $11,046. They are represented by E.