California / State Coastal Conservancy

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State Coastal Conservancy

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

The State Coastal Conservancy is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 83 employees with median total compensation of $88,120; the highest distinct record was $219,329.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $7.5M
Employees: 83
Median total: $88,120
Highest record: $219,329

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$2,031$150,853+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 83 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($88,120) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $88,452 (98%)
Overtime — $5 (0%)
Other — $1,667 (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

$41,624

$63,427

$88,120

$114,773

$137,031

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $137,031 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $41,624. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Conservancy Project Development Specialist

20 · $102,069

Conservancy Project Development Analyst II

8 · $86,190

Staff Services Analyst

8 · $59,044

Conservancy Project Development Manager

6 · $115,158

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

6 · $73,241

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	$7.3M —	91 —	$80,345 —
2024	$7.9M ▲ 8.6%	91 ±0%	$85,745 ▲ 6.7%
2025	$7.5M ▼ 5.8%	83 ▼ 8.8%	$88,120 ▲ 2.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Karyn Gear

Public Land Manager II/State Coastal Conservancy

2024 total comp

$100,549

Base pay: $89,459
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,090
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,549
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,212
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5362004372001
Salary Total: $12,212
Total Pay: $100,549

Karyn Gear works as a Public Land Manager II for State Coastal Conservancy. Their status is full-time. Karyn earned $100,549 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Benjamin Adam Miller

Information Technology Specialist I/State Coastal Conservancy

2025 total comp

$100,325

Base pay: $99,675
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,325
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,292
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5361001402004
Salary Total: $8,458
Total Pay: $100,325

Benjamin Adam Miller works as a Information Technology Specialist I for State Coastal Conservancy. Their status is full-time. Benjamin earned $100,325 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Erica Johnson

Conservancy Project Development Specialist/State Coastal Conservancy

2025 total comp

$97,877

Base pay: $97,227
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,877
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,483
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5362004814042
Salary Total: $8,229
Total Pay: $97,877

At State Coastal Conservancy, Erica Johnson serves as a Conservancy Project Development Specialist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $97,877. Union affiliation: R01.

Virgilio Cuasay

Conservancy Project Development Specialist/State Coastal Conservancy

2025 total comp

$97,503

Base pay: $96,853
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,503
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,483
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5362004814043
Salary Total: $8,229
Total Pay: $97,503

Virgilio Cuasay works as a Conservancy Project Development Specialist for State Coastal Conservancy. Their status is full-time. Virgilio earned $97,503 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.