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

Laura Cholodenko

Conservancy Project Development Manager/State Coastal Conservancy

2025 total comp

$123,607

Base pay: $119,837
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,770
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $123,607
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,805
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5362004815002
Salary Total: $10,481
Total Pay: $123,607

Laura Cholodenko is a Conservancy Project Development Manager at State Coastal Conservancy. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $123,607. They are represented by S01.

Andrew Auyeung

Information Technology Specialist II/State Coastal Conservancy

2025 total comp

$122,694

Base pay: $122,094
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,694
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,064
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5361001414002
Salary Total: $11,285
Total Pay: $122,694

Andrew Auyeung holds the role of Information Technology Specialist II at State Coastal Conservancy. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $122,694. Union affiliation: R01.

German Garcia

Staff Services Manager III/State Coastal Conservancy

2025 total comp

$121,901

Base pay: $118,131
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,770
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $121,901
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,395
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5361004802001
Salary Total: $10,083
Total Pay: $121,901

German Garcia is a Staff Services Manager III at State Coastal Conservancy. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $121,901. They are represented by M01.

Christine Aralia

Conservancy Project Development Specialist/State Coastal Conservancy

2025 total comp

$121,870

Base pay: $121,220
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $121,870
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,799
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5362004814034
Salary Total: $9,505
Total Pay: $121,870

Christine Aralia is a Conservancy Project Development Specialist at State Coastal Conservancy. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $121,870. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Michael Bowen

Conservancy Project Development Manager/State Coastal Conservancy

2025 total comp

$120,424

Base pay: $119,187
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,237
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,424
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,805
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5362004815009
Salary Total: $10,481
Total Pay: $120,424

At State Coastal Conservancy, Michael Bowen serves as a Conservancy Project Development Manager. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $120,424. Their bargaining unit is S01.