California / State Lands Commission

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State Lands Commission

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

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

In 2025, this agency had 223 employees with median total compensation of $94,236; the highest distinct record was $235,480.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $22.6M
Employees: 223
Median total: $94,236
Highest record: $235,480

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$187$210,976+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 223 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($94,236) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $99,513 (98%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $1,767 (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

$47,646

$68,886

$94,236

$123,423

$176,554

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $176,554 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $47,646. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Marine Safety Specialist I

19 · $85,500

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)

12 · $122,294

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

12 · $80,766

C.E.A.

8 · $179,072

Information Technology Specialist I

8 · $116,512

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	$21.3M —	226 —	$88,445 —
2024	$22.4M ▲ 5.4%	228 ▲ 0.9%	$89,157 ▲ 0.8%
2025	$22.6M ▲ 0.7%	223 ▼ 2.2%	$94,236 ▲ 5.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Lina Ceballos Osuna

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$122,386

Base pay: $121,886
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,386
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405020765005
Salary Total: $10,356
Total Pay: $122,386

Lina Ceballos Osuna is a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at State Lands Commission. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $122,386. They are represented by R10.

David Dillon

Associate Mineral Resources Engineer/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$122,363

Base pay: $122,013
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,363
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,427
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405403796001
Salary Total: $11,084
Total Pay: $122,363

David Dillon holds the role of Associate Mineral Resources Engineer at State Lands Commission. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $122,363. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Amy Vierra

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$122,202

Base pay: $121,702
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,202
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405020765019
Salary Total: $10,356
Total Pay: $122,202

Amy Vierra holds the role of Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at State Lands Commission. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $122,202. They are represented by R10.

Afifa Awan

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$121,445

Base pay: $120,945
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $121,445
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405020765015
Salary Total: $10,571
Total Pay: $121,445

Afifa Awan works as a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) for State Lands Commission. Their status is full-time. Afifa earned $121,445 in 2025. They are represented by R10.

Sarah Mongano

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$119,068

Base pay: $111,387
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,681
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $119,068
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405020765011
Salary Total: $10,786
Total Pay: $119,068

Sarah Mongano is a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at State Lands Commission. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $119,068. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Maren Farnum

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$117,745

Base pay: $116,135
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,610
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $117,745
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,543
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405820765001
Salary Total: $10,174
Total Pay: $117,745

Maren Farnum holds the role of Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at State Lands Commission. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $117,745. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Anne Kerri

Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory)/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$117,330

Base pay: $113,910
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $117,330
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,781
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405014801001
Salary Total: $9,488
Total Pay: $117,330

Anne Kerri holds the role of Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory) at State Lands Commission. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $117,330. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Nina Tantraphol

Attorney/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$116,635

Base pay: $116,285
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,635
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,594
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405215778016
Salary Total: $10,011
Total Pay: $116,635

Nina Tantraphol holds the role of Attorney at State Lands Commission. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $116,635. Union affiliation: R02.

Katera Forbes

Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory)/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$116,555

Base pay: $113,084
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,471
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,555
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,781
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405064801001
Salary Total: $9,488
Total Pay: $116,555

Katera Forbes works as a Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory) for State Lands Commission. Their status is full-time. Katera earned $116,555 in 2025. They are represented by S01.

Radhana Singh

Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory)/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$116,391

Base pay: $112,671
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,391
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,781
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405014801002
Salary Total: $9,488
Total Pay: $116,391

At State Lands Commission, Radhana Singh serves as a Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $116,391. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Cynthia Herzog

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/State Lands Commission

2024 total comp

$116,220

Base pay: $114,190
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,029
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,220
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,221
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405020765003
Salary Total: $10,221
Total Pay: $116,220

Cynthia Herzog holds the role of Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at State Lands Commission. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $116,220. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Christina Saldivar

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$115,641

Base pay: $94,880
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $20,761
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,641
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405405393003
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $115,641

Christina Saldivar holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at State Lands Commission. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $115,641. Union affiliation: R01.

Anela Freeman

Staff Services Manager III/State Lands Commission

2023 total comp

$115,303

Base pay: $108,823
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,479
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $115,303
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,680
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405064802001
Salary Total: $9,680
Total Pay: $115,303

At State Lands Commission, Anela Freeman serves as a Staff Services Manager III. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $115,303. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Bamdad Rassamdana

Mineral and Land Auditor Specialist IV (Specialist)/State Lands Commission

2024 total comp

$114,405

Base pay: $73,484
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $40,921
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,405
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,862
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405404137005
Salary Total: $8,862
Total Pay: $114,405

Bamdad Rassamdana holds the role of Mineral and Land Auditor Specialist IV (Specialist) at State Lands Commission. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $114,405. They are represented by R01.