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

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Matthew Fossum

Associate Boundary Determination Officer/State Lands Commission

2024 total comp

$148,257

Base pay: $147,657
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $148,257
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,798
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405233018008
Salary Total: $12,447
Total Pay: $148,257

Matthew Fossum holds the role of Associate Boundary Determination Officer at State Lands Commission. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $148,257. Union affiliation: R09.

Ronald Maria

C.E.A./State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$147,502

Base pay: $144,382
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $147,502
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Contra Costa
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,981
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405807500002
Salary Total: $12,221
Total Pay: $147,502

Ronald Maria works as a C.E.A. for State Lands Commission. Their status is full-time. Ronald earned $147,502 in 2025. Union affiliation: M01.

Joseph Porter

Senior Boundary Determination Officer (Specialist)/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$145,818

Base pay: $145,468
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $145,818
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,315
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405233007005
Salary Total: $12,189
Total Pay: $145,818

Joseph Porter works as a Senior Boundary Determination Officer (Specialist) for State Lands Commission. Their status is full-time. Joseph earned $145,818 in 2025. They are represented by R09.

Parvin Nabavi

Supervising Management Auditor/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$144,828

Base pay: $139,508
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,320
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,828
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,979
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405404163001
Salary Total: $11,620
Total Pay: $144,828

Parvin Nabavi is a Supervising Management Auditor at State Lands Commission. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $144,828. They are represented by M01.

Christopher Workman

Attorney III/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$144,353

Base pay: $144,003
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,353
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,369
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405215795002
Salary Total: $12,077
Total Pay: $144,353

Christopher Workman holds the role of Attorney III at State Lands Commission. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $144,353. Union affiliation: R02.

Dirk De Valk

Associate Boundary Determination Officer/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$141,873

Base pay: $141,523
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,873
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,152
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405233018004
Salary Total: $11,787
Total Pay: $141,873

Dirk De Valk is a Associate Boundary Determination Officer at State Lands Commission. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $141,873. They are represented by R09.