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

Tooraj Monsef

Petroleum Production Engineer/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$192,343

Base pay: $188,706
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,637
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $192,343
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,472
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405403775003
Salary Total: $16,884
Total Pay: $192,343

Tooraj Monsef is a Petroleum Production Engineer at State Lands Commission. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $192,343. They are represented by R09.

Walter Scott

Supervising Mineral Resources Engineer/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$192,071

Base pay: $191,721
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $192,071
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M09
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,316
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405403793003
Salary Total: $16,076
Total Pay: $192,071

At State Lands Commission, Walter Scott serves as a Supervising Mineral Resources Engineer. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $192,071. Their bargaining unit is M09.

Robert Bugsch

C.E.A./State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$192,029

Base pay: $188,258
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,771
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $192,029
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,165
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405207500001
Salary Total: $15,680
Total Pay: $192,029

Robert Bugsch holds the role of C.E.A. at State Lands Commission. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $192,029. They are represented by M01.

Ryan Horton

Associate Process Safety Engineer/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$186,370

Base pay: $186,020
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $186,370
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,130
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405407008007
Salary Total: $15,508
Total Pay: $186,370

Ryan Horton works as a Associate Process Safety Engineer for State Lands Commission. Their status is full-time. Ryan earned $186,370 in 2025. Union affiliation: R09.

Christopher Scianni

Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory)/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$186,087

Base pay: $185,387
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $186,087
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,602
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405820756002
Salary Total: $15,446
Total Pay: $186,087

Christopher Scianni is a Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory) at State Lands Commission. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $186,087. Their bargaining unit is S10.