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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Jeffrey Planck

Petroleum Production Engineer/State Lands Commission

2024 total comp

$33,629

Base pay: $33,629
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,629
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,992
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405403775004
Salary Total: $92
Total Pay: $33,629

Jeffrey Planck is a Petroleum Production Engineer at State Lands Commission. They work intermittent. 2024 total compensation came to $33,629. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Gary Cordeiro

Marine Safety Specialist I/State Lands Commission

2023 total comp

$33,169

Base pay: $33,169
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,169
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Contra Costa
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,597
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405818889015
Salary Total: $7,597
Total Pay: $33,169

Gary Cordeiro works as a Marine Safety Specialist I for State Lands Commission. Their status is full-time. Gary earned $33,169 in 2023. Union affiliation: R07.

Christopher Fox

Associate Mineral Resources Engineer/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$31,400

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $31,400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,400
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,882
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405403796006
Salary Total: $14,298
Total Pay: $31,400

Christopher Fox holds the role of Associate Mineral Resources Engineer at State Lands Commission. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $31,400. Union affiliation: R09.

Virginia Greenwood

Office Technician (Typing)/State Lands Commission

2024 total comp

$28,204

Base pay: $27,108
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,096
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,204
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,518
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405801139011
Salary Total: $4,518
Total Pay: $28,204

At State Lands Commission, Virginia Greenwood serves as a Office Technician (Typing). They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $28,204. They are represented by R04.

Emma Applegarth

Staff Services Analyst/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$27,168

Base pay: $26,868
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,168
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,014
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405015157001
Salary Total: $4,864
Total Pay: $27,168

Emma Applegarth works as a Staff Services Analyst for State Lands Commission. Their status is full-time. Emma earned $27,168 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.