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

Sean Ballou

Office Assistant (Typing)/State Lands Commission

2023 total comp

$42,993

Base pay: $41,173
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,820
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,993
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,512
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405051379002
Salary Total: $3,512
Total Pay: $42,993

Sean Ballou holds the role of Office Assistant (Typing) at State Lands Commission. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $42,993. They are represented by R04.

Michael Traughber

Marine Safety Specialist I/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$41,633

Base pay: $31,928
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,705
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,633
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,982
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405808889017
Salary Total: $7,982
Total Pay: $41,633

Michael Traughber works as a Marine Safety Specialist I for State Lands Commission. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $41,633 in 2025. Union affiliation: R07.

Asghar Dashti

Research Data Specialist II/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$41,613

Base pay: $40,930
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $683
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,613
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,283
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405805758001
Salary Total: $9,283
Total Pay: $41,613

Asghar Dashti is a Research Data Specialist II at State Lands Commission. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $41,613. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Christopher Williams

Mineral Resources Inspector II/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$39,842

Base pay: $34,484
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,358
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,842
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R11
Work county: Orange
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,866
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405568856001
Salary Total: $7,116
Total Pay: $39,842

Christopher Williams is a Mineral Resources Inspector II at State Lands Commission. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $39,842. Their bargaining unit is R11.

Brenda Beltran

Management Services Technician/State Lands Commission

2023 total comp

$37,728

Base pay: $35,708
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,020
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,728
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,743
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405065278003
Salary Total: $4,743
Total Pay: $37,728

Brenda Beltran is a Management Services Technician at State Lands Commission. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $37,728. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Lawrence Rabin

Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory)/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$36,573

Base pay: $36,523
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,573
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,551
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405020756004
Salary Total: $12,174
Total Pay: $36,573

Lawrence Rabin works as a Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory) for State Lands Commission. Their status is full-time. Lawrence earned $36,573 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is S10.