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

Chandrashekar Basavalinganadoddi

Supervising Mineral Resources Engineer/State Lands Commission

2023 total comp

$329,125

Base pay: $151,752
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $177,373
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $329,125
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M09
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,434
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405403793003
Salary Total: $18,393
Total Pay: $329,125

Chandrashekar Basavalinganadoddi is a Supervising Mineral Resources Engineer at State Lands Commission. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $329,125. Their bargaining unit is M09.

Colin Connor

C.E.A./State Lands Commission

2024 total comp

$312,334

Base pay: $205,949
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $106,385
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $312,334
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,528
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405007500909
Salary Total: $17,528
Total Pay: $312,334

Colin Connor works as a C.E.A. for State Lands Commission. Their status is full-time. Colin earned $312,334 in 2024. Union affiliation: M01.

Peter Regan

C.E.A./State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$235,480

Base pay: $231,760
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $235,480
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $20,378
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405407500001
Salary Total: $19,767
Total Pay: $235,480

Peter Regan works as a C.E.A. for State Lands Commission. Their status is full-time. Peter earned $235,480 in 2025. Union affiliation: M01.

Peter Johnson

Supervising Mineral Resources Engineer/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$225,697

Base pay: $225,197
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $225,697
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M09
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,316
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405403793001
Salary Total: $18,774
Total Pay: $225,697

Peter Johnson is a Supervising Mineral Resources Engineer at State Lands Commission. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $225,697. They are represented by M09.

Seth Blackmon

C.E.A./State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$220,090

Base pay: $219,490
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $220,090
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,950
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405217500001
Salary Total: $18,382
Total Pay: $220,090

At State Lands Commission, Seth Blackmon serves as a C.E.A.. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $220,090. Union affiliation: M01.

Shahed Meshkati

Supervising Mineral Resources Engineer/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$213,664

Base pay: $213,314
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $213,664
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M09
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,316
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405403793002
Salary Total: $17,767
Total Pay: $213,664

Shahed Meshkati works as a Supervising Mineral Resources Engineer for State Lands Commission. Their status is full-time. Shahed earned $213,664 in 2025. Union affiliation: M09.

Nicole A Mccarthy

C.E.A./State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$210,976

Base pay: $210,376
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $210,976
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18,064
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405027500002
Salary Total: $17,522
Total Pay: $210,976

Nicole A Mccarthy is a C.E.A. at State Lands Commission. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $210,976. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Hossein Rassamdana

Petroleum Reservoir Engineer State Lands Division/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$210,758

Base pay: $204,078
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,680
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $210,758
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,423
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405403766003
Salary Total: $17,597
Total Pay: $210,758

Hossein Rassamdana holds the role of Petroleum Reservoir Engineer State Lands Division at State Lands Commission. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $210,758. Union affiliation: R09.

Kendra Oliver

Senior Engineer, Petroleum Structures (Specialist)/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$210,282

Base pay: $209,932
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $210,282
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Contra Costa
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,444
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405817929004
Salary Total: $17,520
Total Pay: $210,282

Kendra Oliver works as a Senior Engineer, Petroleum Structures (Specialist) for State Lands Commission. Their status is full-time. Kendra earned $210,282 in 2025. They are represented by R09.

Jennifer Lucchesi

Executive Officer/State Lands Commission/State Lands Commission

2024 total comp

$208,776

Base pay: $205,155
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,621
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $208,776
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,392
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405003791001
Salary Total: $17,392
Total Pay: $208,776

At State Lands Commission, Jennifer Lucchesi serves as a Executive Officer/State Lands Commission. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $208,776. Union affiliation: E99.

David Calderon

Senior Process Safety Engineer (Supervisor)/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$203,505

Base pay: $203,155
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $203,505
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,444
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405407010002
Salary Total: $16,921
Total Pay: $203,505

At State Lands Commission, David Calderon serves as a Senior Process Safety Engineer (Supervisor). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $203,505. Union affiliation: S09.

Ehsan Tajer

Petroleum Reservoir Engineer State Lands Division/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$203,264

Base pay: $202,914
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $203,264
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,423
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405403766002
Salary Total: $16,900
Total Pay: $203,264

At State Lands Commission, Ehsan Tajer serves as a Petroleum Reservoir Engineer State Lands Division. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $203,264. Union affiliation: R09.

Jalal Abedi

Petroleum Reservoir Engineer State Lands Division/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$203,264

Base pay: $202,914
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $203,264
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17,423
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405403766004
Salary Total: $16,900
Total Pay: $203,264

Jalal Abedi is a Petroleum Reservoir Engineer State Lands Division at State Lands Commission. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $203,264. They are represented by R09.

Vanessa Perez

Senior Mineral Resources Engineer/State Lands Commission

2025 total comp

$203,033

Base pay: $202,683
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $203,033
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,485
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3405403794004
Salary Total: $16,897
Total Pay: $203,033

Vanessa Perez works as a Senior Mineral Resources Engineer for State Lands Commission. Their status is full-time. Vanessa earned $203,033 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is S09.