California / State Personnel Board

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State Personnel Board

Source file: California — State Employee Compensation (SCO Payroll Data Warehouse, CPRA) / ingested Jul 4, 2026

The State Personnel Board provides central administrative services — personnel, procurement, facilities, and internal operations.

In 2025, this agency had 66 employees with median total compensation of $99,361; the highest distinct record was $252,601.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $7.7M
Employees: 66
Median total: $99,361
Highest record: $252,601

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$9,377$252,600+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 66 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($99,361) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $111,504 (96%)
Overtime — $88 (0%)
Other — $4,435 (4%)
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

$43,137

$76,544

$99,361

$182,067

$194,413

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $194,413 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $43,137. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Personnel Analyst

11 · $72,694

Staff Services Manager I

10 · $99,361

Senior Administrative Law Judge

8 · $194,438

Senior Legal Analyst

6 · $88,913

C.E.A.

5 · $182,067

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	$7.5M —	63 —	$103,607 —
2024	$7.9M ▲ 5.3%	67 ▲ 6.3%	$102,486 ▼ 1.1%
2025	$7.7M ▼ 2.5%	66 ▼ 1.5%	$99,361 ▼ 3.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Lashonda Sessoms

Senior Legal Analyst/State Personnel Board

2025 total comp

$45,555

Base pay: $45,105
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $450
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,555
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,330
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5901115333006
Salary Total: $6,140
Total Pay: $45,555

At State Personnel Board, Lashonda Sessoms serves as a Senior Legal Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $45,555. Union affiliation: R01.

Madison Michel

Staff Services Analyst/State Personnel Board

2025 total comp

$43,137

Base pay: $42,587
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,137
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,181
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5903005157002
Salary Total: $4,056
Total Pay: $43,137

Madison Michel holds the role of Staff Services Analyst at State Personnel Board. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $43,137. They are represented by R01.

Jasmine Mccown

Associate Personnel Analyst/State Personnel Board

2025 total comp

$39,880

Base pay: $38,819
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,061
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,880
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,031
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5903005142003
Salary Total: $5,850
Total Pay: $39,880

Jasmine Mccown is a Associate Personnel Analyst at State Personnel Board. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $39,880. They are represented by R01.