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

Cynthia Esbona

Senior Legal Analyst/State Personnel Board

2024 total comp

$68,564

Base pay: $44,844
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $23,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $68,564
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,474
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5901115333003
Salary Total: $7,474
Total Pay: $68,564

Cynthia Esbona works as a Senior Legal Analyst for State Personnel Board. Their status is full-time. Cynthia earned $68,564 in 2024. They are represented by R01.

Monica Walden

Associate Personnel Analyst/State Personnel Board

2024 total comp

$67,312

Base pay: $66,762
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $67,312
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,951
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5901155142724
Salary Total: $5,951
Total Pay: $67,312

At State Personnel Board, Monica Walden serves as a Associate Personnel Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $67,312. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Aileen Achacoso

Legal Secretary/State Personnel Board

2025 total comp

$64,342

Base pay: $63,742
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $64,342
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,473
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5901151282001
Salary Total: $5,309
Total Pay: $64,342

Aileen Achacoso works as a Legal Secretary for State Personnel Board. Their status is full-time. Aileen earned $64,342 in 2025. They are represented by R04.

Jasmine Mccown

Staff Services Analyst/State Personnel Board

2023 total comp

$60,133

Base pay: $57,713
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,133
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,127
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5903005157002
Salary Total: $5,127
Total Pay: $60,133

Jasmine Mccown holds the role of Staff Services Analyst at State Personnel Board. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $60,133. They are represented by R01.