California / State Teachers Retirement Systems

Agency file

State Teachers Retirement Systems

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

The State Teachers Retirement Systems administers public education — funding, academic standards, and the operation of schools.

In 2025, this agency had 1,521 employees with median total compensation of $94,312; the highest distinct record was $1,464,919.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $179.7M
Employees: 1,521
Median total: $94,312
Highest record: $1,464,919

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$946$491,669+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,521 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($94,312) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $102,144 (86%)
Overtime — $227 (0%)
Other — $15,802 (13%)
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

$57,613

$74,346

$94,312

$123,314

$171,908

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $171,908 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $57,613. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

382 · $78,665

Staff Services Analyst

138 · $59,844

Staff Services Manager I

100 · $98,457

Information Technology Specialist I

98 · $116,682

Pension Program Manager I

83 · $106,610

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	$155.1M —	1,366 —	$89,067 —
2024	$171.3M ▲ 10.5%	1,483 ▲ 8.6%	$90,033 ▲ 1.1%
2025	$179.7M ▲ 4.9%	1,521 ▲ 2.6%	$94,312 ▲ 4.8%

Record list

Employees

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Ramona Marzion

Investment Officer III, California State Teacher's Retirement System/State Teachers Retirement Systems

2023 total comp

$168,970

Base pay: $141,634
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $27,336
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,970
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,007
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8153107684017
Salary Total: $12,007
Total Pay: $168,970

Ramona Marzion works as a Investment Officer III, California State Teacher's Retirement System for State Teachers Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. Ramona earned $168,970 in 2023. Union affiliation: R01.

Karen Doron

C.E.A./State Teachers Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$168,896

Base pay: $168,321
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $575
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,896
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,453
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8158207500001
Salary Total: $14,019
Total Pay: $168,896

At State Teachers Retirement Systems, Karen Doron serves as a C.E.A.. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $168,896. They are represented by M01.

Tyler Rico

Investment Officer III, California State Teacher's Retirement System/State Teachers Retirement Systems

2024 total comp

$168,837

Base pay: $143,434
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $25,403
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,837
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,367
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8153107684031
Salary Total: $12,367
Total Pay: $168,837

At State Teachers Retirement Systems, Tyler Rico serves as a Investment Officer III, California State Teacher's Retirement System. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $168,837. Union affiliation: R01.

Helena Posner

Investment Officer III, California State Teacher's Retirement System/State Teachers Retirement Systems

2023 total comp

$168,827

Base pay: $140,274
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $28,553
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,827
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,007
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8153107684129
Salary Total: $12,007
Total Pay: $168,827

Helena Posner holds the role of Investment Officer III, California State Teacher's Retirement System at State Teachers Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $168,827. They are represented by R01.

Jennifer Miszkewycz

Attorney V/State Teachers Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$168,719

Base pay: $168,369
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,719
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,566
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8151025781007
Salary Total: $13,893
Total Pay: $168,719

At State Teachers Retirement Systems, Jennifer Miszkewycz serves as a Attorney V. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $168,719. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Pritpal Bains

Financial Accountant V/State Teachers Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$168,618

Base pay: $153,440
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $15,177
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,618
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,781
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8152364195001
Salary Total: $13,368
Total Pay: $168,618

Pritpal Bains holds the role of Financial Accountant V at State Teachers Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $168,618. They are represented by M01.

Wayne Chung

Investment Officer III, California State Teacher's Retirement System/State Teachers Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$168,413

Base pay: $143,507
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $24,906
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $168,413
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,364
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8153107684140
Salary Total: $12,611
Total Pay: $168,413

Wayne Chung is a Investment Officer III, California State Teacher's Retirement System at State Teachers Retirement Systems. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $168,413. Union affiliation: R01.

April Uyematsu

Investment Officer III, California State Teacher's Retirement System/State Teachers Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$167,647

Base pay: $148,348
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $19,299
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,647
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,738
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8153507684001
Salary Total: $12,356
Total Pay: $167,647

April Uyematsu works as a Investment Officer III, California State Teacher's Retirement System for State Teachers Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. April earned $167,647 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

Angela Tran

Investment Officer III, California State Teacher's Retirement System/State Teachers Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$167,298

Base pay: $143,760
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $23,538
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $167,298
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,738
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8153107684098
Salary Total: $12,356
Total Pay: $167,298

Angela Tran holds the role of Investment Officer III, California State Teacher's Retirement System at State Teachers Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $167,298. Union affiliation: R01.

Christopher Singh

Investment Officer III, California State Teacher's Retirement System/State Teachers Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$165,641

Base pay: $140,585
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $25,056
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,641
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,366
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8153107684134
Salary Total: $11,995
Total Pay: $165,641

Christopher Singh works as a Investment Officer III, California State Teacher's Retirement System for State Teachers Retirement Systems. Their status is full-time. Christopher earned $165,641 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Tiffany Manzitto

Investment Officer III, California State Teacher's Retirement System/State Teachers Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$165,433

Base pay: $148,348
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,085
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $165,433
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,738
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8153107684029
Salary Total: $12,356
Total Pay: $165,433

At State Teachers Retirement Systems, Tiffany Manzitto serves as a Investment Officer III, California State Teacher's Retirement System. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $165,433. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Ralph Chan

Information Technology Manager II/State Teachers Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$164,927

Base pay: $161,207
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $164,927
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,842
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8156261406003
Salary Total: $13,427
Total Pay: $164,927

Ralph Chan is a Information Technology Manager II at State Teachers Retirement Systems. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $164,927. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Van Dang

Information Technology Manager II/State Teachers Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$164,552

Base pay: $161,207
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,345
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $164,552
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,842
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8156261406001
Salary Total: $13,427
Total Pay: $164,552

At State Teachers Retirement Systems, Van Dang serves as a Information Technology Manager II. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $164,552. Union affiliation: M01.

Michel Paniagua

Investment Officer III, California State Teacher's Retirement System/State Teachers Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$163,328

Base pay: $144,017
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $19,311
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163,328
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Yolo

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,738
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8153107684122
Salary Total: $12,356
Total Pay: $163,328

At State Teachers Retirement Systems, Michel Paniagua serves as a Investment Officer III, California State Teacher's Retirement System. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $163,328. They are represented by R01.