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

Page 1

Katherine Rodota

Associate Portfolio Manager/State Teachers Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$292,263

Base pay: $202,587
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $89,676
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $292,263
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,538
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8153104698038
Salary Total: $17,365
Total Pay: $292,263

Katherine Rodota is a Associate Portfolio Manager at State Teachers Retirement Systems. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $292,263. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Ashish Jain

C.E.A./State Teachers Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$289,947

Base pay: $248,881
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $41,066
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $289,947
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $21,370
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8156267500001
Salary Total: $20,729
Total Pay: $289,947

At State Teachers Retirement Systems, Ashish Jain serves as a C.E.A.. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $289,947. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Xuan Liu

Associate Portfolio Manager/State Teachers Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$288,001

Base pay: $202,587
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $85,414
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $288,001
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Yolo

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,538
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8153104698044
Salary Total: $17,365
Total Pay: $288,001

At State Teachers Retirement Systems, Xuan Liu serves as a Associate Portfolio Manager. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $288,001. Union affiliation: M01.

Amanda Coleman

Associate Portfolio Manager/State Teachers Retirement Systems

2025 total comp

$287,086

Base pay: $170,272
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $116,814
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $287,086
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,079
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8153104698029
Salary Total: $14,595
Total Pay: $287,086

At State Teachers Retirement Systems, Amanda Coleman serves as a Associate Portfolio Manager. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $287,086. Union affiliation: M01.