State University

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

The State University operates a public higher-education institution — instruction, research, and student services.

In 2025, this agency had 80,881 employees with median total compensation of $31,618; the highest distinct record was $774,753.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $3.9B
Employees: 80,881
Median total: $31,618
Highest record: $774,753

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$215,197$165,698+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 80,881 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($31,618) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $44,138 (93%)
Overtime — $278 (1%)
Other — $3,247 (7%)
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

$1,500

$7,465

$31,618

$76,792

$115,887

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $115,887 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $1,500. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Lecturer - Academic Year

20,985 · $16,521

Instructional Faculty - Academic Year

9,676 · $109,668

Ft Faculty Unit - Additional Employment

5,195 · $2,500

Instructional Faculty, Special Programs -For Credit If Sp Prgms-Credit

4,360 · $9,998

Instructional Faculty, Summer Session - State Support

3,758 · $10,983

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	$3.5B —	83,047 —	$27,350 —
2024	$3.9B ▲ 9.9%	84,595 ▲ 1.9%	$28,777 ▲ 5.2%
2025	$3.9B ▼ 0.1%	80,881 ▼ 4.4%	$31,618 ▲ 9.9%

Record list

Employees

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Ronnie Araiza

Parking Officer -12 Month/State University

2025 total comp

-$109,358

Sub-department: Fullerton
Base pay: -$109,402
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $44
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$109,358
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Orange
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,200
Cs/csu: Csu
Position Number: 2421128810002
Salary Total: $18
Total Pay: -$109,358

At State University, Ronnie Araiza serves as a Parking Officer -12 Month within Fullerton. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled -$109,358. They are represented by R07.