California / State University

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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

Page 1

Steven Gamboa

Instructional Faculty - 12 Month/State University

2025 total comp

-$24,894

Sub-department: Bakersfield
Base pay: -$24,894
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$24,894
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R03
Work county: Kern

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,298
Cs/csu: Csu
Position Number: 2738092361001
Salary Total: $8,298
Total Pay: -$24,894

At State University, Steven Gamboa serves as a Instructional Faculty - 12 Month within Bakersfield. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled -$24,894. They are represented by R03.

Hilda Romero

Instructional Faculty - Academic Year/State University

2025 total comp

-$26,376

Sub-department: Sonoma
Base pay: -$26,376
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$26,376
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R03
Work county: Sonoma
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,565
Cs/csu: Csu
Position Number: 2194022360001
Salary Total: $8,565
Total Pay: -$26,376

Hilda Romero is a Instructional Faculty - Academic Year at State University within Sonoma. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to -$26,376. They are represented by R03.

Steven Mcaulay

Network Analyst -12/State University

2025 total comp

-$31,744

Sub-department: San Jose
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$31,744
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$31,744
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Santa Clara
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,617
Cs/csu: Csu
Position Number: 2600130430001
Salary Total: $11,617
Total Pay: -$31,744

At State University, Steven Mcaulay serves as a Network Analyst -12 within San Jose. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled -$31,744. Union affiliation: R09.

Feraidoon Raafat

Instructional Faculty - Academic Year/State University

2024 total comp

-$35,985

Sub-department: San Diego
Base pay: -$35,985
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$35,985
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R03
Work county: San Diego

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,595
Cs/csu: Csu
Position Number: 2502542360001
Salary Total: $12,595
Total Pay: -$35,985

Feraidoon Raafat is a Instructional Faculty - Academic Year at State University within San Diego. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to -$35,985. Their bargaining unit is R03.

Manely Sharifian

Instructional Faculty - Academic Year/State University

2024 total comp

-$37,920

Sub-department: San Francisco
Base pay: -$37,920
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$37,920
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R03
Work county: San Francisco

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,080
Cs/csu: Csu
Position Number: 2552192360001
Salary Total: $10,080
Total Pay: -$37,920

Manely Sharifian works as a Instructional Faculty - Academic Year for State University within San Francisco. Their status is full-time. Manely earned -$37,920 in 2024. They are represented by R03.