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

Orlando Vargas

Carpenter/State University

2024 total comp

-$9,517

Sub-department: San Jose
Base pay: $102
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$9,619
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$9,517
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R06
Work county: Santa Clara

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,695
Cs/csu: Csu
Position Number: 2600106476001
Salary Total: $6,695
Total Pay: -$9,517

Orlando Vargas is a Carpenter at State University within San Jose. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to -$9,517. Union affiliation: R06.

Sandra Cuevas

Lecturer - 12 Month/State University

2025 total comp

-$10,863

Sub-department: Dominguez Hills
Base pay: -$10,863
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$10,863
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R03
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,932
Cs/csu: Csu
Position Number: 2317592359002
Salary Total: $3,186
Total Pay: -$10,863

Sandra Cuevas works as a Lecturer - 12 Month for State University within Dominguez Hills. Their status is part-time. Sandra earned -$10,863 in 2025. Union affiliation: R03.

Lynne Funk

Administrative Support Coordinator -12 Month/State University

2025 total comp

-$11,532

Sub-department: Fullerton
Base pay: -$11,532
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$11,532
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Orange
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,355
Cs/csu: Csu
Position Number: 2424901035001
Salary Total: $5,355
Total Pay: -$11,532

Lynne Funk works as a Administrative Support Coordinator -12 Month for State University within Fullerton. Their status is full-time. Lynne earned -$11,532 in 2025. Union affiliation: R07.

Peter Richardson

Lecturer - Academic Year/State University

2025 total comp

-$12,448

Sub-department: San Francisco
Base pay: -$12,448
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$12,448
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R03
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,224
Cs/csu: Csu
Position Number: 2553502358001
Salary Total: $6,224
Total Pay: -$12,448

Peter Richardson holds the role of Lecturer - Academic Year at State University within San Francisco. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was -$12,448. Union affiliation: R03.

Paul Duncan

Lecturer - Academic Year/State University

2025 total comp

-$13,245

Sub-department: Long Beach
Base pay: -$13,245
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$13,245
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R03
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,945
Cs/csu: Csu
Position Number: 2373692358001
Salary Total: $1,389
Total Pay: -$13,245

Paul Duncan is a Lecturer - Academic Year at State University within Long Beach. They work part-time. 2025 total compensation came to -$13,245. Union affiliation: R03.

Kayla Marie Rolicheck

Instructional Faculty, Special Programs -For Credit If Sp Prgms-Credit/State University

2025 total comp

-$16,961

Sub-department: Monterey Bay
Base pay: -$26,210
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,249
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$16,961
Employment type: Ind
Union / bargaining unit: R03
Work county: Monterey

Source-specific fields

Cs/csu: Csu
Position Number: 2261232322004
Total Pay: -$16,961

Kayla Marie Rolicheck works as a Instructional Faculty, Special Programs -For Credit If Sp Prgms-Credit for State University within Monterey Bay. Kayla earned -$16,961 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R03.

Jonathan Mortimer

Community Service Specialist -12 Month/State University

2025 total comp

-$24,027

Sub-department: San Jose
Base pay: -$24,027
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$24,027
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Santa Clara
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,371
Cs/csu: Csu
Position Number: 2600128820001
Salary Total: $2,686
Total Pay: -$24,027

At State University, Jonathan Mortimer serves as a Community Service Specialist -12 Month within San Jose. They work part-time. Their 2025 pay totaled -$24,027. They are represented by R07.