California / Student Aid Commission

Agency file

Student Aid Commission

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

The Student Aid Commission administers public education — funding, academic standards, and the operation of schools.

In 2025, this agency had 156 employees with median total compensation of $80,460; the highest distinct record was $202,354.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $12.2M
Employees: 156
Median total: $80,460
Highest record: $202,354

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$300$166,740+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 156 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($80,460) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $75,992 (97%)
Overtime — $197 (0%)
Other — $1,800 (2%)
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

$1,376

$55,801

$80,460

$102,482

$126,076

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $126,076 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $1,376. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

36 · $78,038

Member, Student Aid Commission/Student Aid Commission

16 · $800

Information Technology Specialist I

12 · $112,746

Staff Services Analyst

11 · $64,034

Program Technician II

11 · $51,632

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	$12.1M —	173 —	$73,180 —
2024	$13.3M ▲ 9.5%	168 ▼ 2.9%	$79,092 ▲ 8.1%
2025	$12.2M ▼ 8.5%	156 ▼ 7.1%	$80,460 ▲ 1.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Yvonne Hollingsworth

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Student Aid Commission

2025 total comp

$102,482

Base pay: $90,292
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,190
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,482
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2707045393726
Salary Total: $7,521
Total Pay: $102,482

Yvonne Hollingsworth works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for Student Aid Commission. Their status is full-time. Yvonne earned $102,482 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Patricia Sanders

Research Data Specialist III/Student Aid Commission

2023 total comp

$102,474

Base pay: $100,054
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,474
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,642
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2707325770001
Salary Total: $8,642
Total Pay: $102,474

Patricia Sanders works as a Research Data Specialist III for Student Aid Commission. Their status is full-time. Patricia earned $102,474 in 2023. They are represented by R01.

Vincent Antolini

Associate Management Auditor/Student Aid Commission

2025 total comp

$102,384

Base pay: $101,784
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,384
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,740
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2707304159704
Salary Total: $8,478
Total Pay: $102,384

Vincent Antolini works as a Associate Management Auditor for Student Aid Commission. Their status is full-time. Vincent earned $102,384 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Natividad Bugarin

Associate Management Auditor/Student Aid Commission

2025 total comp

$102,384

Base pay: $101,784
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,384
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,740
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2707304159702
Salary Total: $8,478
Total Pay: $102,384

Natividad Bugarin works as a Associate Management Auditor for Student Aid Commission. Their status is full-time. Natividad earned $102,384 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Emily Chi

Associate Management Auditor/Student Aid Commission

2025 total comp

$102,384

Base pay: $101,784
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,384
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,740
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2707304159701
Salary Total: $8,478
Total Pay: $102,384

Emily Chi works as a Associate Management Auditor for Student Aid Commission. Their status is full-time. Emily earned $102,384 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

Elke Patton

Research Data Specialist I/Student Aid Commission

2025 total comp

$102,098

Base pay: $101,498
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,098
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,706
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2707325742005
Salary Total: $8,445
Total Pay: $102,098

Elke Patton works as a Research Data Specialist I for Student Aid Commission. Their status is full-time. Elke earned $102,098 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Brandn Fox

Information Technology Specialist I/Student Aid Commission

2025 total comp

$101,725

Base pay: $101,125
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,725
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,200
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2707011402005
Salary Total: $8,924
Total Pay: $101,725

At Student Aid Commission, Brandn Fox serves as a Information Technology Specialist I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $101,725. They are represented by R01.

Sarbjot Dhillon

Information Technology Specialist I/Student Aid Commission

2025 total comp

$101,441

Base pay: $100,841
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,441
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,728
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2707011402006
Salary Total: $8,466
Total Pay: $101,441

Sarbjot Dhillon works as a Information Technology Specialist I for Student Aid Commission. Their status is full-time. Sarbjot earned $101,441 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

Teresa Stroschein

Associate Personnel Analyst/Student Aid Commission

2024 total comp

$99,497

Base pay: $64,452
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $35,045
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,497
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,327
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2707345142007
Salary Total: $7,327
Total Pay: $99,497

Teresa Stroschein is a Associate Personnel Analyst at Student Aid Commission. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $99,497. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Hannah Cooper

Staff Services Manager I/Student Aid Commission

2025 total comp

$99,265

Base pay: $95,545
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,265
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,303
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2707344800006
Salary Total: $8,054
Total Pay: $99,265

At Student Aid Commission, Hannah Cooper serves as a Staff Services Manager I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $99,265. They are represented by S01.

Tabitha Frost

Information Technology Associate/Student Aid Commission

2025 total comp

$98,937

Base pay: $98,337
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,937
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,740
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2707011401009
Salary Total: $8,478
Total Pay: $98,937

Tabitha Frost works as a Information Technology Associate for Student Aid Commission. Their status is full-time. Tabitha earned $98,937 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

Austin Robins

Information Technology Associate/Student Aid Commission

2025 total comp

$98,257

Base pay: $97,607
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,257
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,482
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2707011401010
Salary Total: $8,228
Total Pay: $98,257

At Student Aid Commission, Austin Robins serves as a Information Technology Associate. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $98,257. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Jon Waldrep

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Student Aid Commission

2025 total comp

$98,256

Base pay: $90,292
Overtime: $7,364
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,256
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2707045393735
Salary Total: $7,521
Total Pay: $98,256

Jon Waldrep is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Student Aid Commission. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $98,256. Union affiliation: R01.

Elizabeth Rafferty

Staff Services Manager I/Student Aid Commission

2025 total comp

$98,203

Base pay: $94,483
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,203
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,483
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2707324800001
Salary Total: $8,229
Total Pay: $98,203

Elizabeth Rafferty holds the role of Staff Services Manager I at Student Aid Commission. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $98,203. Their bargaining unit is S01.