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

Karolina Vasquez

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Student Aid Commission

2023 total comp

$40,069

Base pay: $39,719
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,069
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,684
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2707045393904
Salary Total: $5,684
Total Pay: $40,069

At Student Aid Commission, Karolina Vasquez serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $40,069. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Aqueelah Armstead

Staff Services Analyst/Student Aid Commission

2024 total comp

$39,624

Base pay: $39,224
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,624
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,868
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2707045157709
Salary Total: $4,868
Total Pay: $39,624

At Student Aid Commission, Aqueelah Armstead serves as a Staff Services Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $39,624. Union affiliation: R01.

Jason Henderson

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Student Aid Commission

2024 total comp

$38,992

Base pay: $34,885
Overtime: $1,594
Other pay: $2,512
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,992
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,855
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2707355393709
Salary Total: $5,855
Total Pay: $38,992

Jason Henderson is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Student Aid Commission. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $38,992. Union affiliation: R01.

Selymon Shahsamand

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Student Aid Commission

2023 total comp

$37,126

Base pay: $34,593
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,533
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,126
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,684
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2707345393901
Salary Total: $5,684
Total Pay: $37,126

Selymon Shahsamand works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for Student Aid Commission. Their status is full-time. Selymon earned $37,126 in 2023. They are represented by R01.

Meuy Nian Saechao

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Student Aid Commission

2025 total comp

$36,675

Base pay: $36,375
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,675
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,648
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2707045393742
Salary Total: $6,141
Total Pay: $36,675

Meuy Nian Saechao is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Student Aid Commission. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $36,675. Union affiliation: R01.

Jaithara Sookprasert

Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory)/Student Aid Commission

2024 total comp

$35,054

Base pay: $35,054
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,054
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,096
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 2707354801901
Salary Total: $52
Total Pay: $35,054

Jaithara Sookprasert works as a Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory) for Student Aid Commission. Their status is intermittent. Jaithara earned $35,054 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is S01.