California / Veterans Affairs / Personnel Specialist

Job-title file

Personnel Specialist

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

19 employees hold this title in Veterans Affairs. Median total compensation for the role is $47,435, below the department median of $59,957.

Employees: 19
Total payroll: $883.5K
Role median: $47,435
Agency median: $59,957
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$6,738$78,065+

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

How total compensation varies among the 19 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Personnel Specialist pay vs. California

Across all employers in California, the median wage for Human Resources Specialists — about 104,000 people — is $83,500. Veterans Affairs pays a median base salary of $58,237 for this role, 30% below that figure — about the 16th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Veterans Affairs sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$52,770

$66,060

$83,500

$117,430

$151,410

Veterans Affairs median · $58,237

The bar is the range of annual wages for Human Resources Specialists across every employer in California, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Veterans Affairs’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Human Resources Specialists — about 912,430 people — is $75,940. Veterans Affairs’s median base salary is 23% below that national figure, about the 25th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$47,180

$58,610

$75,940

$99,380

$128,720

Veterans Affairs median · $58,237

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the California range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 14 of 19 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Veterans Affairs is $47,435, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across California

Personnel Specialist is held in 76 California departments. In Veterans Affairs, the median of $47,435 ranks #61 of 76.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Legislative Counsel Bureau

$87,289 · 4

CA Victim Compensation Brd

$80,960 · 1

California State Library

$80,960 · 1

Fair Political Practices Community

$80,699 · 1

Department of Technology

$80,308 · 4

State Comp Insurance Fund

$80,161 · 17

Gov Off Bus & Economic Devl

$79,160 · 1

Student Aid Commission

$77,316 · 1

Toxic Substances Control

$77,059 · 4

CA Department of Human Resources

$76,266 · 5

Department of Managed Care

$75,497 · 2

Department of Cannabis Control

$73,617 · 2

Median total compensation for the Personnel Specialist role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Personnel Specialist beyond California

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $59,137 ranks #3 of 4. See Personnel Specialist across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Seattle

$106,579 · 16

Miami-Dade County

$60,625 · 33

Louisville Metro, Kentucky

$36,733 · 29

Median total compensation for comparable Personnel Specialist roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Veronica Navarrete

Personnel Specialist/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$78,986

Sub-department: Veterans Affairs/Administratn
Base pay: $73,936
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,050
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,986
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,425
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8304401303005
Salary Total: $6,232
Total Pay: $78,986

At Veterans Affairs, Veronica Navarrete serves as a Personnel Specialist within Veterans Affairs/Administratn. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $78,986. They are represented by R01.

Andrea Spears

Personnel Specialist/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$76,429

Sub-department: Veterans Affairs/Administratn
Base pay: $71,229
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,429
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,422
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8304401303008
Salary Total: $6,229
Total Pay: $76,429

Andrea Spears is a Personnel Specialist at Veterans Affairs within Veterans Affairs/Administratn. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $76,429. Union affiliation: R01.

Erica Richard

Personnel Specialist/Veterans Affairs

2023 total comp

$71,690

Sub-department: Veterans Affairs/Administratn
Base pay: $71,040
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,690
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,116
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8304401303001
Salary Total: $6,116
Total Pay: $71,690

Erica Richard is a Personnel Specialist at Veterans Affairs within Veterans Affairs/Administratn. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $71,690. Union affiliation: R01.

Monica Smith

Personnel Specialist/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$71,034

Sub-department: Veterans Affairs/Administratn
Base pay: $66,784
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $71,034
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,827
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8304401303012
Salary Total: $5,652
Total Pay: $71,034

Monica Smith is a Personnel Specialist at Veterans Affairs within Veterans Affairs/Administratn. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $71,034. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Jessica Chapman

Personnel Specialist/Veterans Affairs

2023 total comp

$70,729

Sub-department: Veterans Affairs/Administratn
Base pay: $65,786
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,943
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,729
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,684
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8304401303010
Salary Total: $5,684
Total Pay: $70,729

Jessica Chapman holds the role of Personnel Specialist at Veterans Affairs within Veterans Affairs/Administratn. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $70,729. Union affiliation: R01.

Michael Evans

Personnel Specialist/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$68,237

Sub-department: Veterans Affairs/Administratn
Base pay: $64,587
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $68,237
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,825
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8304401303004
Salary Total: $5,650
Total Pay: $68,237

Michael Evans holds the role of Personnel Specialist at Veterans Affairs within Veterans Affairs/Administratn. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $68,237. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Sarah Pearson

Personnel Specialist/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$63,702

Sub-department: Veterans Affairs/Administratn
Base pay: $60,202
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,702
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8304401303014
Salary Total: $5,381
Total Pay: $63,702

Sarah Pearson is a Personnel Specialist at Veterans Affairs within Veterans Affairs/Administratn. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $63,702. Union affiliation: R01.

Brooke Taylor

Personnel Specialist/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$59,272

Sub-department: Veterans Affairs/Administratn
Base pay: $56,272
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,272
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,032
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8304401303010
Salary Total: $4,881
Total Pay: $59,272

Brooke Taylor works as a Personnel Specialist for Veterans Affairs within Veterans Affairs/Administratn. Their status is full-time. Brooke earned $59,272 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Stephanie Egyud

Personnel Specialist/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$49,674

Sub-department: Veterans Affairs/Administratn
Base pay: $49,424
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,674
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,335
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8304401303003
Salary Total: $4,205
Total Pay: $49,674

Stephanie Egyud is a Personnel Specialist at Veterans Affairs within Veterans Affairs/Administratn. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $49,674. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Caroline Blanchard

Personnel Specialist/Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$47,435

Sub-department: Veterans Affairs/Administratn
Base pay: $43,385
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,050
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,435
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,129
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8304401303003
Salary Total: $5,129
Total Pay: $47,435

Caroline Blanchard is a Personnel Specialist at Veterans Affairs within Veterans Affairs/Administratn. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $47,435. Union affiliation: R01.

Kyle Panak

Personnel Specialist/Veterans Affairs

2023 total comp

$46,758

Sub-department: Veterans Affairs/Administratn
Base pay: $46,558
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,758
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,366
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8304401303011
Salary Total: $4,366
Total Pay: $46,758

Kyle Panak holds the role of Personnel Specialist at Veterans Affairs within Veterans Affairs/Administratn. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $46,758. Union affiliation: R01.

Lexy Vela

Personnel Specialist/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$45,624

Sub-department: Veterans Affairs/Administratn
Base pay: $45,424
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,624
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,030
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8304401303011
Salary Total: $3,909
Total Pay: $45,624

Lexy Vela is a Personnel Specialist at Veterans Affairs within Veterans Affairs/Administratn. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $45,624. They are represented by R01.

Daro Heng

Personnel Specialist/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$40,287

Sub-department: Veterans Affairs/Administratn
Base pay: $38,423
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,865
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,287
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,632
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8304401303001
Salary Total: $4,493
Total Pay: $40,287

Daro Heng is a Personnel Specialist at Veterans Affairs within Veterans Affairs/Administratn. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $40,287. Union affiliation: R01.

Andrea Fernandez Young

Personnel Specialist/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$27,245

Sub-department: Veterans Affairs/Administratn
Base pay: $26,683
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $562
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,245
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,030
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8304401303013
Salary Total: $3,909
Total Pay: $27,245

Andrea Fernandez Young is a Personnel Specialist at Veterans Affairs within Veterans Affairs/Administratn. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $27,245. They are represented by R01.

Maria Castillo

Personnel Specialist/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$24,423

Sub-department: Veterans Affairs/Administratn
Base pay: $20,762
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,660
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $24,423
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,885
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8304401303013
Salary Total: $4,885
Total Pay: $24,423

Maria Castillo holds the role of Personnel Specialist at Veterans Affairs within Veterans Affairs/Administratn. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $24,423. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Alyssa Tran

Personnel Specialist/Veterans Affairs

2023 total comp

$14,396

Sub-department: Veterans Affairs/Administratn
Base pay: $13,566
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $830
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $14,396
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,513
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8304401303010
Salary Total: $3,513
Total Pay: $14,396

Alyssa Tran works as a Personnel Specialist for Veterans Affairs within Veterans Affairs/Administratn. Their status is full-time. Alyssa earned $14,396 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Patricia Kuvelis

Personnel Specialist/Veterans Affairs

2023 total comp

$10,996

Sub-department: Veterans Affairs/Administratn
Base pay: $10,996
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,996
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,655
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8304401303902
Salary Total: $33
Total Pay: $10,996

Patricia Kuvelis holds the role of Personnel Specialist at Veterans Affairs within Veterans Affairs/Administratn. Their status is intermittent. In 2023, their total compensation was $10,996. They are represented by R01.

Cecilia Oneto

Personnel Specialist/Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$9,812

Sub-department: Veterans Affairs/Administratn
Base pay: $9,812
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $9,812
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,497
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8304401303011
Salary Total: $4,497
Total Pay: $9,812

At Veterans Affairs, Cecilia Oneto serves as a Personnel Specialist within Veterans Affairs/Administratn. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $9,812. Union affiliation: R01.

Susan Alvarez

Personnel Specialist/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$6,738

Sub-department: Veterans Affairs/Administratn
Base pay: $984
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,754
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $6,738
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,299
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8304401303002
Salary Total: $6,299
Total Pay: $6,738

Susan Alvarez holds the role of Personnel Specialist at Veterans Affairs within Veterans Affairs/Administratn. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $6,738. They are represented by R01.