California / Veterans Affairs

Agency file

Veterans Affairs

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

The Veterans Affairs serves military veterans — benefits, healthcare, and support programs.

In 2025, this agency had 3,545 employees with median total compensation of $59,957; the highest distinct record was $514,483.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $244.1M
Employees: 3,545
Median total: $59,957
Highest record: $514,483

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$7,490$178,277+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 3,545 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($59,957) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $61,229 (89%)
Overtime — $4,601 (7%)
Other — $3,020 (4%)
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

$8,058

$42,537

$59,957

$88,492

$130,165

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $130,165 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $8,058. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Certified Nursing Assistant

606 · $55,693

Food Service Technician I

269 · $46,328

Registered Nurse

243 · $133,424

Licensed Vocational Nurse

203 · $69,452

Custodian I

191 · $48,459

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	$223.8M —	3,382 —	$58,011 —
2024	$233.5M ▲ 4.3%	3,537 ▲ 4.6%	$58,317 ▲ 0.5%
2025	$244.1M ▲ 4.5%	3,545 ▲ 0.2%	$59,957 ▲ 2.8%

Record list

Employees

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Hortencia Melendrez

Rehabilitation Therapist, State Facilities (Recreation)/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$109,110

Sub-department: Veterans Home
Base pay: $104,715
Overtime: $2,639
Other pay: $1,755
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,110
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R19
Work county: Napa

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,433
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5733208312002
Salary Total: $8,714
Total Pay: $109,110

At Veterans Affairs, Hortencia Melendrez serves as a Rehabilitation Therapist, State Facilities (Recreation) within Veterans Home. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $109,110. Their bargaining unit is R19.

Judy Njuguna-Hamilton

Registered Nurse/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$109,010

Sub-department: Veterans Home
Base pay: $93,540
Overtime: $13,158
Other pay: $2,312
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,010
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Napa
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,986
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5736078165004
Salary Total: $9,836
Total Pay: $109,010

Judy Njuguna-Hamilton holds the role of Registered Nurse at Veterans Affairs within Veterans Home. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $109,010. They are represented by R17.

Ling Goldman

Nurse Practitioner/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$109,009

Sub-department: Glavc
Base pay: $109,009
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $109,009
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,042
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5761468212003
Salary Total: $13,621
Total Pay: $109,009

At Veterans Affairs, Ling Goldman serves as a Nurse Practitioner within Glavc. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $109,009. Their bargaining unit is R17.

Joseph Rocha

Chief of Plant Operation I/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$108,924

Sub-department: Barstow Veterans Home
Base pay: $107,724
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,924
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S12
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,281
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5742416752002
Salary Total: $9,003
Total Pay: $108,924

At Veterans Affairs, Joseph Rocha serves as a Chief of Plant Operation I within Barstow Veterans Home. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $108,924. Union affiliation: S12.

Abel Lam

Financial Accountant I/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$108,917

Sub-department: Veterans Affairs/Administratn
Base pay: $108,917
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,917
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,352
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8305224191001
Salary Total: $9,071
Total Pay: $108,917

Abel Lam works as a Financial Accountant I for Veterans Affairs within Veterans Affairs/Administratn. Their status is full-time. Abel earned $108,917 in 2025. Union affiliation: E48.

Harry Richards

Hospital Administrative Resident II/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$108,887

Sub-department: Veterans Home of CA, Fresno
Base pay: $105,767
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,887
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,082
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5771884778001
Salary Total: $8,810
Total Pay: $108,887

At Veterans Affairs, Harry Richards serves as a Hospital Administrative Resident II within Veterans Home of CA, Fresno. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $108,887. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Pamela Eiszele

Hospital Administrative Resident II/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$108,887

Sub-department: Veterans Home of CA, Redding
Base pay: $105,767
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,887
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Shasta
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,082
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5781364778001
Salary Total: $8,810
Total Pay: $108,887

Pamela Eiszele is a Hospital Administrative Resident II at Veterans Affairs within Veterans Home of CA, Redding. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $108,887. Union affiliation: S01.

Manuel Ceria

Food Service Technician II/Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$108,871

Sub-department: Veterans Home
Base pay: $53,751
Overtime: $1,771
Other pay: $53,349
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,871
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Napa

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,246
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5732232193001
Salary Total: $4,246
Total Pay: $108,871

At Veterans Affairs, Manuel Ceria serves as a Food Service Technician II within Veterans Home. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $108,871. Union affiliation: R15.

Neta Lee Noy

Clinical Social Worker (Health Facility)/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$108,822

Sub-department: Glavc
Base pay: $107,322
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,822
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R19
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,596
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5761089877001
Salary Total: $9,308
Total Pay: $108,822

At Veterans Affairs, Neta Lee Noy serves as a Clinical Social Worker (Health Facility) within Glavc. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $108,822. They are represented by R19.

Wendi Doyon

Staff Services Manager II (Managerial)/Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$108,681

Sub-department: Chula Vista Veterans Home
Base pay: $105,461
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,220
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,681
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: San Diego

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,083
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5751124969001
Salary Total: $9,083
Total Pay: $108,681

Wendi Doyon holds the role of Staff Services Manager II (Managerial) at Veterans Affairs within Chula Vista Veterans Home. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $108,681. They are represented by M01.

Kristine Lopez

Staff Services Manager I/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$108,674

Sub-department: Chula Vista Veterans Home
Base pay: $103,764
Overtime: $1,242
Other pay: $3,669
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,674
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,910
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5751144800001
Salary Total: $8,643
Total Pay: $108,674

Kristine Lopez holds the role of Staff Services Manager I at Veterans Affairs within Chula Vista Veterans Home. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $108,674. They are represented by S01.

Ani Khachatoorian

Staff Services Manager I/Veterans Affairs

2023 total comp

$108,651

Sub-department: Veterans Affairs/Administratn
Base pay: $101,218
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,433
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,651
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,398
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8301044800001
Salary Total: $8,398
Total Pay: $108,651

Ani Khachatoorian works as a Staff Services Manager I for Veterans Affairs within Veterans Affairs/Administratn. Their status is full-time. Ani earned $108,651 in 2023. They are represented by S01.