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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Tikesha Leslie-Jones

Staff Psychologist -Clinical-/Veterans Affairs

2023 total comp

$141,376

Sub-department: Veterans Home of CA, Fresno
Base pay: $134,805
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,571
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,376
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R19
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,428
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5771469847001
Salary Total: $11,428
Total Pay: $141,376

At Veterans Affairs, Tikesha Leslie-Jones serves as a Staff Psychologist -Clinical- within Veterans Home of CA, Fresno. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $141,376. They are represented by R19.

Odessa Aragon

Registered Nurse/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$141,345

Sub-department: Chula Vista Veterans Home
Base pay: $126,675
Overtime: $13,278
Other pay: $1,391
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,345
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: San Diego

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,335
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5753108165008
Salary Total: $10,995
Total Pay: $141,345

Odessa Aragon works as a Registered Nurse for Veterans Affairs within Chula Vista Veterans Home. Their status is full-time. Odessa earned $141,345 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R17.

Lionel Lao

Registered Nurse/Veterans Affairs

2023 total comp

$141,290

Sub-department: Barstow Veterans Home
Base pay: $125,602
Overtime: $11,568
Other pay: $4,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,290
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,684
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5743228165002
Salary Total: $10,834
Total Pay: $141,290

At Veterans Affairs, Lionel Lao serves as a Registered Nurse within Barstow Veterans Home. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $141,290. Their bargaining unit is R17.

Hyo Jung Jeong

Registered Nurse/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$141,169

Sub-department: Glavc
Base pay: $131,990
Overtime: $7,644
Other pay: $1,536
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,169
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,335
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5761908165004
Salary Total: $11,125
Total Pay: $141,169

Hyo Jung Jeong works as a Registered Nurse for Veterans Affairs within Glavc. Their status is full-time. Hyo earned $141,169 in 2025. They are represented by R17.

Ana Guzman

Certified Nursing Assistant/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$141,138

Sub-department: Veterans Home
Base pay: $54,328
Overtime: $81,242
Other pay: $5,568
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,138
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R20
Work county: Napa
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,665
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5736198185011
Salary Total: $4,525
Total Pay: $141,138

At Veterans Affairs, Ana Guzman serves as a Certified Nursing Assistant within Veterans Home. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $141,138. Union affiliation: R20.

Ronnel Cruz

Supervising Nurse II/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$140,920

Sub-department: Veterans Home of CA, Fresno
Base pay: $138,060
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,860
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,920
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S17
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,497
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5771488129001
Salary Total: $12,122
Total Pay: $140,920

At Veterans Affairs, Ronnel Cruz serves as a Supervising Nurse II within Veterans Home of CA, Fresno. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $140,920. Their bargaining unit is S17.

Benjamien Grantham

Registered Nurse/Veterans Affairs

2023 total comp

$140,858

Sub-department: Veterans Home of CA, Fresno
Base pay: $127,605
Overtime: $5,074
Other pay: $8,179
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,858
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,373
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5771528165010
Salary Total: $10,373
Total Pay: $140,858

Benjamien Grantham works as a Registered Nurse for Veterans Affairs within Veterans Home of CA, Fresno. Their status is full-time. Benjamien earned $140,858 in 2023. They are represented by R17.

Maria Pascual

Supervising Registered Nurse/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$140,816

Sub-department: Veterans Home
Base pay: $126,662
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,154
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,816
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S17
Work county: Napa
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,867
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5736208161003
Salary Total: $13,451
Total Pay: $140,816

Maria Pascual holds the role of Supervising Registered Nurse at Veterans Affairs within Veterans Home. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $140,816. Union affiliation: S17.

Savita Virdi

Registered Nurse/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$140,586

Sub-department: Veterans Home of CA, Fresno
Base pay: $126,590
Overtime: $13,527
Other pay: $470
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,586
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,009
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5771488165004
Salary Total: $10,679
Total Pay: $140,586

At Veterans Affairs, Savita Virdi serves as a Registered Nurse within Veterans Home of CA, Fresno. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $140,586. Their bargaining unit is R17.

Maria Bocobo

Supervising Registered Nurse/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$140,217

Sub-department: Veterans Home of CA, Fresno
Base pay: $137,097
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,217
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S17
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,628
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5771528161002
Salary Total: $11,392
Total Pay: $140,217

At Veterans Affairs, Maria Bocobo serves as a Supervising Registered Nurse within Veterans Home of CA, Fresno. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $140,217. They are represented by S17.

Jimmy Hartman

Chief Engineer II/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$140,165

Sub-department: Veterans Home
Base pay: $121,713
Overtime: $15,551
Other pay: $2,901
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,165
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S13
Work county: Napa
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,925
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5732456695002
Salary Total: $9,907
Total Pay: $140,165

At Veterans Affairs, Jimmy Hartman serves as a Chief Engineer II within Veterans Home. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $140,165. They are represented by S13.

Dorienne Bolisay

Registered Nurse/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$140,126

Sub-department: Veterans Home
Base pay: $132,010
Overtime: $8,116
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,126
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Napa
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,335
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5736258165003
Salary Total: $10,995
Total Pay: $140,126

Dorienne Bolisay holds the role of Registered Nurse at Veterans Affairs within Veterans Home. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $140,126. They are represented by R17.

Deserie Jasmer

Supervising Registered Nurse/Veterans Affairs

2025 total comp

$139,666

Sub-department: Veterans Home of CA, Redding
Base pay: $136,546
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,666
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S17
Work county: Shasta

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,209
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5781528161002
Salary Total: $10,716
Total Pay: $139,666

Deserie Jasmer is a Supervising Registered Nurse at Veterans Affairs within Veterans Home of CA, Redding. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $139,666. They are represented by S17.