California / Air Resources Board

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Air Resources Board

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

The Air Resources Board is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 2,051 employees with median total compensation of $116,073; the highest distinct record was $283,957.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $223.9M
Employees: 2,051
Median total: $116,073
Highest record: $283,957

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$159,504$193,675+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 2,051 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($116,073) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $106,830 (98%)
Overtime — $82 (0%)
Other — $2,263 (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

$45,372

$78,615

$116,073

$141,136

$162,362

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $162,362 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $45,372. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Air Pollution Specialist

622 · $118,941

Air Resources Engineer

341 · $124,862

Air Resources Supervisor I

192 · $162,087

Staff Air Pollution Specialist

142 · $149,024

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

106 · $76,928

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	$197.9M —	1,887 —	$114,755 —
2024	$218.2M ▲ 10.2%	2,080 ▲ 10.2%	$112,700 ▼ 1.8%
2025	$223.9M ▲ 2.6%	2,051 ▼ 1.4%	$116,073 ▲ 3.0%

Record list

Employees

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Wayne Roberson

Staff Services Manager I/Air Resources Board

2024 total comp

$78,683

Base pay: $75,180
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,504
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,683
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,462
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6738204800902
Salary Total: $8,462
Total Pay: $78,683

Wayne Roberson works as a Staff Services Manager I for Air Resources Board. Their status is full-time. Wayne earned $78,683 in 2024. Union affiliation: S01.

Kelly Peng

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Air Resources Board

2025 total comp

$78,665

Base pay: $78,065
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,665
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,980
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6738105393814
Salary Total: $6,771
Total Pay: $78,665

Kelly Peng is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Air Resources Board. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $78,665. Union affiliation: R01.

Alexander Nguyen

Air Pollution Specialist/Air Resources Board

2025 total comp

$78,625

Base pay: $78,275
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,625
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,816
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6736103887014
Salary Total: $6,860
Total Pay: $78,625

At Air Resources Board, Alexander Nguyen serves as a Air Pollution Specialist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $78,625. Union affiliation: R09.