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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Meghan Kaff

Student Assistant/Air Resources Board

2024 total comp

$4,677

Base pay: $4,377
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,677
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,194
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6731104870945
Salary Total: $18
Total Pay: $4,677

Meghan Kaff holds the role of Student Assistant at Air Resources Board. Their status is intermittent. In 2024, their total compensation was $4,677. They are represented by E.

Katherine Lamb

Information Officer I (Specialist)/Air Resources Board

2023 total comp

$4,662

Base pay: $4,612
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,662
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,968
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6730105601001
Salary Total: $5,968
Total Pay: $4,662

Katherine Lamb works as a Information Officer I (Specialist) for Air Resources Board. Their status is full-time. Katherine earned $4,662 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is R01.

John Marconi

Air Resources Engineer/Air Resources Board

2025 total comp

$4,649

Base pay: $4,649
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,649
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,152
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6735103735990
Salary Total: $70
Total Pay: $4,649

At Air Resources Board, John Marconi serves as a Air Resources Engineer. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $4,649. They are represented by R09.

Zoya Husain

Engineering Geologist/Air Resources Board

2025 total comp

$4,585

Base pay: $4,585
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,585
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,428
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6734503756003
Salary Total: $7,205
Total Pay: $4,585

Zoya Husain is a Engineering Geologist at Air Resources Board. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $4,585. Union affiliation: R09.

Victoria Liu

Student Assistant -Engineering and Architectural Sciences-/Air Resources Board

2025 total comp

$4,477

Base pay: $4,477
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,477
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R11
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,661
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6739104871945
Salary Total: $21
Total Pay: $4,477

At Air Resources Board, Victoria Liu serves as a Student Assistant -Engineering and Architectural Sciences-. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $4,477. They are represented by R11.

Mengyuan Li

Air Pollution Specialist/Air Resources Board

2025 total comp

$4,376

Base pay: $4,376
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,376
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,089
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6734503887079
Salary Total: $6,876
Total Pay: $4,376

Mengyuan Li works as a Air Pollution Specialist for Air Resources Board. Their status is full-time. Mengyuan earned $4,376 in 2025. They are represented by R09.

Sanchita Paul

Air Pollution Specialist/Air Resources Board

2025 total comp

$4,376

Base pay: $4,376
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,376
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,089
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6734503887052
Salary Total: $6,876
Total Pay: $4,376

Sanchita Paul holds the role of Air Pollution Specialist at Air Resources Board. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $4,376. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Ellie Park

Air Pollution Specialist/Air Resources Board

2025 total comp

$4,263

Base pay: $4,263
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,263
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,918
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6734503887012
Salary Total: $5,740
Total Pay: $4,263

Ellie Park holds the role of Air Pollution Specialist at Air Resources Board. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $4,263. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Sara Shimizu

Air Resources Technician II/Air Resources Board

2023 total comp

$4,084

Base pay: $3,742
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $341
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,084
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R11
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,804
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6736103873965
Salary Total: $22
Total Pay: $4,084

At Air Resources Board, Sara Shimizu serves as a Air Resources Technician II. They work intermittent. Their 2023 pay totaled $4,084. Union affiliation: R11.

Rhonda Mc Kinney

Associate Personnel Analyst/Air Resources Board

2023 total comp

$4,075

Base pay: $4,075
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,075
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,891
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6738105142990
Salary Total: $40
Total Pay: $4,075

Rhonda Mc Kinney is a Associate Personnel Analyst at Air Resources Board. They work intermittent. 2023 total compensation came to $4,075. They are represented by R01.

Israel Pajarito

Air Resources Engineer/Air Resources Board

2025 total comp

$4,005

Base pay: $4,005
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,005
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Riverside

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,488
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6736103735015
Salary Total: $6,293
Total Pay: $4,005

Israel Pajarito works as a Air Resources Engineer for Air Resources Board. Their status is full-time. Israel earned $4,005 in 2025. Union affiliation: R09.

Amaya Hernandez

Student Assistant -Engineering and Architectural Sciences-/Air Resources Board

2023 total comp

$3,867

Base pay: $2,842
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,025
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,867
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R11
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,818
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6734004871945
Salary Total: $22
Total Pay: $3,867

At Air Resources Board, Amaya Hernandez serves as a Student Assistant -Engineering and Architectural Sciences-. They work intermittent. Their 2023 pay totaled $3,867. Union affiliation: R11.

Randeep Kaur

Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Air Resources Board

2025 total comp

$3,773

Base pay: $3,723
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,773
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,031
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6738204567010
Salary Total: $5,850
Total Pay: $3,773

Randeep Kaur works as a Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist) for Air Resources Board. Their status is full-time. Randeep earned $3,773 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

Brian Molina

Office Technician (Typing)/Air Resources Board

2023 total comp

$3,752

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,752
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,752
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,369
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6735101139911
Salary Total: $19
Total Pay: $3,752

Brian Molina holds the role of Office Technician (Typing) at Air Resources Board. Their status is intermittent. In 2023, their total compensation was $3,752. Union affiliation: R04.

Julie Neale

Associate Personnel Analyst/Air Resources Board

2025 total comp

$3,677

Base pay: $3,677
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,677
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,327
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6738105142990
Salary Total: $42
Total Pay: $3,677

Julie Neale is a Associate Personnel Analyst at Air Resources Board. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to $3,677. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Ranjit Bhullar

Air Resources Engineer/Air Resources Board

2025 total comp

$3,598

Base pay: $3,598
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,598
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,455
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6735103735990
Salary Total: $66
Total Pay: $3,598

Ranjit Bhullar is a Air Resources Engineer at Air Resources Board. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to $3,598. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Jennifer Humphreys

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Air Resources Board

2025 total comp

$2,925

Base pay: $2,925
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,925
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,031
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6730105393802
Salary Total: $5,850
Total Pay: $2,925

Jennifer Humphreys holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Air Resources Board. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $2,925. They are represented by R01.

Casondra Surin

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Air Resources Board

2025 total comp

$2,910

Base pay: $2,910
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,910
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,327
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6738205393955
Salary Total: $7,327
Total Pay: $2,910

Casondra Surin is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Air Resources Board. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $2,910. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Alejandro Sanchez

Student Assistant -Engineering and Architectural Sciences-/Air Resources Board

2024 total comp

$2,602

Base pay: $2,602
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,602
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R11
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,836
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 6734004871945
Salary Total: $22
Total Pay: $2,602

Alejandro Sanchez works as a Student Assistant -Engineering and Architectural Sciences- for Air Resources Board. Their status is intermittent. Alejandro earned $2,602 in 2024. They are represented by R11.