California / CA Health Benefit Exchange / Health Program Specialist I

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Health Program Specialist I

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

49 employees hold this title in CA Health Benefit Exchange. Median total compensation for the role is $90,647, above the department median of $71,826.

Employees: 49
Total payroll: $4.3M
Role median: $90,647
Agency median: $71,826
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$24,680$106,108+

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How total compensation varies among the 49 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.

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This role across California

Health Program Specialist I is held in 19 California departments. In CA Health Benefit Exchange, the median of $90,647 ranks #6 of 19.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Office of Systems Integration

$98,506 · 1

General Services

$97,100 · 5

Cdcr/Cchcs

$91,947 · 90

Public Employee's Retirement Systems

$91,823 · 6

Department of State Hospitals

$91,525 · 27

CDCR

$88,822 · 239

Emergency Medical Services Authority

$88,268 · 7

Department of Health Care Services

$87,366 · 254

Department of Public Health

$86,025 · 268

Behav Hth Svs Overs/Acct Community

$85,201 · 8

California Department of Aging

$84,601 · 16

Mental Hth Svs Overs/Acct Com

$84,526 · 12

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

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Health Program Specialist beyond California

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $91,164 ranks #1 of 4. See Health Program Specialist across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Arkansas

$52,137 · 115

Utah

$44,001 · 526

Missouri

$6,441 · 78

Median total compensation for comparable Health Program Specialistroles 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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Pavel Atayev

Health Program Specialist I/CA Health Benefit Exchange

2025 total comp

$108,803

Base pay: $92,607
Overtime: $15,596
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,803
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,080
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8013128338001
Salary Total: $7,838
Total Pay: $108,803

Pavel Atayev holds the role of Health Program Specialist I at CA Health Benefit Exchange. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $108,803. Union affiliation: R01.

Karishma Patel-Prejean

Health Program Specialist I/CA Health Benefit Exchange

2025 total comp

$105,996

Base pay: $83,471
Overtime: $21,875
Other pay: $650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,996
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,342
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8012208338009
Salary Total: $7,122
Total Pay: $105,996

Karishma Patel-Prejean works as a Health Program Specialist I for CA Health Benefit Exchange. Their status is full-time. Karishma earned $105,996 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.