California / CA Health Benefit Exchange / Health Program Specialist II

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Health Program Specialist II

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

30 employees hold this title in CA Health Benefit Exchange. Median total compensation for the role is $101,700, above the department median of $71,826.

Employees: 30
Total payroll: $2.9M
Role median: $101,700
Agency median: $71,826
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$23,163$106,915+

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How total compensation varies among the 30 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 II is held in 19 California departments. In CA Health Benefit Exchange, the median of $101,700 ranks #11 of 19.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Envirnmtl Health Hazrd Assess

$108,838 · 1

California Department of Aging

$106,663 · 4

Emergency Medical Services Authority

$106,613 · 3

General Services

$106,613 · 1

Public Employee's Retirement Systems

$106,358 · 8

Department of Health Care Services

$104,190 · 138

Mental Hth Svs Overs/Acct Com

$103,811 · 7

Franchise Tax Board

$103,404 · 1

Department of State Hospitals

$102,304 · 5

Cdcr/Cchcs

$102,286 · 39

CDCR

$98,746 · 39

Behav Hth Svs Overs/Acct Community

$98,182 · 10

Median total compensation for the Health Program Specialist II 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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Kari Melaas

Health Program Specialist II/CA Health Benefit Exchange

2025 total comp

$97,975

Base pay: $97,375
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,975
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,107
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8012108336013
Salary Total: $8,413
Total Pay: $97,975

Kari Melaas works as a Health Program Specialist II for CA Health Benefit Exchange. Their status is full-time. Kari earned $97,975 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Peggy Sue Carpenter

Health Program Specialist II/CA Health Benefit Exchange

2025 total comp

$94,682

Base pay: $93,615
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,067
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $94,682
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,107
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8011128336001
Salary Total: $8,834
Total Pay: $94,682

Peggy Sue Carpenter is a Health Program Specialist II at CA Health Benefit Exchange. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $94,682. They are represented by R01.