California / Cdcr/Cchcs / Health Program Specialist I

Job-title file

Health Program Specialist I

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

90 employees hold this title in Cdcr/Cchcs. Median total compensation for the role is $91,947, below the department median of $99,990.

Employees: 90
Total payroll: $7.9M
Role median: $91,947
Agency median: $99,990
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$100,679+

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How total compensation varies among the 90 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 Cdcr/Cchcs, the median of $91,947 ranks #3 of 19.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Office of Systems Integration

$98,506 · 1

General Services

$97,100 · 5

Public Employee's Retirement Systems

$91,823 · 6

Department of State Hospitals

$91,525 · 27

CA Health Benefit Exchange

$90,647 · 49

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.

Compare jurisdictions

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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Karen Goldsmith

Health Program Specialist I/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$63,952

Sub-department: Headquarters
Base pay: $44,270
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $19,682
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,952
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,049
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0420068338006
Salary Total: $8,049
Total Pay: $63,952

At Cdcr/Cchcs, Karen Goldsmith serves as a Health Program Specialist I within Headquarters. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $63,952. They are represented by R01.

Brittany Linder

Health Program Specialist I/Cdcr/Cchcs

2025 total comp

$60,782

Sub-department: Headquarters
Base pay: $60,332
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $450
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $60,782
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,079
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0421208338003
Salary Total: $7,837
Total Pay: $60,782

Brittany Linder works as a Health Program Specialist I for Cdcr/Cchcs within Headquarters. Their status is full-time. Brittany earned $60,782 in 2025. They are represented by R01.