California / CDCR / Health Program Specialist I

Job-title file

Health Program Specialist I

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

239 employees hold this title in CDCR. Median total compensation for the role is $88,822, below the department median of $111,126.

Employees: 239
Total payroll: $19.5M
Role median: $88,822
Agency median: $111,126
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$105,810+

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How total compensation varies among the 239 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, the median of $88,822 ranks #7 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

CA Health Benefit Exchange

$90,647 · 49

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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Kimberly Cobbs

Health Program Specialist I/CDCR

2025 total comp

$29,352

Sub-department: Kern Valley State Prison
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $29,352
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,352
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Kern
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,290
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9152138338920
Salary Total: $8,041
Total Pay: $29,352

Kimberly Cobbs works as a Health Program Specialist I for CDCR within Kern Valley State Prison. Their status is full-time. Kimberly earned $29,352 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Carolyn O'Leary

Health Program Specialist I/CDCR

2023 total comp

$27,495

Sub-department: Sierra Conservation Center
Base pay: $21,037
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,458
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,495
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Tuolumne
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,587
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0992208338920
Salary Total: $7,587
Total Pay: $27,495

At CDCR, Carolyn O'Leary serves as a Health Program Specialist I within Sierra Conservation Center. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $27,495. Union affiliation: R01.