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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Tiffany Arvizu

Health Program Specialist I/CDCR

2025 total comp

$54,925

Sub-department: Substance Abuse Treat-Corcora
Base pay: $53,476
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,449
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,925
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Kings
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,623
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5872208338002
Salary Total: $6,424
Total Pay: $54,925

Tiffany Arvizu holds the role of Health Program Specialist I at CDCR within Substance Abuse Treat-Corcora. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $54,925. They are represented by R01.

Erica Delgado

Health Program Specialist I/CDCR

2024 total comp

$54,454

Sub-department: Salinas Valley State Prison
Base pay: $52,829
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,625
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,454
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Monterey
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,776
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9362138338003
Salary Total: $6,776
Total Pay: $54,454

Erica Delgado is a Health Program Specialist I at CDCR within Salinas Valley State Prison. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $54,454. Their bargaining unit is R01.