California / Conservation / Engineering Geologist
Job-title file
Design, analyze, and oversee technical systems or infrastructure, ensuring they meet specifications and codes.
199 employees hold this title in Conservation. Median total compensation for the role is $112,704, below the department median of $114,236.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 199 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.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in California, the median wage for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers — about 3,350 people — is $106,500. Conservation pays a median base salary of $113,175 for this role, 6% above that figure — about the 55th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers across every employer in California, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Conservation’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers — about 23,470 people — is $101,920. Conservation’s median base salary is 11% above that national figure, about the 58th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the California range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 178 of 199 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Conservation is $112,704, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Engineering Geologist is held in 13 California departments. In Conservation, the median of $112,704 ranks #10 of 13.
Median total compensation for the Engineering Geologist role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $118,883 ranks #3 of 3. See Engineering Geologist across all of California →
Median total compensation for comparable Engineering Geologistroles 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
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Engineering Geologist/Conservation
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At Conservation, Patrick Brand serves as a Engineering Geologist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $142,606. Union affiliation: R09.
Engineering Geologist/Conservation
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William Burgess is a Engineering Geologist at Conservation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $142,606. Union affiliation: R09.
Engineering Geologist/Conservation
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Christopher Gryszan holds the role of Engineering Geologist at Conservation. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $142,606. Union affiliation: R09.
Engineering Geologist/Conservation
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Thomas Key is a Engineering Geologist at Conservation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $142,606. Union affiliation: R09.
Engineering Geologist/Conservation
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At Conservation, Ron Rubin serves as a Engineering Geologist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $142,606. They are represented by R09.
Engineering Geologist/Conservation
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James Wilson works as a Engineering Geologist for Conservation. Their status is full-time. James earned $142,606 in 2025. They are represented by R09.
Engineering Geologist/Conservation
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Scott Sochar works as a Engineering Geologist for Conservation. Their status is full-time. Scott earned $142,581 in 2025. Union affiliation: R09.
Engineering Geologist/Conservation
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Matt O'Neal holds the role of Engineering Geologist at Conservation. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $142,556. Their bargaining unit is R09.
Engineering Geologist/Conservation
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At Conservation, Charles Gomes serves as a Engineering Geologist. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $142,332. Their bargaining unit is R09.
Engineering Geologist/Conservation
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At Conservation, Alexander Morelan serves as a Engineering Geologist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $142,075. They are represented by R09.
Engineering Geologist/Conservation
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Eghosa Eguagie works as a Engineering Geologist for Conservation. Their status is full-time. Eghosa earned $141,706 in 2025. Union affiliation: R09.
Engineering Geologist/Conservation
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Jonathan Mistchenko is a Engineering Geologist at Conservation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $141,618. They are represented by R09.
Engineering Geologist/Conservation
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At Conservation, Sarah Reeves serves as a Engineering Geologist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $141,618. They are represented by R09.
Engineering Geologist/Conservation
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Spencer Malone Watkins works as a Engineering Geologist for Conservation. Their status is full-time. Spencer earned $139,010 in 2025. Union affiliation: R09.
Engineering Geologist/Conservation
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David Reioux holds the role of Engineering Geologist at Conservation. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $137,386. They are represented by R09.
Engineering Geologist/Conservation
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At Conservation, Catherine Wesoloski serves as a Engineering Geologist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $137,361. They are represented by R09.
Engineering Geologist/Conservation
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Daniel Boyd is a Engineering Geologist at Conservation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $135,689. Union affiliation: R09.
Engineering Geologist/Conservation
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Cari Meyer works as a Engineering Geologist for Conservation. Their status is full-time. Cari earned $135,212 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is R09.