California / Conservation

Agency file

Conservation

Source file: California — State Employee Compensation (SCO Payroll Data Warehouse, CPRA) / ingested Jul 4, 2026

The Conservation protects natural resources and the environment — conservation, parks and wildlife, and environmental regulation.

In 2025, this agency had 813 employees with median total compensation of $114,236; the highest distinct record was $252,601.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $92.2M
Employees: 813
Median total: $114,236
Highest record: $252,601

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$250$210,773+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 813 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($114,236) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $110,934 (98%)
Overtime — $472 (0%)
Other — $1,959 (2%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$47,413

$79,735

$114,236

$151,044

$176,047

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $176,047 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $47,413. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Engineering Geologist

153 · $115,389

Associate Oil and Gas Engineer

134 · $153,190

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

70 · $79,148

Senior Oil and Gas Engineer (Supervisor)

49 · $177,090

Staff Services Manager I

31 · $102,304

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2023	$80M —	737 —	$108,168 —
2024	$86.9M ▲ 8.7%	783 ▲ 6.2%	$110,990 ▲ 2.6%
2025	$92.2M ▲ 6.1%	813 ▲ 3.8%	$114,236 ▲ 2.9%

Record list

Employees

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Rusheet Shah

Associate Oil and Gas Engineer/Conservation

2025 total comp

$97,957

Base pay: $97,757
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,957
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Kern

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,427
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5382053783026
Salary Total: $11,084
Total Pay: $97,957

Rusheet Shah works as a Associate Oil and Gas Engineer for Conservation. Their status is full-time. Rusheet earned $97,957 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Staci Morrison

Information Officer II/Conservation

2023 total comp

$97,773

Base pay: $97,348
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $425
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,773
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,592
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5384045595591
Salary Total: $8,592
Total Pay: $97,773

Staci Morrison works as a Information Officer II for Conservation. Their status is full-time. Staci earned $97,773 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is S01.

David Langford

Research Data Analyst II/Conservation

2025 total comp

$97,675

Base pay: $96,957
Overtime: $117
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,675
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,325
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5381035731091
Salary Total: $8,075
Total Pay: $97,675

David Langford is a Research Data Analyst II at Conservation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $97,675. They are represented by R01.

Brennan Bowman

Research Data Specialist II/Conservation

2025 total comp

$97,478

Base pay: $96,878
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,478
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,843
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5384025758001
Salary Total: $8,578
Total Pay: $97,478

At Conservation, Brennan Bowman serves as a Research Data Specialist II. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $97,478. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Jake Daye

Engineering Geologist/Conservation

2025 total comp

$96,979

Base pay: $96,854
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $125
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,979
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,142
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5382023756014
Salary Total: $8,868
Total Pay: $96,979

Jake Daye is a Engineering Geologist at Conservation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $96,979. Union affiliation: R09.

Danielle Madugo

Engineering Geologist/Conservation

2025 total comp

$96,865

Base pay: $96,515
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,865
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: San Mateo
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,080
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5381023756005
Salary Total: $8,382
Total Pay: $96,865

Danielle Madugo is a Engineering Geologist at Conservation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $96,865. They are represented by R09.