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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Yuri Rodriguez

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Conservation

2025 total comp

$80,355

Base pay: $79,805
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,355
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Kern
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,330
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5382055393004
Salary Total: $7,110
Total Pay: $80,355

Yuri Rodriguez is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Conservation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $80,355. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Volodymyr Pozhydaiev

Information Technology Associate/Conservation

2025 total comp

$80,082

Base pay: $79,482
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,082
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,189
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5384061401091
Salary Total: $6,641
Total Pay: $80,082

Volodymyr Pozhydaiev is a Information Technology Associate at Conservation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $80,082. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Mallorie Wilson

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Conservation

2025 total comp

$79,997

Base pay: $79,397
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,997
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,330
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5382015393098
Salary Total: $6,771
Total Pay: $79,997

Mallorie Wilson holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Conservation. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $79,997. Their bargaining unit is R01.

John Pate

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Conservation

2025 total comp

$79,954

Base pay: $79,354
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,954
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,980
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5384105393002
Salary Total: $6,771
Total Pay: $79,954

John Pate is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Conservation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $79,954. Union affiliation: R01.

Christopher Slaughter

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Conservation

2025 total comp

$79,908

Base pay: $79,308
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,908
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,920
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5386005393003
Salary Total: $6,712
Total Pay: $79,908

Christopher Slaughter is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Conservation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $79,908. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Gwen Miller

Research Data Specialist I/Conservation

2025 total comp

$79,735

Base pay: $79,135
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,735
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,303
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5381075742001
Salary Total: $6,747
Total Pay: $79,735

Gwen Miller is a Research Data Specialist I at Conservation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $79,735. They are represented by R01.