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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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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Christopher Costa

Associate Oil and Gas Engineer/Conservation

2025 total comp
$150,140
Base pay
$149,790
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$350
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$150,140
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R09
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$13,505
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
5382013783007
Salary Total
$13,100
Total Pay
$150,140

Christopher Costa works as a Associate Oil and Gas Engineer for Conservation. Their status is full-time. Christopher earned $150,140 in 2025. They are represented by R09.

Colin Lawson

Associate Oil and Gas Engineer/Conservation

2025 total comp
$150,140
Base pay
$149,790
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$350
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$150,140
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R09
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$13,505
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
5382013783020
Salary Total
$13,100
Total Pay
$150,140

At Conservation, Colin Lawson serves as a Associate Oil and Gas Engineer. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $150,140. They are represented by R09.

Erin Todd Quinn

Associate Oil and Gas Engineer/Conservation

2025 total comp
$149,994
Base pay
$149,644
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$350
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$149,994
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R09
Work county
Santa Barbara

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$14,298
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
5382043783096
Salary Total
$13,208
Total Pay
$149,994

Erin Todd Quinn works as a Associate Oil and Gas Engineer for Conservation. Their status is full-time. Erin earned $149,994 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Ronald Foster

Supervising Engineering Geologist/Conservation

2025 total comp
$149,944
Base pay
$149,344
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$600
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$149,944
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
E48
Work county
Kern
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$13,190
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
5382053748001
Salary Total
$12,794
Total Pay
$149,944

Ronald Foster works as a Supervising Engineering Geologist for Conservation. Their status is full-time. Ronald earned $149,944 in 2025. Union affiliation: E48.

Marvelous Egboro

Associate Oil and Gas Engineer/Conservation

2023 total comp
$149,649
Base pay
$135,281
Overtime
$8,927
Other pay
$5,442
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$149,649
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R09
Work county
Kern
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$11,991
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
5382053783203
Salary Total
$11,991
Total Pay
$149,649

At Conservation, Marvelous Egboro serves as a Associate Oil and Gas Engineer. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $149,649. They are represented by R09.

Abdulhakeem Ibrahim

Associate Oil and Gas Engineer/Conservation

2025 total comp
$149,500
Base pay
$149,150
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$350
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$149,500
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R09
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$13,227
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
5382013783023
Salary Total
$12,830
Total Pay
$149,500

At Conservation, Abdulhakeem Ibrahim serves as a Associate Oil and Gas Engineer. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $149,500. Union affiliation: R09.

Carlos Gutierrez

Engineering Geologist/Conservation

2025 total comp
$149,463
Base pay
$149,113
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$350
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$149,463
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R09
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
I

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$12,215
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
5381043756101
Salary Total
$12,520
Total Pay
$149,463

Carlos Gutierrez is a Engineering Geologist at Conservation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $149,463. Union affiliation: R09.