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

Page 1

Katelynn Boyce

Engineering Geologist/Conservation

2025 total comp

$34,665

Base pay: $34,665
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,665
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,142
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5382013756004
Salary Total: $8,868
Total Pay: $34,665

Katelynn Boyce holds the role of Engineering Geologist at Conservation. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $34,665. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Alison Gillum

Engineering Geologist/Conservation

2025 total comp

$34,665

Base pay: $34,665
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,665
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,142
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5386003756001
Salary Total: $8,868
Total Pay: $34,665

Alison Gillum holds the role of Engineering Geologist at Conservation. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $34,665. Union affiliation: R09.

Mfon Usua

Engineering Geologist/Conservation

2025 total comp

$34,400

Base pay: $31,467
Overtime: $2,933
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,400
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Kern

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,488
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5382053756010
Salary Total: $6,293
Total Pay: $34,400

At Conservation, Mfon Usua serves as a Engineering Geologist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $34,400. They are represented by R09.

Natasha Roland

Attorney III/Conservation

2025 total comp

$34,109

Base pay: $34,109
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,109
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,852
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5384015795002
Salary Total: $11,545
Total Pay: $34,109

Natasha Roland holds the role of Attorney III at Conservation. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $34,109. They are represented by R02.

Million Gebremichael

Associate Oil and Gas Engineer/Conservation

2025 total comp

$32,749

Base pay: $32,749
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,749
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,427
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5382083783004
Salary Total: $11,084
Total Pay: $32,749

Million Gebremichael holds the role of Associate Oil and Gas Engineer at Conservation. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $32,749. They are represented by R09.

Ronald Ardema

Senior Telecommunications Engineer/Conservation

2025 total comp

$32,365

Base pay: $14,676
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,689
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,365
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,242
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5381033637591
Salary Total: $12,915
Total Pay: $32,365

Ronald Ardema works as a Senior Telecommunications Engineer for Conservation. Their status is full-time. Ronald earned $32,365 in 2025. Union affiliation: S09.

Eric Furth

Staff Services Analyst/Conservation

2025 total comp

$32,253

Base pay: $27,860
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,393
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,253
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,111
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5384025157006
Salary Total: $4,875
Total Pay: $32,253

At Conservation, Eric Furth serves as a Staff Services Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $32,253. Union affiliation: R01.

Richard Loverne Jr

Senior Oil and Gas Engineer (Supervisor)/Conservation

2025 total comp

$32,089

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,089
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,089
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,005
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5382023780598
Salary Total: $14,669
Total Pay: $32,089

At Conservation, Richard Loverne Jr serves as a Senior Oil and Gas Engineer (Supervisor). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $32,089. They are represented by S09.

Phillip Derksen

Information Technology Specialist I/Conservation

2024 total comp

$31,529

Base pay: $27,887
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,642
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,529
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,413
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5384061402002
Salary Total: $7,413
Total Pay: $31,529

Phillip Derksen works as a Information Technology Specialist I for Conservation. Their status is full-time. Phillip earned $31,529 in 2024. Union affiliation: R01.

Jorge Lopez

Associate Oil and Gas Engineer/Conservation

2025 total comp

$30,733

Base pay: $30,733
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,733
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,427
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5382023783197
Salary Total: $11,084
Total Pay: $30,733

At Conservation, Jorge Lopez serves as a Associate Oil and Gas Engineer. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $30,733. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Karin Roux

Associate Environmental Planner/Conservation

2024 total comp

$30,004

Base pay: $29,754
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,004
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,115
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5383034711092
Salary Total: $7,115
Total Pay: $30,004

Karin Roux is a Associate Environmental Planner at Conservation. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $30,004. Union affiliation: R01.

Maria Teresa Gonzaga

Seasonal Clerk/Conservation

2025 total comp

$29,015

Base pay: $29,015
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $29,015
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,570
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5382021120920
Salary Total: $21
Total Pay: $29,015

Maria Teresa Gonzaga is a Seasonal Clerk at Conservation. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to $29,015. They are represented by R04.

Lawrence Kleinecke

Environmental Scientist/Conservation

2023 total comp

$28,567

Base pay: $23,778
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,789
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,567
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,926
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5382010762920
Salary Total: $7,926
Total Pay: $28,567

Lawrence Kleinecke works as a Environmental Scientist for Conservation. Their status is full-time. Lawrence earned $28,567 in 2023. Union affiliation: R10.

Matthew Livers

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Conservation

2023 total comp

$28,152

Base pay: $23,172
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,980
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,152
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,793
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5384025393007
Salary Total: $5,793
Total Pay: $28,152

At Conservation, Matthew Livers serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $28,152. Union affiliation: R01.

Lauren Tran

Research Data Analyst II/Conservation

2024 total comp

$28,107

Base pay: $27,907
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $28,107
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,265
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5382025731001
Salary Total: $6,265
Total Pay: $28,107

Lauren Tran works as a Research Data Analyst II for Conservation. Their status is full-time. Lauren earned $28,107 in 2024. Union affiliation: R01.

Kathy Vang

Office Technician (Typing)/Conservation

2023 total comp

$27,750

Base pay: $27,350
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,750
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,609
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5386001139010
Salary Total: $3,609
Total Pay: $27,750

Kathy Vang is a Office Technician (Typing) at Conservation. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $27,750. Union affiliation: R04.

Cain Silvey

Environmental Planner/Conservation

2024 total comp

$27,088

Base pay: $25,515
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,573
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $27,088
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,033
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5383034640930
Salary Total: $6,033
Total Pay: $27,088

Cain Silvey is a Environmental Planner at Conservation. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $27,088. Union affiliation: R01.

Jack Shafer

Engineering Geologist/Conservation

2023 total comp

$26,649

Base pay: $23,975
Overtime: $445
Other pay: $2,229
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $26,649
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,175
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5382083756095
Salary Total: $6,175
Total Pay: $26,649

Jack Shafer is a Engineering Geologist at Conservation. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $26,649. Their bargaining unit is R09.