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

Stefani Lukashov

Engineering Geologist/Conservation

2024 total comp

$43,787

Base pay: $29,787
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,787
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,074
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5381013756910
Salary Total: $10,074
Total Pay: $43,787

Stefani Lukashov works as a Engineering Geologist for Conservation. Their status is full-time. Stefani earned $43,787 in 2024. They are represented by R09.

Kathy Vang

Staff Services Analyst/Conservation

2025 total comp

$43,761

Base pay: $43,361
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,761
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,265
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5386005157007
Salary Total: $5,107
Total Pay: $43,761

Kathy Vang works as a Staff Services Analyst for Conservation. Their status is full-time. Kathy earned $43,761 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Ronald Small

Attorney III/Conservation

2024 total comp

$43,624

Base pay: $43,624
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,624
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,879
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5384015795940
Salary Total: $86
Total Pay: $43,624

At Conservation, Ronald Small serves as a Attorney III. They work intermittent. Their 2024 pay totaled $43,624. Union affiliation: R02.

Said Mohamed

Engineering Geologist/Conservation

2025 total comp

$43,489

Base pay: $40,221
Overtime: $771
Other pay: $2,497
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,489
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,299
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5382023756194
Salary Total: $6,299
Total Pay: $43,489

At Conservation, Said Mohamed serves as a Engineering Geologist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $43,489. They are represented by R09.

Jorge Amar

Research Data Analyst II/Conservation

2023 total comp

$43,285

Base pay: $39,899
Overtime: $837
Other pay: $2,550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,285
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,793
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5382025731001
Salary Total: $6,043
Total Pay: $43,285

At Conservation, Jorge Amar serves as a Research Data Analyst II. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $43,285. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Maxwell Mw Silver

Engineering Geologist/Conservation

2025 total comp

$43,259

Base pay: $42,323
Overtime: $936
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,259
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Ventura

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,142
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5382033756097
Salary Total: $8,868
Total Pay: $43,259

Maxwell Mw Silver holds the role of Engineering Geologist at Conservation. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $43,259. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Valerie Martinez

Office Technician (Typing)/Conservation

2023 total comp

$43,042

Base pay: $40,647
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,395
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,042
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,344
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5382021139001
Salary Total: $4,138
Total Pay: $43,042

Valerie Martinez is a Office Technician (Typing) at Conservation. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $43,042. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Sammy Sallam

Engineering Geologist/Conservation

2023 total comp

$41,782

Base pay: $33,796
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,986
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,782
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Kern
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,449
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5382053756096
Salary Total: $8,449
Total Pay: $41,782

Sammy Sallam is a Engineering Geologist at Conservation. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $41,782. Union affiliation: R09.

Margarita Harrington

Staff Services Analyst/Conservation

2024 total comp

$41,394

Base pay: $40,994
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,394
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,210
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5382015157007
Salary Total: $5,210
Total Pay: $41,394

At Conservation, Margarita Harrington serves as a Staff Services Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $41,394. They are represented by R01.

Crystal Tasker

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Conservation

2025 total comp

$41,310

Base pay: $40,960
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,310
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,031
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5382085393001
Salary Total: $5,850
Total Pay: $41,310

Crystal Tasker is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Conservation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $41,310. They are represented by R01.

Sharon Armstrong

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Conservation

2024 total comp

$40,065

Base pay: $38,157
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,908
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,065
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,114
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5382015393092
Salary Total: $7,114
Total Pay: $40,065

At Conservation, Sharon Armstrong serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $40,065. They are represented by R01.

Emma Syftestad

Attorney/Conservation

2025 total comp

$39,766

Base pay: $33,820
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,946
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,766
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,969
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5384015778003
Salary Total: $8,452
Total Pay: $39,766

Emma Syftestad works as a Attorney for Conservation. Their status is full-time. Emma earned $39,766 in 2025. They are represented by R02.

Curtis Lander

Seismological Instrument Technician II/Conservation

2025 total comp

$39,247

Base pay: $42,642
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$3,395
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,247
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R11
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,316
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5381036992910
Salary Total: $6,127
Total Pay: $39,247

At Conservation, Curtis Lander serves as a Seismological Instrument Technician II. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $39,247. Their bargaining unit is R11.

Emma Ramirez

Environmental Planner/Conservation

2025 total comp

$38,130

Base pay: $37,905
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $225
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,130
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,096
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5383034640930
Salary Total: $5,913
Total Pay: $38,130

Emma Ramirez works as a Environmental Planner for Conservation. Their status is full-time. Emma earned $38,130 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Kevin Kwong

Engineering Geologist/Conservation

2025 total comp

$37,816

Base pay: $37,766
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,816
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,488
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5381023756009
Salary Total: $6,293
Total Pay: $37,816

At Conservation, Kevin Kwong serves as a Engineering Geologist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,816. They are represented by R09.

Paula Maat

Engineering Geologist/Conservation

2024 total comp

$37,295

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $37,295
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,295
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Orange
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,626
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5382023756001
Salary Total: $11,626
Total Pay: $37,295

At Conservation, Paula Maat serves as a Engineering Geologist. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $37,295. Union affiliation: R09.

Megan Powers

Environmental Planner/Conservation

2025 total comp

$37,127

Base pay: $36,777
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,127
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,096
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5383034640930
Salary Total: $5,913
Total Pay: $37,127

Megan Powers is a Environmental Planner at Conservation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $37,127. Union affiliation: R01.

Timothy Mccrink

Supervising Engineering Geologist/Conservation

2023 total comp

$36,784

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $36,784
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,784
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,531
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5381023748910
Salary Total: $15,330
Total Pay: $36,784

At Conservation, Timothy Mccrink serves as a Supervising Engineering Geologist. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $36,784. They are represented by S09.

Ralph Venturino

Attorney IV/Conservation

2025 total comp

$36,677

Base pay: $36,677
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,677
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,096
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5384015780940
Salary Total: $93
Total Pay: $36,677

Ralph Venturino holds the role of Attorney IV at Conservation. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $36,677. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Logan Stirk

Staff Services Analyst/Conservation

2024 total comp

$35,696

Base pay: $35,296
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,696
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,868
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5382015157010
Salary Total: $4,868
Total Pay: $35,696

Logan Stirk is a Staff Services Analyst at Conservation. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $35,696. They are represented by R01.

William Hyde

Seismological Instrument Technician I/Conservation

2024 total comp

$35,552

Base pay: $29,206
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,346
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,552
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R11
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,539
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5381036991707
Salary Total: $5,539
Total Pay: $35,552

William Hyde holds the role of Seismological Instrument Technician I at Conservation. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $35,552. They are represented by R11.