Delta Protection Commission

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

The Delta Protection Commission is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 11 employees with median total compensation of $77,030; the highest distinct record was $184,644.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $932.1K
Employees: 11
Median total: $77,030
Highest record: $184,644

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$6,747$184,644+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 11 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($77,030) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $80,821 (95%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $3,919 (5%)
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

$23,828

$30,061

$77,030

$146,766

$165,912

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $165,912 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $23,828. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Program Manager I, California Bay-Delta Authority

2 · $175,278

Executive Director/Delta Protection Commission

2 · $103,449

Information Officer I (Specialist)

2 · $59,427

Senior Environmental Planner

2 · $46,706

Special Consultant

1 · $78,649

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	$675.3K —	9 —	$60,237 —
2024	$838K ▲ 24.1%	8 ▼ 11.1%	$103,104 ▲ 71.2%
2025	$932.1K ▲ 11.2%	11 ▲ 37.5%	$77,030 ▼ 25.3%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Rachel Vanderwerff

Senior Environmental Planner/Delta Protection Commission

2025 total comp

$69,583

Base pay: $67,363
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,220
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,583
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,678
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5391014713002
Salary Total: $8,418
Total Pay: $69,583

At Delta Protection Commission, Rachel Vanderwerff serves as a Senior Environmental Planner. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,583. Their bargaining unit is S01.