California / Delta Stewardship Council

Agency file

Delta Stewardship Council

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

The Delta Stewardship Council is part of the legislative branch — making laws, setting policy, and overseeing government.

In 2025, this agency had 81 employees with median total compensation of $95,689; the highest distinct record was $385,776.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $8.8M
Employees: 81
Median total: $95,689
Highest record: $385,776

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$11,012$201,096+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 81 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($95,689) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $103,106 (95%)
Overtime — $120 (0%)
Other — $4,977 (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

$30,212

$63,488

$95,689

$150,503

$189,824

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $189,824 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $30,212. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)

16 · $93,043

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

9 · $72,955

Staff Services Manager I

6 · $92,046

Member, Delta Stewardship Council

6 · $59,688

C.E.A.

5 · $193,538

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	$8M —	81 —	$95,795 —
2024	$8.7M ▲ 8.8%	80 ▼ 1.2%	$101,841 ▲ 6.3%
2025	$8.8M ▲ 0.5%	81 ▲ 1.3%	$95,689 ▼ 6.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Morgan Chow

Senior Environmental Planner/Delta Stewardship Council

2023 total comp

$112,624

Base pay: $91,147
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $21,477
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,624
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,540
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5300014713001
Salary Total: $9,540
Total Pay: $112,624

Morgan Chow is a Senior Environmental Planner at Delta Stewardship Council. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $112,624. Union affiliation: S01.

Brittany Young

Information Officer II/Delta Stewardship Council

2025 total comp

$112,229

Base pay: $108,509
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $112,229
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,317
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5308515595001
Salary Total: $9,037
Total Pay: $112,229

Brittany Young holds the role of Information Officer II at Delta Stewardship Council. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $112,229. They are represented by S01.

Michelle Sanchez

Associate Budget Analyst/Delta Stewardship Council

2024 total comp

$111,864

Base pay: $86,433
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $25,431
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $111,864
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,327
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5300015284001
Salary Total: $7,327
Total Pay: $111,864

Michelle Sanchez works as a Associate Budget Analyst for Delta Stewardship Council. Their status is full-time. Michelle earned $111,864 in 2024. Union affiliation: R01.

Stephen Elser

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Delta Stewardship Council

2025 total comp

$108,877

Base pay: $108,377
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,877
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,462
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5308530765008
Salary Total: $9,131
Total Pay: $108,877

Stephen Elser holds the role of Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at Delta Stewardship Council. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $108,877. Union affiliation: R10.

Lynn Takata

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Delta Stewardship Council

2023 total comp

$108,868

Base pay: $108,268
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,868
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,126
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5300010765019
Salary Total: $9,126
Total Pay: $108,868

Lynn Takata is a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at Delta Stewardship Council. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $108,868. They are represented by R10.

George Isaac

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Delta Stewardship Council

2025 total comp

$107,316

Base pay: $55,988
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $51,328
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,316
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5308530765001
Salary Total: $11,054
Total Pay: $107,316

George Isaac holds the role of Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at Delta Stewardship Council. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $107,316. Union affiliation: R10.

Megan Thomson

Environmental Scientist/Delta Stewardship Council

2025 total comp

$107,260

Base pay: $106,760
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,260
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,321
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5308560762001
Salary Total: $8,995
Total Pay: $107,260

Megan Thomson works as a Environmental Scientist for Delta Stewardship Council. Their status is full-time. Megan earned $107,260 in 2025. Union affiliation: R10.