California / Department of Public Health / Health Program Specialist I

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Health Program Specialist I

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

268 employees hold this title in Department of Public Health. Median total compensation for the role is $86,025, below the department median of $92,430.

Employees: 268
Total payroll: $22.2M
Role median: $86,025
Agency median: $92,430
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$4,934$115,965+

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How total compensation varies among the 268 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across California

Health Program Specialist I is held in 19 California departments. In Department of Public Health, the median of $86,025 ranks #10 of 19.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Office of Systems Integration

$98,506 · 1

General Services

$97,100 · 5

Cdcr/Cchcs

$91,947 · 90

Public Employee's Retirement Systems

$91,823 · 6

Department of State Hospitals

$91,525 · 27

CA Health Benefit Exchange

$90,647 · 49

CDCR

$88,822 · 239

Emergency Medical Services Authority

$88,268 · 7

Department of Health Care Services

$87,366 · 254

Behav Hth Svs Overs/Acct Community

$85,201 · 8

California Department of Aging

$84,601 · 16

Mental Hth Svs Overs/Acct Com

$84,526 · 12

Median total compensation for the Health Program Specialist I role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Health Program Specialist beyond California

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $91,164 ranks #1 of 4. See Health Program Specialist across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Arkansas

$52,137 · 115

Utah

$44,001 · 526

Missouri

$6,441 · 78

Median total compensation for comparable Health Program Specialistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Sasha Robles

Health Program Specialist I/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$107,527

Base pay: $79,354
Overtime: $27,573
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $107,527
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,980
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5802308338909
Salary Total: $6,771
Total Pay: $107,527

Sasha Robles works as a Health Program Specialist I for Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. Sasha earned $107,527 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

Julie Parsons

Health Program Specialist I/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$105,626

Base pay: $96,550
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,077
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,626
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,290
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5805108338901
Salary Total: $8,041
Total Pay: $105,626

Julie Parsons works as a Health Program Specialist I for Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. Julie earned $105,626 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.