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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+

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

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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Saara Chaudry

Health Program Specialist I/Department of Public Health

2024 total comp
$25,889
Base pay
$25,889
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,889
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R01
Work county
San Diego

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$6,882
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
5803458338009
Salary Total
$6,882
Total Pay
$25,889

At Department of Public Health, Saara Chaudry serves as a Health Program Specialist I. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $25,889. They are represented by R01.

Dustin Khebzou

Health Program Specialist I/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp
$25,405
Base pay
$25,405
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,405
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R01
Work county
Contra Costa
Middle name
Z

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$6,623
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
5803538338003
Salary Total
$6,424
Total Pay
$25,405

Dustin Khebzou works as a Health Program Specialist I for Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. Dustin earned $25,405 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Joshua Brown

Health Program Specialist I/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp
$23,853
Base pay
$23,653
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$200
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$23,853
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R01
Work county
Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$6,623
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
5803458338012
Salary Total
$6,424
Total Pay
$23,853

Joshua Brown is a Health Program Specialist I at Department of Public Health. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $23,853. They are represented by R01.