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Department of Public Health

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

The Department of Public Health oversees public health and medical services — disease prevention, clinics and hospitals, and health licensing and regulation.

In 2025, this agency had 5,429 employees with median total compensation of $92,430; the highest distinct record was $312,482.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$500.6M
Employees
5,429
Median total
$92,430
Highest record
$312,482

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 5,429 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($92,430) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $89,460 (97%)
  • Overtime — $733 (1%)
  • Other — $2,018 (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
$39,469
$69,010
$92,430
$117,249
$135,141

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $135,141 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $39,469. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst
981 · $77,921
Nurse Surveyor
635 · $116,632
Staff Services Manager I
296 · $97,333
Health Program Specialist I
224 · $86,388
Program Technician II
208 · $47,811

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2023
$420.6M
—
4,865
—
$87,794
—
2024
$470.4M
▲ 11.9%
5,335
▲ 9.7%
$88,293
▲ 0.6%
2025
$500.6M
▲ 6.4%
5,429
▲ 1.8%
$92,430
▲ 4.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Linda Sae Jang

Public Health Microbiologist II/Department of Public Health

2024 total comp
-$17,042
Base pay
-$17,042
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
-$17,042
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R10
Work county
Contra Costa

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$8,521
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
5807317948016
Salary Total
$8,521
Total Pay
-$17,042

At Department of Public Health, Linda Sae Jang serves as a Public Health Microbiologist II. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled -$17,042. Union affiliation: R10.

Heaven Giles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp
-$23,154
Base pay
-$23,154
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
-$23,154
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R01
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
Y

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$6,031
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
5801305393752
Salary Total
$5,850
Total Pay
-$23,154

Heaven Giles holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was -$23,154. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Danielle Rodriguez

Program Technician II/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp
-$24,082
Base pay
-$23,381
Overtime
$0
Other pay
-$701
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
-$24,082
Employment type
Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R04
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$3,291
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
5806309928909
Salary Total
$1,646
Total Pay
-$24,082

Danielle Rodriguez is a Program Technician II at Department of Public Health. They work part-time. 2025 total compensation came to -$24,082. Union affiliation: R04.