California / Department of Public Health

Agency file

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

-$24,082$184,816+

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

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median 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

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Amy Smith

Health Program Specialist II/Department of Public Health

2024 total comp

-$9,054

Base pay: -$8,534
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$520
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$9,054
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Contra Costa
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,334
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5803538336001
Salary Total: $8,534
Total Pay: -$9,054

Amy Smith is a Health Program Specialist II at Department of Public Health. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to -$9,054. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Elizabeth Harvey

Nurse Surveyor Supervisor I/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

-$10,479

Base pay: -$33,603
Overtime: $300
Other pay: $22,825
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$10,479
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,947
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5808538051009
Salary Total: $10,147
Total Pay: -$10,479

Elizabeth Harvey is a Nurse Surveyor Supervisor I at Department of Public Health. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to -$10,479. They are represented by S01.

Lisa Sledge

Nurse Surveyor/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

-$13,737

Base pay: -$13,737
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$13,737
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,473
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5808318011108
Salary Total: $9,673
Total Pay: -$13,737

Lisa Sledge works as a Nurse Surveyor for Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. Lisa earned -$13,737 in 2025. Union affiliation: R17.