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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Charsey Porse

Research Scientist Supervisor I(Epidemiology/Biostatistics)/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$141,643

Base pay: $141,143
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,643
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,010
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5804275643001
Salary Total: $11,950
Total Pay: $141,643

At Department of Public Health, Charsey Porse serves as a Research Scientist Supervisor I(Epidemiology/Biostatistics). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $141,643. Union affiliation: S10.

Eraclio Sandoval Jr

Health Facilities Evaluator Nurse/Department of Public Health

2024 total comp

$141,441

Base pay: $114,144
Overtime: $25,597
Other pay: $1,700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,441
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Kern

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,473
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5808448011063
Salary Total: $9,673
Total Pay: $141,441

Eraclio Sandoval Jr holds the role of Health Facilities Evaluator Nurse at Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $141,441. Their bargaining unit is R17.

Thomas Moore

Senior Health Physicist/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$141,425

Base pay: $140,848
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $577
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,425
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,794
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5806303802003
Salary Total: $11,853
Total Pay: $141,425

At Department of Public Health, Thomas Moore serves as a Senior Health Physicist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $141,425. Their bargaining unit is S10.

Randy Tong

Attorney III/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$141,410

Base pay: $141,060
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,410
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,537
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5801405795018
Salary Total: $12,069
Total Pay: $141,410

Randy Tong works as a Attorney III for Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. Randy earned $141,410 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Donald Oesterle

Senior Health Physicist/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$141,398

Base pay: $140,848
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,398
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,794
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5806323802003
Salary Total: $11,853
Total Pay: $141,398

At Department of Public Health, Donald Oesterle serves as a Senior Health Physicist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $141,398. Union affiliation: S10.

Yvonne Mulcahy

Nurse Surveyor Supervisor I/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$141,391

Base pay: $121,729
Overtime: $16,092
Other pay: $3,570
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,391
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S17
Work county: Butte
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,246
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5808648051012
Salary Total: $10,139
Total Pay: $141,391

At Department of Public Health, Yvonne Mulcahy serves as a Nurse Surveyor Supervisor I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $141,391. They are represented by S17.

Shauna Rollins

Investigator/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$141,304

Base pay: $130,143
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,162
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,304
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,609
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5806688610001
Salary Total: $11,670
Total Pay: $141,304

At Department of Public Health, Shauna Rollins serves as a Investigator. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $141,304. Their bargaining unit is R07.