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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Edward Montoya

Office Technician (Typing)/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

-$61

Base pay: -$61
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$61
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,654
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5801201139904
Salary Total: $4,654
Total Pay: -$61

Edward Montoya is a Office Technician (Typing) at Department of Public Health. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to -$61. They are represented by R04.

Cindy Pettit

Nurse Surveyor/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

-$64

Base pay: -$64
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$64
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Kern
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,473
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5808448011083
Salary Total: $9,673
Total Pay: -$64

At Department of Public Health, Cindy Pettit serves as a Nurse Surveyor. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled -$64. Their bargaining unit is R17.

Ruth Vera

Program Technician II/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

-$93

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$93
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$93
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Orange

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,167
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5808419928011
Salary Total: $4,417
Total Pay: -$93

Ruth Vera holds the role of Program Technician II at Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was -$93. They are represented by R04.

Joanne Person

Nurse Surveyor/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

-$149

Base pay: $0
Overtime: -$149
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$149
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,473
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5808458011017
Salary Total: $9,673
Total Pay: -$149

Joanne Person holds the role of Nurse Surveyor at Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was -$149. They are represented by R17.

Louise Moreno

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

-$153

Base pay: -$153
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$153
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,327
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5808255393755
Salary Total: $7,327
Total Pay: -$153

Louise Moreno works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. Louise earned -$153 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

Andrew Delgado

Program Technician/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

-$178

Base pay: -$178
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$178
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,038
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5802219927007
Salary Total: $3,846
Total Pay: -$178

At Department of Public Health, Andrew Delgado serves as a Program Technician. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled -$178. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Juliet Sapida

Nurse Surveyor/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

-$202

Base pay: -$202
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$202
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: San Diego

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,759
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5808628011085
Salary Total: $8,959
Total Pay: -$202

Juliet Sapida holds the role of Nurse Surveyor at Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was -$202. Union affiliation: R17.

Yaseen Zayed

Staff Services Analyst/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

-$225

Base pay: -$225
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$225
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,726
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5801205157761
Salary Total: $4,726
Total Pay: -$225

Yaseen Zayed holds the role of Staff Services Analyst at Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was -$225. They are represented by R01.

Altorises Vaughn

Custodian I/Department of Public Health

2024 total comp

-$300

Base pay: -$300
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$300
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R15
Work county: Contra Costa
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,296
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5801312011036
Salary Total: $3,383
Total Pay: -$300

Altorises Vaughn works as a Custodian I for Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. Altorises earned -$300 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is R15.

Caroline Murillo

Personnel Specialist/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

-$311

Base pay: -$311
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$311
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,384
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5801201303002
Salary Total: $5,384
Total Pay: -$311

At Department of Public Health, Caroline Murillo serves as a Personnel Specialist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled -$311. Union affiliation: R01.

Mario Villalobos

Microbiologist Intern/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

-$377

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$377
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$377
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Contra Costa
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,960
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5807317956901
Salary Total: $3,960
Total Pay: -$377

Mario Villalobos works as a Microbiologist Intern for Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. Mario earned -$377 in 2025. They are represented by R10.

Tami Aschenbrenner

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

-$540

Base pay: -$540
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$540
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,579
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5811405393909
Salary Total: $6,579
Total Pay: -$540

Tami Aschenbrenner holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was -$540. They are represented by R01.

Alicia Luera

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Department of Public Health

2024 total comp

-$700

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$700
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,518
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5813455393702
Salary Total: $5,518
Total Pay: -$700

Alicia Luera is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Department of Public Health. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to -$700. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Nuur Shaikh

Research Scientist II (Chemical Sciences)/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

-$720

Base pay: -$720
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$720
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Contra Costa
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,312
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5805305581033
Salary Total: $8,312
Total Pay: -$720

Nuur Shaikh holds the role of Research Scientist II (Chemical Sciences) at Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was -$720. They are represented by R10.

John Hyer

Program Technician II/Department of Public Health

2024 total comp

-$920

Base pay: -$711
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$209
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$920
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,514
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5808219928011
Salary Total: $3,514
Total Pay: -$920

At Department of Public Health, John Hyer serves as a Program Technician II. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled -$920. They are represented by R04.

Mario Velasquez

Supervising Food and Drug Investigator/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

-$1,163

Base pay: -$1,163
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$1,163
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S07
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,924
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5806689036002
Salary Total: $12,235
Total Pay: -$1,163

Mario Velasquez works as a Supervising Food and Drug Investigator for Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. Mario earned -$1,163 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is S07.

Jennifer Werfelmann

Health Facilities Evaluator Nurse/Department of Public Health

2024 total comp

-$1,708

Base pay: -$1,708
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$1,708
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,504
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5808108011039
Salary Total: $8,704
Total Pay: -$1,708

Jennifer Werfelmann holds the role of Health Facilities Evaluator Nurse at Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was -$1,708. Their bargaining unit is R17.

Christine Sullivan

C.E.A./Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

-$2,033

Base pay: -$2,033
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$2,033
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,769
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5805107500001
Salary Total: $12,769
Total Pay: -$2,033

Christine Sullivan is a C.E.A. at Department of Public Health. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to -$2,033. They are represented by M01.

Catherine Lopez

Staff Services Manager III/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

-$2,205

Base pay: -$2,205
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$2,205
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,243
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5805104802004
Salary Total: $10,243
Total Pay: -$2,205

Catherine Lopez is a Staff Services Manager III at Department of Public Health. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to -$2,205. They are represented by M01.

Marie Tremble

Office Technician (General)/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

-$2,264

Base pay: -$2,264
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$2,264
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,352
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5805101138901
Salary Total: $24
Total Pay: -$2,264

Marie Tremble works as a Office Technician (General) for Department of Public Health. Their status is intermittent. Marie earned -$2,264 in 2025. They are represented by R04.

Karla Leano

Nurse Surveyor/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

-$2,800

Base pay: -$2,800
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$2,800
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: San Diego

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,476
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5808628011027
Salary Total: $8,704
Total Pay: -$2,800

Karla Leano works as a Nurse Surveyor for Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. Karla earned -$2,800 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R17.