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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Myrna Lim

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Department of Public Health

2024 total comp

$37,175

Base pay: $21,342
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $15,833
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,175
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,114
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5813305393708
Salary Total: $7,114
Total Pay: $37,175

Myrna Lim works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. Myrna earned $37,175 in 2024. Union affiliation: R01.

Margaret Bernardy

Attorney IV/Department of Public Health

2023 total comp

$37,152

Base pay: $37,152
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,152
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,518
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5801405780901
Salary Total: $84
Total Pay: $37,152

Margaret Bernardy works as a Attorney IV for Department of Public Health. Their status is intermittent. Margaret earned $37,152 in 2023. Union affiliation: R02.

Leticia Suarez Hernandez

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$37,149

Base pay: $31,639
Overtime: $5,309
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,149
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Kern

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5808445393706
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $37,149

At Department of Public Health, Leticia Suarez Hernandez serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $37,149. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Anahi Vargas

Staff Services Analyst/Department of Public Health

2024 total comp

$37,025

Base pay: $36,370
Overtime: $255
Other pay: $400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,025
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Santa Barbara

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,868
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5800455157001
Salary Total: $4,868
Total Pay: $37,025

Anahi Vargas works as a Staff Services Analyst for Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. Anahi earned $37,025 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Colleen Mclellan

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$36,885

Base pay: $36,635
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,885
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,327
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5804265393707
Salary Total: $7,327
Total Pay: $36,885

Colleen Mclellan holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $36,885. Union affiliation: R01.

Ahmed Najar

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

2025 total comp

$36,880

Base pay: $36,860
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $20
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,880
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Contra Costa

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,327
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5807225591013
Salary Total: $8,535
Total Pay: $36,880

Ahmed Najar works as a Research Scientist III (Chemical Sciences) for Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. Ahmed earned $36,880 in 2025. Union affiliation: R10.

Kayle Biena Calos

Microbiologist Intern/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$36,873

Base pay: $35,228
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,646
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,873
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Contra Costa
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,222
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5807317956901
Salary Total: $4,222
Total Pay: $36,873

At Department of Public Health, Kayle Biena Calos serves as a Microbiologist Intern. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $36,873. Union affiliation: R10.