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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Sara Aguilar

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$55,055

Base pay: $55,055
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,055
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,031
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5804035393707
Salary Total: $5,850
Total Pay: $55,055

Sara Aguilar is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Department of Public Health. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $55,055. They are represented by R01.

Sang Nguyen

Staff Services Analyst/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$54,942

Base pay: $54,342
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,942
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,264
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5808205157904
Salary Total: $5,106
Total Pay: $54,942

Sang Nguyen holds the role of Staff Services Analyst at Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $54,942. They are represented by R01.

Rosie Beckham

Program Technician II/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$54,932

Base pay: $54,482
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $450
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,932
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,804
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5802209928071
Salary Total: $4,660
Total Pay: $54,932

Rosie Beckham works as a Program Technician II for Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. Rosie earned $54,932 in 2025. Union affiliation: R04.

Kristel Joy Loreto

Health Facilities Evaluator Nurse/Department of Public Health

2023 total comp

$54,901

Base pay: $48,138
Overtime: $239
Other pay: $6,525
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,901
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Orange
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,476
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5808418011035
Salary Total: $8,954
Total Pay: $54,901

Kristel Joy Loreto holds the role of Health Facilities Evaluator Nurse at Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $54,901. Their bargaining unit is R17.

Cora Hoover

Public Health Medical Officer III -Epidemiology-/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$54,861

Base pay: $54,761
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,861
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R16
Work county: Contra Costa
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $20,259
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5814307716901
Salary Total: $117
Total Pay: $54,861

Cora Hoover is a Public Health Medical Officer III -Epidemiology- at Department of Public Health. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to $54,861. Their bargaining unit is R16.

Elijah Pruitt

Staff Services Analyst/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$54,840

Base pay: $54,840
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,840
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Contra Costa
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,042
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5807235157705
Salary Total: $4,658
Total Pay: $54,840

Elijah Pruitt holds the role of Staff Services Analyst at Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $54,840. Union affiliation: R01.

Luz Kirsch

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$54,825

Base pay: $54,175
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,825
Employment type: Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Contra Costa
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5803515393708
Salary Total: $4,512
Total Pay: $54,825

Luz Kirsch works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for Department of Public Health. Their status is part-time. Luz earned $54,825 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Emily Lyman

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$54,822

Base pay: $54,822
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,822
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,221
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5806500765019
Salary Total: $10,221
Total Pay: $54,822

At Department of Public Health, Emily Lyman serves as a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $54,822. Union affiliation: R10.

Melissa Gutierrez

Staff Services Analyst/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$54,758

Base pay: $54,158
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,758
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,660
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5804055157706
Salary Total: $4,720
Total Pay: $54,758

Melissa Gutierrez works as a Staff Services Analyst for Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. Melissa earned $54,758 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

David Lee

Program Technician II/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$54,754

Base pay: $45,935
Overtime: $8,543
Other pay: $275
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,754
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,024
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5802219928020
Salary Total: $3,903
Total Pay: $54,754

David Lee holds the role of Program Technician II at Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $54,754. They are represented by R04.

Jeanna Hai

Program Technician II/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$54,748

Base pay: $54,398
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,748
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: San Francisco
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,804
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5808519928019
Salary Total: $4,660
Total Pay: $54,748

Jeanna Hai holds the role of Program Technician II at Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $54,748. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Nelson Isordia

Staff Services Analyst/Department of Public Health

2023 total comp

$54,731

Base pay: $52,311
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,731
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,726
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5808205157778
Salary Total: $4,726
Total Pay: $54,731

Nelson Isordia holds the role of Staff Services Analyst at Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $54,731. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Pamela Yvarra

Health Facilities Evaluator Nurse/Department of Public Health

2024 total comp

$54,675

Base pay: $53,635
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,040
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,675
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: Ventura
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,473
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5808558011021
Salary Total: $9,862
Total Pay: $54,675

Pamela Yvarra works as a Health Facilities Evaluator Nurse for Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. Pamela earned $54,675 in 2024. Union affiliation: R17.

Farrah Vincent

Senior Personnel Specialist/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$54,642

Base pay: $47,262
Overtime: $3,303
Other pay: $4,077
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,642
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,470
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5801201317003
Salary Total: $6,276
Total Pay: $54,642

At Department of Public Health, Farrah Vincent serves as a Senior Personnel Specialist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $54,642. They are represented by R01.

Danny Wong

Research Data Specialist I/Department of Public Health

2024 total comp

$54,591

Base pay: $51,057
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,534
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,591
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,752
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5804805742003
Salary Total: $6,752
Total Pay: $54,591

At Department of Public Health, Danny Wong serves as a Research Data Specialist I. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $54,591. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Veda Salian

Staff Services Analyst/Department of Public Health

2024 total comp

$54,569

Base pay: $53,969
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,569
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,111
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5804005157001
Salary Total: $5,111
Total Pay: $54,569

At Department of Public Health, Veda Salian serves as a Staff Services Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $54,569. They are represented by R01.

Bree Kaminskas

Office Technician (Typing)/Department of Public Health

2023 total comp

$54,529

Base pay: $52,109
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,529
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,518
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5803101139010
Salary Total: $4,518
Total Pay: $54,529

Bree Kaminskas holds the role of Office Technician (Typing) at Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $54,529. Union affiliation: R04.

Nathaniel Lomax

Staff Services Analyst/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$54,497

Base pay: $53,972
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $525
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,497
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,265
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5801205157819
Salary Total: $5,107
Total Pay: $54,497

Nathaniel Lomax holds the role of Staff Services Analyst at Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $54,497. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Ivan Rivera

Program Technician II/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$54,483

Base pay: $54,133
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,483
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,804
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5802209928044
Salary Total: $4,660
Total Pay: $54,483

Ivan Rivera is a Program Technician II at Department of Public Health. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $54,483. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Isaac Zuniga

Program Technician/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$54,441

Base pay: $47,531
Overtime: $6,586
Other pay: $325
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,441
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,118
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5802219927001
Salary Total: $3,994
Total Pay: $54,441

Isaac Zuniga holds the role of Program Technician at Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $54,441. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Margo Bell-Bartels

Office Technician (Typing)/Department of Public Health

2024 total comp

$54,421

Base pay: $54,121
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,421
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,654
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5806651139700
Salary Total: $4,654
Total Pay: $54,421

At Department of Public Health, Margo Bell-Bartels serves as a Office Technician (Typing). They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $54,421. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Madison Reichhold

Environmental Scientist/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$54,356

Base pay: $53,855
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $501
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,356
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Contra Costa
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,370
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5803520762909
Salary Total: $5,432
Total Pay: $54,356

Madison Reichhold is a Environmental Scientist at Department of Public Health. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $54,356. They are represented by R10.

Kent Mamongay

Public Health Laboratory Technician I -Microbiology-/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$54,348

Base pay: $54,348
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,348
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R11
Work county: Contra Costa
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,839
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5807317887006
Salary Total: $4,694
Total Pay: $54,348

Kent Mamongay works as a Public Health Laboratory Technician I -Microbiology- for Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. Kent earned $54,348 in 2025. They are represented by R11.

Alberto Garza

Program Technician/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$54,294

Base pay: $54,294
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,294
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,456
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5808629927909
Salary Total: $4,522
Total Pay: $54,294

At Department of Public Health, Alberto Garza serves as a Program Technician. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $54,294. Union affiliation: R04.

Sarah Denis

Program Technician II/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$54,257

Base pay: $54,257
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,257
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sonoma
Middle name: Y

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,804
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5808639928020
Salary Total: $4,660
Total Pay: $54,257

At Department of Public Health, Sarah Denis serves as a Program Technician II. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $54,257. They are represented by R04.