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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Abdullah Orakzai

Health Program Specialist I/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$80,445

Base pay: $79,708
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $738
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,445
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Contra Costa

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,955
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5805308338007
Salary Total: $6,746
Total Pay: $80,445

Abdullah Orakzai is a Health Program Specialist I at Department of Public Health. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $80,445. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Cynthia Page

Health Facilities Evaluator Nurse/Department of Public Health

2024 total comp

$80,427

Base pay: $78,316
Overtime: $461
Other pay: $1,650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,427
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R17
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,473
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5808438011111
Salary Total: $9,673
Total Pay: $80,427

Cynthia Page works as a Health Facilities Evaluator Nurse for Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. Cynthia earned $80,427 in 2024. They are represented by R17.

Dejah Charley

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$80,405

Base pay: $77,743
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,662
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,405
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,980
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5801505393718
Salary Total: $6,771
Total Pay: $80,405

Dejah Charley is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Department of Public Health. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $80,405. They are represented by R01.

Shumaila Hashmi

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

2023 total comp

$80,374

Base pay: $79,774
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,374
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,838
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5803355577001
Salary Total: $6,838
Total Pay: $80,374

Shumaila Hashmi works as a Research Scientist I (Epidemiology/Biostatistics) for Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. Shumaila earned $80,374 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Bilal Khan

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Department of Public Health

2023 total comp

$80,374

Base pay: $77,954
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,374
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,114
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5802245393718
Salary Total: $7,114
Total Pay: $80,374

Bilal Khan holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $80,374. They are represented by R01.

Steven Farrar Ii

Environmental Scientist/Department of Public Health

2025 total comp

$80,373

Base pay: $79,873
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,373
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,136
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5806150762005
Salary Total: $6,886
Total Pay: $80,373

Steven Farrar Ii is a Environmental Scientist at Department of Public Health. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $80,373. Their bargaining unit is R10.