California / Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

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Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

Source file: California — State Employee Compensation (SCO Payroll Data Warehouse, CPRA) / ingested Jul 4, 2026

The Department Resources Recycle/Recvry is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 952 employees with median total compensation of $88,492; the highest distinct record was $273,848.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $88.3M
Employees: 952
Median total: $88,492
Highest record: $273,848

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$0$192,958+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 952 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($88,492) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $89,302 (96%)
Overtime — $1,170 (1%)
Other — $2,242 (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

$37,456

$66,870

$88,492

$111,185

$153,951

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $153,951 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $37,456. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Environmental Scientist

175 · $81,514

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

175 · $79,224

Staff Services Manager I

50 · $97,069

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)

43 · $142,186

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)

33 · $103,995

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	$75.1M —	884 —	$85,960 —
2024	$82.7M ▲ 10.2%	925 ▲ 4.6%	$87,083 ▲ 1.3%
2025	$88.3M ▲ 6.7%	952 ▲ 2.9%	$88,492 ▲ 1.6%

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Record list

Employees

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Kassandra Pay

Environmental Scientist/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$98,645

Base pay: $98,145
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,645
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,673
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8358740762005
Salary Total: $8,369
Total Pay: $98,645

At Department Resources Recycle/Recvry, Kassandra Pay serves as a Environmental Scientist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $98,645. They are represented by R10.

Mikala Valenzuela

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$98,280

Base pay: $89,117
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,163
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,280
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8351715393711
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $98,280

Mikala Valenzuela holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $98,280. They are represented by R01.

Fernando Rodriguez Jr

Environmental Scientist/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$98,272

Base pay: $97,772
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,272
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,673
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8358760762005
Salary Total: $8,569
Total Pay: $98,272

Fernando Rodriguez Jr works as a Environmental Scientist for Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. Their status is full-time. Fernando earned $98,272 in 2025. Union affiliation: R10.

Michael Uybungco

Associate Management Auditor/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$98,267

Base pay: $97,667
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,267
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,483
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8354234159706
Salary Total: $8,429
Total Pay: $98,267

Michael Uybungco works as a Associate Management Auditor for Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $98,267 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Phyllis Gargas

Environmental Scientist/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$98,205

Base pay: $97,705
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,205
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,321
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8358750762002
Salary Total: $8,564
Total Pay: $98,205

Phyllis Gargas is a Environmental Scientist at Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $98,205. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Bryce Miller-Williams

Labor Relations Specialist/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$98,118

Base pay: $93,343
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,775
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $98,118
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E98
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,330
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8351769535001
Salary Total: $8,080
Total Pay: $98,118

Bryce Miller-Williams is a Labor Relations Specialist at Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $98,118. Union affiliation: E98.

Dallas Aicega

Staff Services Manager I/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2024 total comp

$97,951

Base pay: $94,181
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,770
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,951
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,079
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8357834800004
Salary Total: $8,079
Total Pay: $97,951

Dallas Aicega works as a Staff Services Manager I for Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. Their status is full-time. Dallas earned $97,951 in 2024. Union affiliation: S01.

Emily Kathleen Webb

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$97,847

Base pay: $97,347
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,847
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,673
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8357760765001
Salary Total: $8,369
Total Pay: $97,847

Emily Kathleen Webb works as a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) for Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. Their status is full-time. Emily earned $97,847 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Celia Perez

Special Investigator/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2023 total comp

$97,764

Base pay: $97,314
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $450
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,764
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,272
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8354398612007
Salary Total: $8,272
Total Pay: $97,764

Celia Perez holds the role of Special Investigator at Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $97,764. They are represented by R07.

Jeffery A Esquivel

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$97,694

Base pay: $95,677
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,016
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,694
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8358950765001
Salary Total: $8,870
Total Pay: $97,694

Jeffery A Esquivel is a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $97,694. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Shayesteh Keissar

Associate Management Auditor/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$97,621

Base pay: $97,021
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,621
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: Z

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,740
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8351304159733
Salary Total: $8,074
Total Pay: $97,621

Shayesteh Keissar holds the role of Associate Management Auditor at Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $97,621. Union affiliation: R01.

Hunter Ahlberg

Research Data Analyst II/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$97,557

Base pay: $96,957
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,557
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,325
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8351315731001
Salary Total: $8,075
Total Pay: $97,557

Hunter Ahlberg holds the role of Research Data Analyst II at Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $97,557. They are represented by R01.

Jessica Byrd

Staff Services Manager I/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$97,487

Base pay: $93,717
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,770
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,487
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,079
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8351714800004
Salary Total: $7,837
Total Pay: $97,487

Jessica Byrd works as a Staff Services Manager I for Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. Their status is full-time. Jessica earned $97,487 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Nick Valenzuela

Staff Services Manager I/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$97,366

Base pay: $96,766
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,366
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,759
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8354274800920
Salary Total: $8,496
Total Pay: $97,366

Nick Valenzuela is a Staff Services Manager I at Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $97,366. They are represented by S01.

Craig Castleton

Staff Services Manager I/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2024 total comp

$97,365

Base pay: $85,241
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,124
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,365
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,061
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8351224800001
Salary Total: $8,061
Total Pay: $97,365

Craig Castleton holds the role of Staff Services Manager I at Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $97,365. They are represented by S01.

Cindy Demarco

Associate Management Auditor/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2023 total comp

$97,330

Base pay: $94,960
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,370
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,330
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Diego

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,238
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8351334159705
Salary Total: $8,047
Total Pay: $97,330

Cindy Demarco works as a Associate Management Auditor for Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. Their status is full-time. Cindy earned $97,330 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Marie Garabedian

Attorney/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$97,262

Base pay: $97,212
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,262
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,969
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8351205778016
Salary Total: $9,406
Total Pay: $97,262

At Department Resources Recycle/Recvry, Marie Garabedian serves as a Attorney. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $97,262. They are represented by R02.

Joshua Ryan

Staff Services Manager I/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$97,231

Base pay: $92,516
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,715
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,231
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,320
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8354204800920
Salary Total: $8,070
Total Pay: $97,231

Joshua Ryan holds the role of Staff Services Manager I at Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $97,231. They are represented by S01.

Leta Thomas

Associate Management Auditor/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$97,125

Base pay: $96,525
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,125
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,737
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8354244159704
Salary Total: $8,475
Total Pay: $97,125

At Department Resources Recycle/Recvry, Leta Thomas serves as a Associate Management Auditor. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $97,125. Union affiliation: R01.

Darin Sprecher

Environmental Scientist/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$97,101

Base pay: $96,549
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $552
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,101
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,673
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8357620762001
Salary Total: $8,369
Total Pay: $97,101

At Department Resources Recycle/Recvry, Darin Sprecher serves as a Environmental Scientist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $97,101. Union affiliation: R10.

Sean Oneal

Special Investigator/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$97,057

Base pay: $96,207
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $850
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $97,057
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,217
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8354338612011
Salary Total: $8,053
Total Pay: $97,057

At Department Resources Recycle/Recvry, Sean Oneal serves as a Special Investigator. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $97,057. Their bargaining unit is R07.

Brooke Flores

Special Investigator/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$96,957

Base pay: $96,207
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $750
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,957
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,217
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8354338612007
Salary Total: $8,053
Total Pay: $96,957

At Department Resources Recycle/Recvry, Brooke Flores serves as a Special Investigator. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $96,957. Union affiliation: R07.

Cheng Saechao

Staff Services Manager I/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$96,907

Base pay: $93,237
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,670
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,907
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,302
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8356504800003
Salary Total: $8,053
Total Pay: $96,907

Cheng Saechao works as a Staff Services Manager I for Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. Their status is full-time. Cheng earned $96,907 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Valerie Reyes

Special Investigator/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$96,764

Base pay: $93,350
Overtime: $2,514
Other pay: $900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,764
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,922
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8354348612008
Salary Total: $8,080
Total Pay: $96,764

Valerie Reyes is a Special Investigator at Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $96,764. Union affiliation: R07.

Edward Chu

Environmental Scientist/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$96,650

Base pay: $96,150
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,650
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,673
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8351310762009
Salary Total: $8,369
Total Pay: $96,650

Edward Chu holds the role of Environmental Scientist at Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $96,650. Union affiliation: R10.

Dylan Kavanaugh

Information Technology Associate/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2023 total comp

$96,647

Base pay: $94,277
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,370
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,647
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,238
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8351821401003
Salary Total: $8,238
Total Pay: $96,647

Dylan Kavanaugh works as a Information Technology Associate for Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. Their status is full-time. Dylan earned $96,647 in 2023. They are represented by R01.

Nick Valenzuela

Recycling Specialist II/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2024 total comp

$96,561

Base pay: $90,981
Overtime: $4,930
Other pay: $650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,561
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,713
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8354274690709
Salary Total: $7,713
Total Pay: $96,561

Nick Valenzuela is a Recycling Specialist II at Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $96,561. Union affiliation: R01.

Megan Frink

Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory)/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$96,490

Base pay: $95,883
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $607
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,490
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,679
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8351714801003
Salary Total: $8,419
Total Pay: $96,490

Megan Frink holds the role of Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory) at Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $96,490. Union affiliation: S01.

Lori Near

Staff Services Manager I/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$96,487

Base pay: $92,667
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,820
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,487
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,320
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8357904800005
Salary Total: $8,070
Total Pay: $96,487

Lori Near is a Staff Services Manager I at Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $96,487. Their bargaining unit is S01.