California / Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

Agency file

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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Kristen Pidcock

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

2025 total comp

$105,487

Base pay: $104,987
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,487
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,316
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8357710765001
Salary Total: $8,990
Total Pay: $105,487

At Department Resources Recycle/Recvry, Kristen Pidcock serves as a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $105,487. They are represented by R10.

Abraham Meyers

Information Technology Associate/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$105,414

Base pay: $101,784
Overtime: $3,030
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,414
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,740
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8351831401006
Salary Total: $8,478
Total Pay: $105,414

Abraham Meyers holds the role of Information Technology Associate at Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $105,414. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Lauren Miller

Special Investigator/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$105,362

Base pay: $99,548
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,814
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,362
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,018
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8354338612006
Salary Total: $9,018
Total Pay: $105,362

At Department Resources Recycle/Recvry, Lauren Miller serves as a Special Investigator. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $105,362. They are represented by R07.

Megan Clark

Staff Services Manager I/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$105,341

Base pay: $91,721
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,620
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,341
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,910
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8351724800007
Salary Total: $8,643
Total Pay: $105,341

Megan Clark is a Staff Services Manager I at Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $105,341. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Sulindar Trimble

Staff Services Manager I/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$105,250

Base pay: $101,530
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,250
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,910
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8354354800001
Salary Total: $8,643
Total Pay: $105,250

At Department Resources Recycle/Recvry, Sulindar Trimble serves as a Staff Services Manager I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $105,250. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Sukhwinder Kaur

Information Technology Specialist I/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2023 total comp

$105,168

Base pay: $104,618
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,168
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,010
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8351861402003
Salary Total: $9,010
Total Pay: $105,168

Sukhwinder Kaur works as a Information Technology Specialist I for Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. Their status is full-time. Sukhwinder earned $105,168 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Thera Hearne

Staff Services Manager I/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2023 total comp

$105,144

Base pay: $99,061
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,083
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,144
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,398
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8351624800001
Salary Total: $8,398
Total Pay: $105,144

Thera Hearne is a Staff Services Manager I at Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $105,144. Union affiliation: S01.

Melissa Parker

Environmental Scientist/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$105,073

Base pay: $104,573
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $105,073
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,321
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8358950762001
Salary Total: $9,368
Total Pay: $105,073

At Department Resources Recycle/Recvry, Melissa Parker serves as a Environmental Scientist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $105,073. Union affiliation: R10.

Gayathri Sengodan

Information Technology Specialist II/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$104,943

Base pay: $104,343
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,943
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,104
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8351801414008
Salary Total: $8,831
Total Pay: $104,943

Gayathri Sengodan is a Information Technology Specialist II at Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $104,943. They are represented by R01.

Farshid Safayipour

Information Technology Specialist I/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$104,831

Base pay: $104,231
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,831
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,166
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8351821402002
Salary Total: $8,891
Total Pay: $104,831

Farshid Safayipour is a Information Technology Specialist I at Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $104,831. They are represented by R01.

Edgar Ponce

Associate Management Auditor/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$104,784

Base pay: $104,184
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,784
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,740
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8354244159702
Salary Total: $8,678
Total Pay: $104,784

At Department Resources Recycle/Recvry, Edgar Ponce serves as a Associate Management Auditor. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $104,784. They are represented by R01.

Marisela Sandoval Chavez

Associate Management Auditor/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$104,784

Base pay: $104,184
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,784
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Riverside

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,740
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8354324159705
Salary Total: $8,678
Total Pay: $104,784

Marisela Sandoval Chavez works as a Associate Management Auditor for Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. Their status is full-time. Marisela earned $104,784 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Michael Clegg

Waste Management Engineer/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$104,660

Base pay: $104,660
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $104,660
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,197
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8358833786003
Salary Total: $8,950
Total Pay: $104,660

Michael Clegg works as a Waste Management Engineer for Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $104,660 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R09.