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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Elizabeth Hernandez

Environmental Scientist/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

$25

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $25
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $25
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,037
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8358660762003
Salary Total: $5,037
Total Pay: $25

At Department Resources Recycle/Recvry, Elizabeth Hernandez serves as a Environmental Scientist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $25. They are represented by R10.

Melanie Mccauley

Program Technician/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2024 total comp

$22

Base pay: $22
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $22
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,005
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8357909927009
Salary Total: $3,005
Total Pay: $22

At Department Resources Recycle/Recvry, Melanie Mccauley serves as a Program Technician. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $22. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Wendy S Bartlett

Associate Management Auditor/Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

2025 total comp

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

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,485
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8354324159709
Salary Total: $6,788

Wendy S Bartlett works as a Associate Management Auditor for Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. Their status is part-time. Wendy earned $0 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Kathleen Garrison-Martin

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

2023 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,165
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8358780764001
Salary Total: $11,603
Total Pay: $3,158

Kathleen Garrison-Martin is a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) at Department Resources Recycle/Recvry. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $0. Their bargaining unit is S10.