California / Fish and Wildlife / Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory)

Job-title file

Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory)

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

81 employees hold this title in Fish and Wildlife. Median total compensation for the role is $181,956, above the department median of $83,440.

Employees: 81
Total payroll: $13M
Role median: $181,956
Agency median: $83,440
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$210,399+

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How total compensation varies among the 81 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compare departments

This role across California

Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory) is held in 24 California departments. In Fish and Wildlife, the median of $181,956 ranks #4 of 24.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Military Department

$189,499 · 1

CA. Coastal Commission

$188,446 · 1

Department of Public Health

$183,611 · 8

Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

$180,584 · 24

Water Resources Control Board

$180,297 · 47

Pesticide Regulation

$178,148 · 32

Water Resources

$177,301 · 56

Food and Agriculture

$175,485 · 40

San Francisco Bay Con&Dev Cm

$173,009 · 2

Office of Secty Envirmtl Protect

$172,712 · 4

Sacto-San Joaquin Delta Consv

$172,077 · 2

Department of Cannabis Control

$169,597 · 4

Median total compensation for the Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory) role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Environmental Program Manager beyond California

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $177,568 ranks #1 of 4. See Environmental Program Manager across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Utah

$120,360 · 74

Vermont

$108,430 · 13

Missouri

$76,951 · 89

Median total compensation for comparable Environmental Program Managerroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Nicole Athearn

Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory)/Fish and Wildlife

2025 total comp

$73,157

Base pay: $73,057
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,157
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: San Joaquin
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,551
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5653230756003
Salary Total: $12,174
Total Pay: $73,157

Nicole Athearn is a Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory) at Fish and Wildlife. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $73,157. Their bargaining unit is S10.