California / Fish and Wildlife

Agency file

Fish and Wildlife

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

The Fish and Wildlife protects natural resources and the environment — conservation, parks and wildlife, and environmental regulation.

In 2025, this agency had 3,595 employees with median total compensation of $83,440; the highest distinct record was $294,083.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $294.8M
Employees: 3,595
Median total: $83,440
Highest record: $294,083

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$2,040$188,303+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 3,595 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($83,440) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $76,857 (94%)
Overtime — $2,702 (3%)
Other — $2,440 (3%)
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

$12,990

$36,938

$83,440

$114,828

$148,581

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $148,581 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $12,990. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Environmental Scientist

525 · $84,300

Fish and Wildlife Scientific Aid

522 · $16,387

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)

347 · $111,305

Fish and Game Warden

294 · $110,704

Fish and Wildlife Technician

212 · $50,867

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	$265.7M —	3,649 —	$74,583 —
2024	$286.6M ▲ 7.9%	3,741 ▲ 2.5%	$76,434 ▲ 2.5%
2025	$294.8M ▲ 2.8%	3,595 ▼ 3.9%	$83,440 ▲ 9.2%

Record list

Employees

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Terri Muzik

Senior Land Agent (Specialist)/Fish and Wildlife

2025 total comp

$37,758

Base pay: $37,758
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,758
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,335
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5650394998905
Salary Total: $54
Total Pay: $37,758

Terri Muzik is a Senior Land Agent (Specialist) at Fish and Wildlife. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to $37,758. Union affiliation: R01.

Jacob Campos

Fish and Wildlife Technician/Fish and Wildlife

2025 total comp

$37,683

Base pay: $37,177
Overtime: $506
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,683
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R11
Work county: Santa Cruz
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,359
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5657720916905
Salary Total: $26
Total Pay: $37,683

Jacob Campos holds the role of Fish and Wildlife Technician at Fish and Wildlife. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $37,683. Their bargaining unit is R11.