California / Food and Agriculture / Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)

Job-title file

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)

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

87 employees hold this title in Food and Agriculture. Median total compensation for the role is $141,160, above the department median of $63,690.

Employees: 87
Total payroll: $11.9M
Role median: $141,160
Agency median: $63,690
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$11,023$185,788+

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

How total compensation varies among the 87 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.

Compared with the local labor market

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) pay vs. California

Across all employers in California, the median wage for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health — about 12,490 people — is $106,510. Food and Agriculture pays a median base salary of $122,923 for this role, 15% above that figure — about the 66th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Food and Agriculture sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$65,350

$81,480

$106,510

$132,770

$161,910

Food and Agriculture median · $122,923

The bar is the range of annual wages for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health across every employer in California, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Food and Agriculture’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health — about 89,250 people — is $82,220. Food and Agriculture’s median base salary is 50% above that national figure, about the 82nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$52,520

$64,490

$82,220

$107,970

$140,010

Food and Agriculture median · $122,923

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the California range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 155 of 165 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Food and Agriculture is $123,423, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across California

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) is held in 25 California departments. In Food and Agriculture, the median of $141,160 ranks #15 of 25.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Wildlife Conservation Board

$160,366 · 2

Parks and Recreation

$156,853 · 38

CA. Tahoe Conservancy

$156,333 · 3

Department of Public Health

$156,001 · 19

Sacto-San Joaquin Delta Consv

$155,808 · 1

Office of Secty Envirmtl Protect

$154,381 · 2

Resources Agency

$149,991 · 3

Water Resources Control Board

$147,465 · 107

Envirnmtl Health Hazrd Assess

$145,984 · 1

Department of Cannabis Control

$145,976 · 16

Water Resources

$143,091 · 50

Fish and Wildlife

$143,054 · 228

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

Compare jurisdictions

Senior Environmental Scientist beyond California

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $119,894 ranks #2 of 2. See Senior Environmental Scientist across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York Public Authorities

$154,967 · 6

Median total compensation for comparable Senior Environmental Scientistroles 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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Fabian Velasco

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$135,745

Base pay: $135,495
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,745
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Tulare

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,967
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0143650764001
Salary Total: $11,608
Total Pay: $135,745

At Food and Agriculture, Fabian Velasco serves as a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $135,745. They are represented by S10.

Michael Wolff

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$135,477

Base pay: $134,942
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $535
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $135,477
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,967
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0180400764001
Salary Total: $11,608
Total Pay: $135,477

Michael Wolff is a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) at Food and Agriculture. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $135,477. They are represented by S10.

Bill Marchese

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Food and Agriculture

2024 total comp

$134,930

Base pay: $134,630
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,930
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,618
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0141650764002
Salary Total: $11,967
Total Pay: $134,930

Bill Marchese holds the role of Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) at Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $134,930. Union affiliation: S10.

Vi Hoang

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$134,889

Base pay: $134,389
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,889
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,967
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0141000764002
Salary Total: $11,608
Total Pay: $134,889

Vi Hoang is a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) at Food and Agriculture. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $134,889. Union affiliation: S10.

Deborah Ayala

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$134,262

Base pay: $133,283
Overtime: $383
Other pay: $596
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $134,262
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Ventura
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,967
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0143560764001
Salary Total: $11,608
Total Pay: $134,262

At Food and Agriculture, Deborah Ayala serves as a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $134,262. They are represented by S10.

Lani Gusman

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$133,266

Base pay: $132,730
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $535
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $133,266
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,967
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0141000764001
Salary Total: $11,608
Total Pay: $133,266

Lani Gusman is a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) at Food and Agriculture. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $133,266. Union affiliation: S10.

Evonne Fell

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Food and Agriculture

2023 total comp

$132,848

Base pay: $132,248
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,848
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,390
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0146860764002
Salary Total: $11,390
Total Pay: $132,848

Evonne Fell holds the role of Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) at Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $132,848. Union affiliation: S10.

Michael Gross

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$132,203

Base pay: $132,203
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $132,203
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,967
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0147060764001
Salary Total: $11,608
Total Pay: $132,203

Michael Gross works as a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $132,203 in 2025. Union affiliation: S10.

Megan Mcwayne

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$131,789

Base pay: $131,789
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $131,789
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,967
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0182650764001
Salary Total: $11,055
Total Pay: $131,789

At Food and Agriculture, Megan Mcwayne serves as a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $131,789. They are represented by S10.

Jeremy O'Banion

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$131,292

Base pay: $130,792
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $131,292
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Stanislaus
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,397
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0141650764001
Salary Total: $11,511
Total Pay: $131,292

Jeremy O'Banion works as a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Jeremy earned $131,292 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is S10.

Joanna Fisher

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$130,751

Base pay: $130,095
Overtime: $56
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $130,751
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,397
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0146860764001
Salary Total: $11,055
Total Pay: $130,751

Joanna Fisher is a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) at Food and Agriculture. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $130,751. They are represented by S10.

Yanhong Li

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$130,644

Base pay: $130,044
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $130,644
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,397
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0147850764001
Salary Total: $11,283
Total Pay: $130,644

Yanhong Li works as a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Yanhong earned $130,644 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is S10.

Robin Trindade

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Food and Agriculture

2023 total comp

$130,436

Base pay: $130,136
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $130,436
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: San Joaquin
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,390
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0141650764001
Salary Total: $11,390
Total Pay: $130,436

Robin Trindade holds the role of Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) at Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $130,436. Union affiliation: S10.

Mohammadreza Chehelamirani

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$130,095

Base pay: $130,095
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $130,095
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,397
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0187770764001
Salary Total: $11,055
Total Pay: $130,095

Mohammadreza Chehelamirani holds the role of Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) at Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $130,095. They are represented by S10.

Scott Weeks

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$129,568

Base pay: $125,052
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,517
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $129,568
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,397
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0140380764001
Salary Total: $11,055
Total Pay: $129,568

Scott Weeks is a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) at Food and Agriculture. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $129,568. Union affiliation: S10.

Audrey Tu

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$129,285

Base pay: $127,461
Overtime: $1,824
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $129,285
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Orange
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,397
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0147670764001
Salary Total: $11,055
Total Pay: $129,285

At Food and Agriculture, Audrey Tu serves as a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $129,285. Their bargaining unit is S10.

Nicole Hostert

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$129,126

Base pay: $128,626
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $129,126
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,967
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0184180764001
Salary Total: $11,055
Total Pay: $129,126

At Food and Agriculture, Nicole Hostert serves as a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $129,126. Union affiliation: S10.

Evelyne Ndiaye

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$129,118

Base pay: $128,568
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $129,118
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,397
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0187110764001
Salary Total: $11,283
Total Pay: $129,118

At Food and Agriculture, Evelyne Ndiaye serves as a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $129,118. Union affiliation: S10.

Khashayar Ghazianzad

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Food and Agriculture

2024 total comp

$128,159

Base pay: $128,159
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $128,159
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,065
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0147660764001
Salary Total: $11,065
Total Pay: $128,159

Khashayar Ghazianzad works as a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Khashayar earned $128,159 in 2024. They are represented by S10.

Hei Man Poon

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Food and Agriculture

2025 total comp

$127,988

Base pay: $127,988
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $127,988
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,397
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 0187610764001
Salary Total: $11,055
Total Pay: $127,988

Hei Man Poon works as a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) for Food and Agriculture. Their status is full-time. Hei earned $127,988 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is S10.