California / Forestry and Fire Protection / C.E.A.

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C.E.A.

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

53 employees hold this title in Forestry and Fire Protection. Median total compensation for the role is $204,790, above the department median of $111,787.

Employees: 53
Total payroll: $10.2M
Role median: $204,790
Agency median: $111,787
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$379,469+

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

How total compensation varies among the 53 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.

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This role across California

C.E.A. is held in 135 California departments. In Forestry and Fire Protection, the median of $204,790 ranks #6 of 135.

Highest-paying departments for this role

State Comp Insurance Fund

$247,473 · 43

Education Audit Appeals Panel

$220,612 · 2

Commission on State Mandates

$217,996 · 1

Air Resources Board

$207,470 · 34

State Public Defender

$207,024 · 3

Envirnmtl Health Hazrd Assess

$204,301 · 7

CA. State Auditor's Office

$202,914 · 8

Public Employee's Retirement Systems

$202,056 · 39

Justice

$201,871 · 106

CA State Auditor's Office

$201,303 · 1

Water Resources Control Board

$199,393 · 44

Peace Off Standards & Traing

$197,099 · 4

Median total compensation for the C.E.A. role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Jessica Ream Kirchner

C.E.A./Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$130,207

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $126,612
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,595
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $130,207
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,915
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5410347500002
Salary Total: $10,588
Total Pay: $130,207

Jessica Ream Kirchner works as a C.E.A. for Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. Jessica earned $130,207 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Stella Chan

C.E.A./Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$126,319

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $125,744
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $575
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $126,319
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Yolo

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,410
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5410207500009
Salary Total: $11,068
Total Pay: $126,319

Stella Chan holds the role of C.E.A. at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $126,319. Their bargaining unit is M01.