California / Forestry and Fire Protection / Forester III

Job-title file

Forester III

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

23 employees hold this title in Forestry and Fire Protection. Median total compensation for the role is $190,482, above the department median of $111,787.

Employees: 23
Total payroll: $4.4M
Role median: $190,482
Agency median: $111,787
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$294,760+

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

How total compensation varies among the 23 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

Forester III pay vs. California

Across all employers in California, the median wage for Foresters — about 820 people — is $107,120. Forestry and Fire Protection pays a median base salary of $131,817 for this role, 23% above that figure — about the 76th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Forestry and Fire Protection sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$71,110

$91,170

$107,120

$130,430

$156,750

Forestry and Fire Protection median · $131,817

The bar is the range of annual wages for Foresters across every employer in California, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Forestry and Fire Protection’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Foresters — about 10,430 people — is $76,400. Forestry and Fire Protection’s median base salary is 73% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$50,790

$62,710

$76,400

$91,640

$109,700

Forestry and Fire Protection median · $131,817

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 152 of 168 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in 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 Forestry and Fire Protection is $171,710, 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 jurisdictions

Forester beyond California

This role is reported in 12 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $169,544 ranks #1 of 12. See Forester across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$78,483 · 20

$72,866 · 53

$69,977 · 60

$61,203 · 53

$60,780 · 41

$60,179 · 24

$58,700 · 37

$52,530 · 43

Median total compensation for comparable Forester roles 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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Daniel Craig

Forester III/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$295,930

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $169,944
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $125,987
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $295,930
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S08
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,843
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5420011041001
Salary Total: $14,912
Total Pay: $295,930

Daniel Craig works as a Forester III for Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. Daniel earned $295,930 in 2025. They are represented by S08.

Gregg Bratcher

Forester III/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$293,271

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $172,602
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $120,669
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $293,271
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S08
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,843
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5424011041001
Salary Total: $14,373
Total Pay: $293,271

At Forestry and Fire Protection, Gregg Bratcher serves as a Forester III within Forestry. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $293,271. They are represented by S08.

Peter Leuzinger

Forester III/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$282,097

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $175,265
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $106,833
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $282,097
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S08
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,843
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5427201041001
Salary Total: $14,887
Total Pay: $282,097

Peter Leuzinger is a Forester III at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $282,097. They are represented by S08.

Mathew Boone

Forester III/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$251,925

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $170,914
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $81,012
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $251,925
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S08
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,837
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5427301041001
Salary Total: $14,881
Total Pay: $251,925

At Forestry and Fire Protection, Mathew Boone serves as a Forester III within Forestry. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $251,925. Union affiliation: S08.

James Scheid

Forester III/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$247,154

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $171,798
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $75,356
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $247,154
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S08
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,843
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5427201041006
Salary Total: $14,758
Total Pay: $247,154

James Scheid holds the role of Forester III at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $247,154. They are represented by S08.

Chris Curtis

Forester III/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$235,822

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $190,788
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $45,034
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $235,822
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S08
Work county: Humboldt
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,843
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5421111041001
Salary Total: $15,015
Total Pay: $235,822

Chris Curtis works as a Forester III for Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. Chris earned $235,822 in 2025. They are represented by S08.

Drew Coe

Forester III/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$223,099

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $175,852
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $47,247
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $223,099
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S08
Work county: Shasta
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,843
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5421011041005
Salary Total: $14,887
Total Pay: $223,099

Drew Coe is a Forester III at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $223,099. Their bargaining unit is S08.

Jonathan Fitch

Forester III/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$222,175

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $170,495
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $51,680
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $222,175
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S08
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,843
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5427501041001
Salary Total: $14,373
Total Pay: $222,175

At Forestry and Fire Protection, Jonathan Fitch serves as a Forester III within Forestry. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $222,175. Union affiliation: S08.

John Mccarthy

Forester III/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$211,344

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $172,602
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $38,742
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $211,344
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S08
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,843
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5427601041001
Salary Total: $14,373
Total Pay: $211,344

John Mccarthy holds the role of Forester III at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $211,344. Their bargaining unit is S08.

Drew B Coe

Forester III/Forestry and Fire Protection

2024 total comp

$211,015

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $150,623
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $60,392
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $211,015
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S08
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,896
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5427301041001
Salary Total: $14,708
Total Pay: $211,015

Drew B Coe holds the role of Forester III at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $211,015. Their bargaining unit is S08.

Jonathan Woessner

Forester III/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$199,772

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $172,602
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $27,170
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $199,772
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S08
Work county: Shasta
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,843
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5421011041002
Salary Total: $14,373
Total Pay: $199,772

Jonathan Woessner is a Forester III at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $199,772. They are represented by S08.

Benjamin Rowe

Forester III/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$190,482

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $178,583
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,899
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $190,482
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S08
Work county: Shasta
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,843
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5422131041001
Salary Total: $15,015
Total Pay: $190,482

At Forestry and Fire Protection, Benjamin Rowe serves as a Forester III within Forestry. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $190,482. They are represented by S08.

Cary Japp

Forester III/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$188,693

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $162,856
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $25,837
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $188,693
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S08
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,843
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5427301041002
Salary Total: $15,529
Total Pay: $188,693

At Forestry and Fire Protection, Cary Japp serves as a Forester III within Forestry. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $188,693. Union affiliation: S08.

Joseph Maranto

Forester III/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$187,398

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $170,296
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,102
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $187,398
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S08
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,843
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5427401041003
Salary Total: $13,421
Total Pay: $187,398

Joseph Maranto holds the role of Forester III at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $187,398. They are represented by S08.

Colby Forrester

Forester III/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$185,989

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $178,692
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,297
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $185,989
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S08
Work county: Mendocino
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,843
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5421131041001
Salary Total: $15,015
Total Pay: $185,989

Colby Forrester holds the role of Forester III at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $185,989. They are represented by S08.

Shawn Headley

Forester III/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$181,827

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $172,602
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,225
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,827
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S08
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,843
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5427301041003
Salary Total: $14,373
Total Pay: $181,827

Shawn Headley works as a Forester III for Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. Shawn earned $181,827 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is S08.

Eric Hedge

Forester III/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$180,728

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $172,602
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,126
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,728
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S08
Work county: Sonoma
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,843
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5421011041003
Salary Total: $14,373
Total Pay: $180,728

Eric Hedge holds the role of Forester III at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $180,728. They are represented by S08.

Kevin Conway

Forester III/Forestry and Fire Protection

2024 total comp

$180,169

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $150,623
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $29,546
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,169
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S08
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,896
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5427401041001
Salary Total: $14,381
Total Pay: $180,169

Kevin Conway works as a Forester III for Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. Kevin earned $180,169 in 2024. They are represented by S08.

John Ramaley

Forester III/Forestry and Fire Protection

2023 total comp

$171,420

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $138,123
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $33,297
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $171,420
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S08
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,042
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5427201041001
Salary Total: $11,548
Total Pay: $171,420

At Forestry and Fire Protection, John Ramaley serves as a Forester III within Forestry. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $171,420. Union affiliation: S08.

Julieann Howard

Forester III/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$170,693

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $159,344
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,348
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $170,693
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S08
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,346
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5427601041002
Salary Total: $13,888
Total Pay: $170,693

At Forestry and Fire Protection, Julieann Howard serves as a Forester III within Forestry. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $170,693. Their bargaining unit is S08.

Peter H Cafferata

Forester III/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$63,455

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $63,455
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $63,455
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: S08
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,168
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5427801041904
Salary Total: $64
Total Pay: $63,455

Peter H Cafferata works as a Forester III for Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is intermittent. Peter earned $63,455 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is S08.

Russell Henly

Forester III/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$39,809

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $39,809
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,809
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: S08
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,010
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5427801041904
Salary Total: $52
Total Pay: $39,809

At Forestry and Fire Protection, Russell Henly serves as a Forester III within Forestry. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $39,809. Their bargaining unit is S08.

William Solinsky

Forester III/Forestry and Fire Protection

2023 total comp

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S08
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,777
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5427301041003
Salary Total: $9,435
Total Pay: $429

At Forestry and Fire Protection, William Solinsky serves as a Forester III within Forestry. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $0. Union affiliation: S08.