California / Forestry and Fire Protection / Information Officer I (Specialist)

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Information Officer I (Specialist)

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

16 employees hold this title in Forestry and Fire Protection. Median total compensation for the role is $79,082, below the department median of $111,787.

Employees: 16
Total payroll: $1.3M
Role median: $79,082
Agency median: $111,787
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$419$145,975+

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How total compensation varies among the 16 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

Information Officer I (Specialist) is held in 73 California departments. In Forestry and Fire Protection, the median of $79,082 ranks #27 of 73.

Highest-paying departments for this role

State Comp Insurance Fund

$95,621 · 4

Legislative Counsel Bureau

$95,388 · 1

Department Resources Recycle/Recvry

$90,092 · 6

Arts Council

$88,539 · 1

Employment Development Department

$88,505 · 6

Wildlife Conservation Board

$88,492 · 1

Cdcr/Cchcs

$88,492 · 1

Conservation

$88,492 · 1

Pesticide Regulation

$88,156 · 5

State Energy Res Cons&Dev Com

$86,950 · 9

Water Resources Control Board

$86,669 · 3

California State Lottery Community

$86,339 · 5

Median total compensation for the Information Officer I (Specialist) role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Information Officer beyond California

This role is reported in 3 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $85,542 ranks #1 of 3. See Information Officer across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Tennessee

$76,476 · 13

Minnesota

$72,829 · 202

Median total compensation for comparable Information Officerroles 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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Wendy Oaks

Information Officer I (Specialist)/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$154,355

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $87,892
Overtime: $66,027
Other pay: $436
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $154,355
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: El Dorado
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5414175601502
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $154,355

Wendy Oaks works as a Information Officer I (Specialist) for Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. Wendy earned $154,355 in 2025. They are represented by R01.