California / Office of Secty Envirmtl Protect

Agency file

Office of Secty Envirmtl Protect

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

The Office of Secty Envirmtl Protect is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 105 employees with median total compensation of $107,134; the highest distinct record was $250,649.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $11.8M
Employees: 105
Median total: $107,134
Highest record: $250,649

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$5,324$214,607+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 105 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($107,134) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $108,491 (97%)
Overtime — $1,436 (1%)
Other — $2,394 (2%)
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

$55,716

$74,789

$107,134

$145,671

$178,847

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $178,847 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $55,716. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Environmental Scientist

9 · $87,116

Information Technology Specialist III

7 · $151,992

Information Technology Specialist II

7 · $135,091

Air Pollution Specialist

6 · $116,481

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

6 · $84,707

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	$10.5M —	99 —	$100,755 —
2024	$10.8M ▲ 2.5%	102 ▲ 3.0%	$97,952 ▼ 2.8%
2025	$11.8M ▲ 9.1%	105 ▲ 2.9%	$107,134 ▲ 9.4%

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Record list

Employees

Page 1

Craig Scholer

Deputy Secretary for Legislative Affairs and External Partnerships/Office of Secty Envirmtl Protect

2023 total comp

$170,080

Base pay: $164,486
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,594
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $170,080
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,944
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8120109865001
Salary Total: $13,944
Total Pay: $170,080

At Office of Secty Envirmtl Protect, Craig Scholer serves as a Deputy Secretary for Legislative Affairs and External Partnerships. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $170,080. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Brooke Selzer

Attorney III/Office of Secty Envirmtl Protect

2025 total comp

$170,015

Base pay: $169,840
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $170,015
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,325
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8120105795002
Salary Total: $14,617
Total Pay: $170,015

At Office of Secty Envirmtl Protect, Brooke Selzer serves as a Attorney III. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $170,015. Union affiliation: R02.

Moises Moreno Rivera

Deputy Secretary for Environmental Justice, Tribal Affairs and Border Relations/Office of Secty Envirmtl Protect

2023 total comp

$166,690

Base pay: $164,563
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,127
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $166,690
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,592
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8120109969001
Salary Total: $14,592
Total Pay: $166,690

Moises Moreno Rivera is a Deputy Secretary for Environmental Justice, Tribal Affairs and Border Relations at Office of Secty Envirmtl Protect. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $166,690. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Trevor Anderson

Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory)/Office of Secty Envirmtl Protect

2025 total comp

$166,577

Base pay: $166,077
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $166,577
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,529
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8120100756003
Salary Total: $14,674
Total Pay: $166,577

At Office of Secty Envirmtl Protect, Trevor Anderson serves as a Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $166,577. They are represented by S10.

Melinda Blum

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Office of Secty Envirmtl Protect

2025 total comp

$163,091

Base pay: $162,591
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $163,091
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,493
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8120100764001
Salary Total: $13,628
Total Pay: $163,091

Melinda Blum holds the role of Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) at Office of Secty Envirmtl Protect. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $163,091. Their bargaining unit is S10.