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%

Compare

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Record list

Employees

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Cruz-Monika Nieto

Information Technology Manager II/Office of Secty Envirmtl Protect

2023 total comp

$193,923

Base pay: $127,820
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $66,103
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $193,923
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,048
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8120101406002
Salary Total: $13,048
Total Pay: $193,923

Cruz-Monika Nieto works as a Information Technology Manager II for Office of Secty Envirmtl Protect. Their status is full-time. Cruz-Monika earned $193,923 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Jason Boetzer

C.E.A./Office of Secty Envirmtl Protect

2025 total comp

$191,276

Base pay: $190,776
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $191,276
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,381
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8120107500003
Salary Total: $15,890
Total Pay: $191,276

Jason Boetzer works as a C.E.A. for Office of Secty Envirmtl Protect. Their status is full-time. Jason earned $191,276 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Hasti Javid

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

2025 total comp

$191,007

Base pay: $122,923
Overtime: $67,484
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $191,007
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8120100765002
Salary Total: $10,356
Total Pay: $191,007

At Office of Secty Envirmtl Protect, Hasti Javid serves as a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $191,007. Union affiliation: R10.

Scott Lichtig

Deputy Secretary of Environmental Policy and Emergency Resp/Office of Secty Envirmtl Protect

2025 total comp

$188,782

Base pay: $185,162
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,620
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $188,782
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,899
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8120109989001
Salary Total: $15,422
Total Pay: $188,782

Scott Lichtig works as a Deputy Secretary of Environmental Policy and Emergency Resp for Office of Secty Envirmtl Protect. Their status is full-time. Scott earned $188,782 in 2025. Union affiliation: E97.