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Parks and Recreation

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

The Parks and Recreation protects natural resources and the environment — conservation, parks and wildlife, and environmental regulation.

In 2025, this agency had 7,569 employees with median total compensation of $27,643; the highest distinct record was $436,681.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$323.3M
Employees
7,569
Median total
$27,643
Highest record
$436,681

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 7,569 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($27,643) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $39,404 (92%)
  • Overtime — $1,534 (4%)
  • Other — $1,776 (4%)
  • 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
$1,628
$8,475
$27,643
$65,761
$107,687

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $107,687 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $1,628. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Park Aide (Seasonal)
925 · $8,228
Lifeguard I (Seasonal)
876 · $6,421
Senior Park Aide (Seasonal)
687 · $22,876
Senior Maintenance Aide (Seasonal)
548 · $28,219
Maintenance Aide (Seasonal)
512 · $17,559

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2023
$289.3M
—
7,224
—
$24,870
—
2024
$319.1M
▲ 10.3%
7,536
▲ 4.3%
$27,806
▲ 11.8%
2025
$323.3M
▲ 1.3%
7,569
▲ 0.4%
$27,643
▼ 0.6%

Compare

Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Record list

Employees

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Alireza Tabani

Senior Maintenance Aide (Seasonal)/Parks and Recreation

2024 total comp
-$2,433
Base pay
-$2,284
Overtime
-$249
Other pay
$100
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
-$2,433
Employment type
Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit
R12
Work county
San Luis Obispo

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$21
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
5497420996901
Salary Total
$21
Total Pay
-$2,433

At Parks and Recreation, Alireza Tabani serves as a Senior Maintenance Aide (Seasonal). They work intermittent. Their 2024 pay totaled -$2,433. They are represented by R12.

Stephen Warren Underwood

Environmental Scientist/Parks and Recreation

2025 total comp
-$2,663
Base pay
-$2,663
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
-$2,663
Employment type
Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit
R10
Work county
Humboldt

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$7,925
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
5496350762903
Salary Total
$46
Total Pay
-$2,663

Stephen Warren Underwood is a Environmental Scientist at Parks and Recreation. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to -$2,663. They are represented by R10.

Calleen Berg

Guide I Historical Monument/Parks and Recreation

2025 total comp
-$2,681
Base pay
-$8,286
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$5,605
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
-$2,681
Employment type
Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit
R01
Work county
San Luis Obispo
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$5,120
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
5497422794902
Salary Total
$30
Total Pay
-$2,681

Calleen Berg is a Guide I Historical Monument at Parks and Recreation. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to -$2,681. They are represented by R01.

April Randol

Environmental Scientist/Parks and Recreation

2024 total comp
-$3,451
Base pay
-$6,312
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,861
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
-$3,451
Employment type
Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit
R10
Work county
Ventura
Middle name
F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$4,145
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
5499100762902
Salary Total
$24
Total Pay
-$3,451

April Randol holds the role of Environmental Scientist at Parks and Recreation. Their status is intermittent. In 2024, their total compensation was -$3,451. They are represented by R10.

Ronald Cline Jr

Museum Curator I/Parks and Recreation

2024 total comp
-$4,407
Base pay
-$4,407
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
-$4,407
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
S01
Work county
Sonoma
Middle name
L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$5,388
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
5496602871002
Salary Total
$5,388
Total Pay
-$4,407

Ronald Cline Jr holds the role of Museum Curator I at Parks and Recreation. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was -$4,407. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Reynaldo Olivas

Water and Sewage Plant Supervisor/Parks and Recreation

2024 total comp
-$6,918
Base pay
-$6,918
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
-$6,918
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R13
Work county
Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$6,918
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
5492506723001
Salary Total
$6,918
Total Pay
-$6,918

Reynaldo Olivas works as a Water and Sewage Plant Supervisor for Parks and Recreation. Their status is full-time. Reynaldo earned -$6,918 in 2024. They are represented by R13.