California / Parks and Recreation

Agency file

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

-$16,691$158,086+

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

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median 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.

Crc-Aquatics Lifeguards City of Cincinnati48% match
Parks & Recreation: Aquatics City of Phoenix, Arizona46% match
Park Pools I - Lifeguards City of Buffalo43% match
Boston Center - Youth & Families City of Boston35% match

Record list

Employees

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Sean Wilson

Maintenance Aide (Seasonal)/Parks and Recreation

2024 total comp

$5,176

Base pay: $5,076
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,176
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: El Dorado
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5496930987901
Salary Total: $17
Total Pay: $5,176

Sean Wilson is a Maintenance Aide (Seasonal) at Parks and Recreation. They work intermittent. 2024 total compensation came to $5,176. Their bargaining unit is R12.

Jacqueline Martinez

Park Aide (Seasonal)/Parks and Recreation

2023 total comp

$5,175

Base pay: $5,175
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,175
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: E
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5496770986901
Salary Total: $16
Total Pay: $5,175

Jacqueline Martinez is a Park Aide (Seasonal) at Parks and Recreation. They work intermittent. 2023 total compensation came to $5,175. They are represented by E.

Brixton Pankratz

Lifeguard I (Seasonal)/Parks and Recreation

2025 total comp

$5,173

Base pay: $4,674
Overtime: $479
Other pay: $20
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,173
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: San Luis Obispo
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $21
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5495540993901
Salary Total: $22
Total Pay: $5,173

At Parks and Recreation, Brixton Pankratz serves as a Lifeguard I (Seasonal). They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $5,173. They are represented by R07.

Audrey Tursick

Lifeguard II (Seasonal)/Parks and Recreation

2025 total comp

$5,170

Base pay: $5,115
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $55
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,170
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Ventura
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $23
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5499130990901
Salary Total: $24
Total Pay: $5,170

At Parks and Recreation, Audrey Tursick serves as a Lifeguard II (Seasonal). They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $5,170. Union affiliation: R07.

Dylan Zanetti

Senior Maintenance Aide (Seasonal)/Parks and Recreation

2024 total comp

$5,169

Base pay: $4,920
Overtime: $249
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,169
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Mono

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $21
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5496860996901
Salary Total: $21
Total Pay: $5,169

Dylan Zanetti is a Senior Maintenance Aide (Seasonal) at Parks and Recreation. They work intermittent. 2024 total compensation came to $5,169. Union affiliation: R12.