California / Pesticide Regulation

Agency file

Pesticide Regulation

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

The Pesticide Regulation regulates industry and protects consumers — licensing, oversight, and enforcement of standards.

In 2025, this agency had 533 employees with median total compensation of $91,409; the highest distinct record was $252,302.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $49.5M
Employees: 533
Median total: $91,409
Highest record: $252,302

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$2,880$194,873+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 533 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($91,409) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $90,461 (97%)
Overtime — $48 (0%)
Other — $2,391 (3%)
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

$23,464

$63,173

$91,409

$123,423

$157,411

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $157,411 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $23,464. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Environmental Scientist

116 · $78,895

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)

76 · $104,804

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

41 · $79,309

Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory)

29 · $178,370

Scientific Aid

29 · $20,363

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	$41.8M —	458 —	$88,190 —
2024	$44.8M ▲ 7.2%	478 ▲ 4.4%	$91,558 ▲ 3.8%
2025	$49.5M ▲ 10.6%	533 ▲ 11.5%	$91,409 ▼ 0.2%

Compare

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Record list

Employees

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Xiyuan Cheng

Staff Toxicologist (Specialist)/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$122,017

Base pay: $121,517
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $122,017
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,727
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8146007978237
Salary Total: $10,673
Total Pay: $122,017

At Pesticide Regulation, Xiyuan Cheng serves as a Staff Toxicologist (Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $122,017. They are represented by R10.

Christopher Rendall

Information Technology Specialist II/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$121,733

Base pay: $120,633
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $121,733
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,831
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8143001414206
Salary Total: $10,506
Total Pay: $121,733

Christopher Rendall works as a Information Technology Specialist II for Pesticide Regulation. Their status is full-time. Christopher earned $121,733 in 2025. They are represented by R01.

Brian Gress

Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory)/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$120,884

Base pay: $120,334
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $120,884
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,551
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8148000756282
Salary Total: $12,174
Total Pay: $120,884

At Pesticide Regulation, Brian Gress serves as a Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $120,884. Union affiliation: S10.