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

Page 1

Puttappa Dodmane

Senior Toxicologist/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$144,085

Base pay: $143,585
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,085
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,725
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8146007943286
Salary Total: $12,661
Total Pay: $144,085

At Pesticide Regulation, Puttappa Dodmane serves as a Senior Toxicologist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $144,085. Union affiliation: S10.

Nagarekha Pasupuleti

Senior Toxicologist/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$144,085

Base pay: $143,585
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,085
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,725
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8146007943283
Salary Total: $12,661
Total Pay: $144,085

At Pesticide Regulation, Nagarekha Pasupuleti serves as a Senior Toxicologist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $144,085. They are represented by S10.

Bryan George

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Pesticide Regulation

2023 total comp

$143,713

Base pay: $137,754
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,959
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $143,713
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,959
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8145200764281
Salary Total: $11,959
Total Pay: $143,713

Bryan George holds the role of Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) at Pesticide Regulation. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $143,713. They are represented by S10.

Emily Bryson

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$141,606

Base pay: $141,106
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,606
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,565
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8141000764280
Salary Total: $12,188
Total Pay: $141,606

Emily Bryson works as a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) for Pesticide Regulation. Their status is full-time. Emily earned $141,606 in 2025. Union affiliation: S10.

Sara Dudley

Attorney III/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$141,591

Base pay: $141,141
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $450
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,591
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,965
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8140015795207
Salary Total: $11,855
Total Pay: $141,591

At Pesticide Regulation, Sara Dudley serves as a Attorney III. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $141,591. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Qiaoxiang Dong

Staff Toxicologist (Specialist)/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$141,464

Base pay: $140,964
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $141,464
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,852
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8146007978220
Salary Total: $11,793
Total Pay: $141,464

Qiaoxiang Dong holds the role of Staff Toxicologist (Specialist) at Pesticide Regulation. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $141,464. They are represented by R10.

Lucia Graham

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$140,310

Base pay: $139,810
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,310
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,248
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8141000764281
Salary Total: $11,881
Total Pay: $140,310

At Pesticide Regulation, Lucia Graham serves as a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $140,310. Union affiliation: S10.

Xin Deng

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$139,986

Base pay: $139,636
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $139,986
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,967
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8144030764281
Salary Total: $12,087
Total Pay: $139,986

At Pesticide Regulation, Xin Deng serves as a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $139,986. They are represented by S10.

Teresa Chan

Attorney IV/Pesticide Regulation

2023 total comp

$138,381

Base pay: $137,681
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,381
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,229
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8140015780204
Salary Total: $12,229
Total Pay: $138,381

At Pesticide Regulation, Teresa Chan serves as a Attorney IV. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $138,381. Union affiliation: R02.

Kimberly Steinmann

Research Scientist IV (Epidemiology/Biostatistics)/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$138,302

Base pay: $137,802
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,302
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,067
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8148005609201
Salary Total: $12,007
Total Pay: $138,302

Kimberly Steinmann works as a Research Scientist IV (Epidemiology/Biostatistics) for Pesticide Regulation. Their status is full-time. Kimberly earned $138,302 in 2025. They are represented by R10.

Parissa A Naef

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Pesticide Regulation

2023 total comp

$138,115

Base pay: $137,515
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $138,115
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,843
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8142000764280
Salary Total: $11,658
Total Pay: $138,115

Parissa A Naef works as a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) for Pesticide Regulation. Their status is full-time. Parissa earned $138,115 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is S10.

Brittanie Clendenin

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$137,654

Base pay: $137,154
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,654
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,967
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8145100764283
Salary Total: $11,608
Total Pay: $137,654

At Pesticide Regulation, Brittanie Clendenin serves as a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $137,654. They are represented by S10.

Paul Ryan

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$137,584

Base pay: $137,334
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,584
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,967
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8142050764280
Salary Total: $12,087
Total Pay: $137,584

Paul Ryan is a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) at Pesticide Regulation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $137,584. They are represented by S10.

Jessica Teague

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$137,201

Base pay: $133,919
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,282
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $137,201
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,967
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8142010764280
Salary Total: $11,608
Total Pay: $137,201

Jessica Teague is a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) at Pesticide Regulation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $137,201. Union affiliation: S10.