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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Francisca Bishop

Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory)/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$178,370

Base pay: $177,870
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $178,370
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,602
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8145100756280
Salary Total: $15,134
Total Pay: $178,370

Francisca Bishop is a Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory) at Pesticide Regulation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $178,370. They are represented by S10.

Brigitte Tafarella

Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory)/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$178,194

Base pay: $154,829
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $23,365
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $178,194
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,602
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8145200756280
Salary Total: $15,134
Total Pay: $178,194

Brigitte Tafarella is a Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory) at Pesticide Regulation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $178,194. They are represented by S10.

Fidel Perez

Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory)/Pesticide Regulation

2024 total comp

$178,101

Base pay: $177,801
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $178,101
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,148
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8142050756281
Salary Total: $15,148
Total Pay: $178,101

Fidel Perez holds the role of Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory) at Pesticide Regulation. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $178,101. They are represented by S10.

Lisa Estridge

Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory)/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$175,365

Base pay: $174,865
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $175,365
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,602
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8148000756283
Salary Total: $14,725
Total Pay: $175,365

At Pesticide Regulation, Lisa Estridge serves as a Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $175,365. Their bargaining unit is S10.

Maziar Mollaei Kandelous

Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory)/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$174,968

Base pay: $172,013
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,955
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,968
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,254
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8144010756281
Salary Total: $14,796
Total Pay: $174,968

Maziar Mollaei Kandelous holds the role of Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory) at Pesticide Regulation. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $174,968. Their bargaining unit is S10.

Christina Bugai

C.E.A./Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$172,041

Base pay: $168,321
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,720
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $172,041
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,453
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8147007500271
Salary Total: $14,019
Total Pay: $172,041

Christina Bugai is a C.E.A. at Pesticide Regulation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $172,041. Union affiliation: M01.

Drew Saruwatari

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$170,909

Base pay: $170,559
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $170,909
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,282
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8140015871280
Salary Total: $14,576
Total Pay: $170,909

Drew Saruwatari holds the role of Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel at Pesticide Regulation. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $170,909. They are represented by M02.