California / Pesticide Regulation

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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

Ayca Revaz

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$38,117

Base pay: $37,767
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,117
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,031
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8140015393001
Salary Total: $5,850
Total Pay: $38,117

Ayca Revaz works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for Pesticide Regulation. Their status is full-time. Ayca earned $38,117 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Aaron Francis

Information Officer I (Specialist)/Pesticide Regulation

2023 total comp

$37,654

Base pay: $32,034
Overtime: $418
Other pay: $5,203
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,654
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,083
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8140015601986
Salary Total: $6,083
Total Pay: $37,654

Aaron Francis works as a Information Officer I (Specialist) for Pesticide Regulation. Their status is full-time. Aaron earned $37,654 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Donovan Dutt

Information Technology Supervisor II/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$37,581

Base pay: $37,281
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,581
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,395
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8143001404285
Salary Total: $11,053
Total Pay: $37,581

Donovan Dutt is a Information Technology Supervisor II at Pesticide Regulation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $37,581. They are represented by S01.

Nazila Nikchi

Environmental Scientist/Pesticide Regulation

2024 total comp

$37,198

Base pay: $36,598
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $37,198
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,566
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8141000762211
Salary Total: $6,566
Total Pay: $37,198

Nazila Nikchi works as a Environmental Scientist for Pesticide Regulation. Their status is full-time. Nazila earned $37,198 in 2024. They are represented by R10.

Beverly Cook

Program Technician II/Pesticide Regulation

2023 total comp

$36,455

Base pay: $33,816
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,639
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,455
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,354
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8145109928003
Salary Total: $4,354
Total Pay: $36,455

At Pesticide Regulation, Beverly Cook serves as a Program Technician II. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $36,455. Union affiliation: R04.

Samuel Kalinowski

Environmental Scientist/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$36,429

Base pay: $36,254
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,429
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,796
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8145100762238
Salary Total: $6,558
Total Pay: $36,429

Samuel Kalinowski works as a Environmental Scientist for Pesticide Regulation. Their status is full-time. Samuel earned $36,429 in 2025. They are represented by R10.

Kelsey Oshimo

Environmental Scientist/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$36,429

Base pay: $36,254
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,429
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,796
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8145100762239
Salary Total: $6,558
Total Pay: $36,429

Kelsey Oshimo is a Environmental Scientist at Pesticide Regulation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $36,429. They are represented by R10.

Julia Dressler

Environmental Scientist/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$36,109

Base pay: $34,048
Overtime: $1,499
Other pay: $562
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $36,109
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,418
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8142050762206
Salary Total: $4,263
Total Pay: $36,109

Julia Dressler holds the role of Environmental Scientist at Pesticide Regulation. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $36,109. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Linda Mantell

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$35,637

Base pay: $35,637
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,637
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8147005393982
Salary Total: $44
Total Pay: $35,637

Linda Mantell holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Pesticide Regulation. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $35,637. Union affiliation: R01.

Rowan Ennis

Scientific Aid/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$35,484

Base pay: $34,768
Overtime: $365
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $35,484
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R11
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8144021931982
Salary Total: $18
Total Pay: $35,484

Rowan Ennis works as a Scientific Aid for Pesticide Regulation. Their status is intermittent. Rowan earned $35,484 in 2025. They are represented by R11.

Julia Baggett

Staff Services Analyst/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$34,404

Base pay: $34,054
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $34,404
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,014
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8142015157004
Salary Total: $4,864
Total Pay: $34,404

Julia Baggett holds the role of Staff Services Analyst at Pesticide Regulation. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $34,404. Union affiliation: R01.

Susan Sutherland

Environmental Scientist/Pesticide Regulation

2024 total comp

$33,831

Base pay: $32,064
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,766
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,831
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,926
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8145100762214
Salary Total: $7,926
Total Pay: $33,831

Susan Sutherland works as a Environmental Scientist for Pesticide Regulation. Their status is full-time. Susan earned $33,831 in 2024. They are represented by R10.

Lauren Eby-Mckenzie

Scientific Aid/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$33,695

Base pay: $31,545
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,150
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $33,695
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R11
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8144011931982
Salary Total: $18
Total Pay: $33,695

Lauren Eby-Mckenzie holds the role of Scientific Aid at Pesticide Regulation. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $33,695. Their bargaining unit is R11.

Bailey Stevens

Staff Services Analyst/Pesticide Regulation

2023 total comp

$32,582

Base pay: $31,972
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $610
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,582
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: I

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,726
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8148025157986
Salary Total: $4,726
Total Pay: $32,582

At Pesticide Regulation, Bailey Stevens serves as a Staff Services Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $32,582. They are represented by R01.

Lawrence Smith Jr

Staff Services Management Auditor/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$31,974

Base pay: $30,153
Overtime: $1,471
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,974
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,694
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8147015841202
Salary Total: $4,553
Total Pay: $31,974

At Pesticide Regulation, Lawrence Smith Jr serves as a Staff Services Management Auditor. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $31,974. Union affiliation: R01.

Amber Morris

Seasonal Clerk/Pesticide Regulation

2024 total comp

$31,165

Base pay: $30,565
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,165
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,466
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8147011120982
Salary Total: $20
Total Pay: $31,165

Amber Morris works as a Seasonal Clerk for Pesticide Regulation. Their status is intermittent. Amber earned $31,165 in 2024. Union affiliation: R04.

Jacob Dehkordi

Scientific Aid/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$30,660

Base pay: $29,960
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $700
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,660
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R11
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $20
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8144031931982
Salary Total: $20
Total Pay: $30,660

Jacob Dehkordi holds the role of Scientific Aid at Pesticide Regulation. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $30,660. Their bargaining unit is R11.

Lizette Ortega

Scientific Aid/Pesticide Regulation

2024 total comp

$30,134

Base pay: $29,834
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $30,134
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R11
Work county: Orange
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $19
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8142031931982
Salary Total: $22
Total Pay: $30,134

At Pesticide Regulation, Lizette Ortega serves as a Scientific Aid. They work intermittent. Their 2024 pay totaled $30,134. Their bargaining unit is R11.