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

Myles England

Office Technician (General)/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$46,220

Base pay: $45,920
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,220
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,351
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8147011138004
Salary Total: $4,220
Total Pay: $46,220

At Pesticide Regulation, Myles England serves as a Office Technician (General). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $46,220. They are represented by R04.

Joel Myhre

Information Technology Specialist I/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$46,000

Base pay: $45,775
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $225
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,000
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,864
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8143001402221
Salary Total: $7,628
Total Pay: $46,000

Joel Myhre is a Information Technology Specialist I at Pesticide Regulation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $46,000. They are represented by R01.

Kayla Troche

Office Technician (General)/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$45,777

Base pay: $45,227
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,777
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,946
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8142011138003
Salary Total: $3,828
Total Pay: $45,777

At Pesticide Regulation, Kayla Troche serves as a Office Technician (General). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $45,777. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Sheenal Charan

Office Technician (General)/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$45,752

Base pay: $45,227
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $525
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,752
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,946
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8142011138004
Salary Total: $3,828
Total Pay: $45,752

Sheenal Charan holds the role of Office Technician (General) at Pesticide Regulation. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $45,752. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Robin Caserta

Office Technician (General)/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$45,742

Base pay: $45,392
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,742
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,710
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8142011138001
Salary Total: $4,569
Total Pay: $45,742

Robin Caserta is a Office Technician (General) at Pesticide Regulation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $45,742. Their bargaining unit is R04.

Eldred Green

Staff Services Analyst/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$45,432

Base pay: $40,040
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,393
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,432
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,093
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8145105157003
Salary Total: $6,093
Total Pay: $45,432

Eldred Green is a Staff Services Analyst at Pesticide Regulation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $45,432. They are represented by R01.

Rebecca Pilakowski

Environmental Scientist/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$45,417

Base pay: $44,917
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,417
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,418
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8142010762205
Salary Total: $4,263
Total Pay: $45,417

Rebecca Pilakowski works as a Environmental Scientist for Pesticide Regulation. Their status is full-time. Rebecca earned $45,417 in 2025. Union affiliation: R10.

Michael Millican

C.E.A./Pesticide Regulation

2024 total comp

$44,855

Base pay: $40,788
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,066
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,855
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,065
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8140057500273
Salary Total: $16,065
Total Pay: $44,855

Michael Millican holds the role of C.E.A. at Pesticide Regulation. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $44,855. Their bargaining unit is M01.

David Mauss

Office Technician (General)/Pesticide Regulation

2024 total comp

$44,508

Base pay: $43,908
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,508
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,831
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8140051138002
Salary Total: $3,831
Total Pay: $44,508

At Pesticide Regulation, David Mauss serves as a Office Technician (General). They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $44,508. Union affiliation: R04.

Theodore Farnum

Staff Services Analyst/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$44,240

Base pay: $43,790
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $450
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,240
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,014
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8147125157008
Salary Total: $4,864
Total Pay: $44,240

At Pesticide Regulation, Theodore Farnum serves as a Staff Services Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $44,240. They are represented by R01.

Jennifer Davalos

Environmental Scientist/Pesticide Regulation

2023 total comp

$42,237

Base pay: $31,408
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,830
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,237
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,375
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8144020762207
Salary Total: $5,492
Total Pay: $42,237

Jennifer Davalos works as a Environmental Scientist for Pesticide Regulation. Their status is full-time. Jennifer earned $42,237 in 2023. They are represented by R10.

Aisha Shahid

Environmental Scientist/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$41,337

Base pay: $40,837
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,337
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: Z

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,418
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8144010762206
Salary Total: $4,263
Total Pay: $41,337

Aisha Shahid works as a Environmental Scientist for Pesticide Regulation. Their status is full-time. Aisha earned $41,337 in 2025. Union affiliation: R10.

Leslie Ford

Staff Services Manager III/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$41,036

Base pay: $17,789
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $23,247
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,036
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,550
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8147014802280
Salary Total: $10,550
Total Pay: $41,036

At Pesticide Regulation, Leslie Ford serves as a Staff Services Manager III. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $41,036. They are represented by M01.

Christopher Hively

Information Technology Associate/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$41,011

Base pay: $40,836
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,011
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,521
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8143001401215
Salary Total: $6,325
Total Pay: $41,011

At Pesticide Regulation, Christopher Hively serves as a Information Technology Associate. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $41,011. Union affiliation: R01.

Lydia Nicholes

Staff Services Analyst/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$40,788

Base pay: $40,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $450
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $40,788
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,265
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8147125157011
Salary Total: $5,107
Total Pay: $40,788

At Pesticide Regulation, Lydia Nicholes serves as a Staff Services Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $40,788. They are represented by R01.

Jessica White

Staff Services Analyst/Pesticide Regulation

2023 total comp

$39,961

Base pay: $25,883
Overtime: $693
Other pay: $13,385
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,961
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,116
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8147015157209
Salary Total: $5,116
Total Pay: $39,961

Jessica White holds the role of Staff Services Analyst at Pesticide Regulation. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $39,961. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Michael Rogers

Information Technology Associate/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$39,499

Base pay: $24,982
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,517
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $39,499
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,715
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8143001401212
Salary Total: $7,715
Total Pay: $39,499

At Pesticide Regulation, Michael Rogers serves as a Information Technology Associate. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $39,499. Union affiliation: R01.

Diane Razo

Office Assistant (General)/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$38,367

Base pay: $37,078
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,289
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,367
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,654
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8142011441986
Salary Total: $3,544
Total Pay: $38,367

Diane Razo works as a Office Assistant (General) for Pesticide Regulation. Their status is full-time. Diane earned $38,367 in 2025. Union affiliation: R04.

Nicholas Moore

Office Technician (General)/Pesticide Regulation

2023 total comp

$38,356

Base pay: $34,072
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,284
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $38,356
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,492
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8142011138004
Salary Total: $3,492
Total Pay: $38,356

At Pesticide Regulation, Nicholas Moore serves as a Office Technician (General). They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $38,356. They are represented by R04.