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

Lauren Timmons

Environmental Scientist/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$4,947

Base pay: $4,947
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,947
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,370
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8145100762232
Salary Total: $5,182
Total Pay: $4,947

At Pesticide Regulation, Lauren Timmons serves as a Environmental Scientist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $4,947. Union affiliation: R10.

Emily Wine

Environmental Scientist/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$4,770

Base pay: $4,770
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,770
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,796
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8148000762208
Salary Total: $6,558
Total Pay: $4,770

Emily Wine is a Environmental Scientist at Pesticide Regulation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $4,770. Union affiliation: R10.

Ashley Betony

Scientific Aid/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$4,638

Base pay: $4,538
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,638
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R11
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8148001931982
Salary Total: $18
Total Pay: $4,638

Ashley Betony holds the role of Scientific Aid at Pesticide Regulation. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $4,638. Their bargaining unit is R11.

Shawn Patamakanthin

Scientific Aid/Pesticide Regulation

2024 total comp

$4,149

Base pay: $3,885
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $264
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,149
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R11
Work county: Orange

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8142031931982
Salary Total: $17
Total Pay: $4,149

Shawn Patamakanthin is a Scientific Aid at Pesticide Regulation. They work intermittent. 2024 total compensation came to $4,149. They are represented by R11.

Kean Goh

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$4,069

Base pay: $4,069
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,069
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,221
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8144000765982
Salary Total: $59
Total Pay: $4,069

At Pesticide Regulation, Kean Goh serves as a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist). They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $4,069. Union affiliation: R10.

Sydney Grinstead

Scientific Aid/Pesticide Regulation

2023 total comp

$3,158

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,158
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,158
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R11
Work county: Unknown
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $17
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8148011931982
Salary Total: $17
Total Pay: $3,158

Sydney Grinstead works as a Scientific Aid for Pesticide Regulation. Their status is intermittent. Sydney earned $3,158 in 2023. Union affiliation: R11.

Madeline Brattesani

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Pesticide Regulation

2023 total comp

$1,917

Base pay: $1,917
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,917
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,860
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8144010765982
Salary Total: $51
Total Pay: $1,917

Madeline Brattesani holds the role of Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at Pesticide Regulation. Their status is intermittent. In 2023, their total compensation was $1,917. They are represented by R10.

Erin Harkins

Scientific Aid/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$682

Base pay: $657
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $25
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $682
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R11
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8142011931982
Salary Total: $18
Total Pay: $682

Erin Harkins holds the role of Scientific Aid at Pesticide Regulation. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $682. They are represented by R11.

Ash Henderson

Scientific Aid/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$500

Base pay: $475
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $25
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $500
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R11
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8142011931982
Salary Total: $18
Total Pay: $500

Ash Henderson works as a Scientific Aid for Pesticide Regulation. Their status is intermittent. Ash earned $500 in 2025. Union affiliation: R11.

Kara James

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Pesticide Regulation

2023 total comp

$50

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,380
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8145100765211
Salary Total: $7,380
Total Pay: $50

Kara James works as a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) for Pesticide Regulation. Their status is full-time. Kara earned $50 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Konrad Mathesius

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Pesticide Regulation

2024 total comp

$50

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,336
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8148010765986
Salary Total: $7,336
Total Pay: $50

At Pesticide Regulation, Konrad Mathesius serves as a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $50. They are represented by R10.

Priyanka Makkala

Information Technology Associate/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

$50

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,521
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8143001401212
Salary Total: $6,325
Total Pay: $50

Priyanka Makkala is a Information Technology Associate at Pesticide Regulation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $50. They are represented by R01.

Carissa Ganapathy

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

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

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,100
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8144020764985
Salary Total: $13,493

At Pesticide Regulation, Carissa Ganapathy serves as a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $0. Union affiliation: S10.

Peggy Byerly

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,126
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8142000765206
Salary Total: $9,126

Peggy Byerly is a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at Pesticide Regulation. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $0. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Denise Gutherz

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Pesticide Regulation

2023 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,126
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8145100765203
Salary Total: $9,126
Total Pay: $8,909

Denise Gutherz is a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at Pesticide Regulation. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $0. They are represented by R10.

Edmund Barela

Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory)/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,496
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8147014801281
Salary Total: $9,496

Edmund Barela holds the role of Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory) at Pesticide Regulation. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $0. Union affiliation: S01.

John Gerlach Jr

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

-$50

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$50
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$50
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,557
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8148020764280
Salary Total: $12,557
Total Pay: -$50

At Pesticide Regulation, John Gerlach Jr serves as a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled -$50. Union affiliation: S10.

Ashley Maderos

Office Technician (General)/Pesticide Regulation

2024 total comp

-$65

Base pay: -$65
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$65
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $3,946
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8142011138003
Salary Total: $3,946
Total Pay: -$65

Ashley Maderos is a Office Technician (General) at Pesticide Regulation. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to -$65. Union affiliation: R04.

Christopher Collins

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Pesticide Regulation

2025 total comp

-$435

Base pay: -$435
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$435
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,126
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8144010765208
Salary Total: $9,126
Total Pay: -$435

At Pesticide Regulation, Christopher Collins serves as a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled -$435. Their bargaining unit is R10.