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Resources Agency

Source file: California — State Employee Compensation (SCO Payroll Data Warehouse, CPRA) / ingested Jul 4, 2026

The Resources Agency is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 113 employees with median total compensation of $89,032; the highest distinct record was $250,719.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $11.5M
Employees: 113
Median total: $89,032
Highest record: $250,719

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$0$220,830+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 113 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($89,032) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $99,773 (98%)
Overtime — $6 (0%)
Other — $1,923 (2%)
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

$24,318

$74,937

$89,032

$134,891

$181,045

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $181,045 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $24,318. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

18 · $74,820

Staff Services Manager I

11 · $100,904

Associate Park and Recreation Specialist

10 · $84,977

Environmental Scientist

9 · $86,627

C.E.A.

7 · $142,144

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	$10.3M —	118 —	$83,298 —
2024	$11.4M ▲ 10.5%	128 ▲ 8.5%	$80,411 ▼ 3.5%
2025	$11.5M ▲ 0.9%	113 ▼ 11.7%	$89,032 ▲ 10.7%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Meghan Hertel

Deputy Secretary for Biodiversity and Habitat/Resources Agency

2025 total comp

$183,676

Base pay: $180,198
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,478
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $183,676
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,473
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5340011446003
Salary Total: $15,009
Total Pay: $183,676

Meghan Hertel is a Deputy Secretary for Biodiversity and Habitat at Resources Agency. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $183,676. They are represented by E97.

Bryan Cash

C.E.A./Resources Agency

2025 total comp

$181,969

Base pay: $178,147
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,822
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,969
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,297
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5340017500002
Salary Total: $14,838
Total Pay: $181,969

Bryan Cash is a C.E.A. at Resources Agency. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $181,969. Their bargaining unit is M01.

Sara Aminzadeh

Deputy Secretary, External Affairs, Resources Agency/Resources Agency

2025 total comp

$181,045

Base pay: $180,293
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $752
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,045
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,481
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5340017365001
Salary Total: $15,017
Total Pay: $181,045

Sara Aminzadeh holds the role of Deputy Secretary, External Affairs, Resources Agency at Resources Agency. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $181,045. Their bargaining unit is E99.

Gloria Sandoval

Deputy Secretary for Access/Resources Agency

2025 total comp

$178,781

Base pay: $175,040
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,742
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $178,781
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,030
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5340011995001
Salary Total: $14,579
Total Pay: $178,781

At Resources Agency, Gloria Sandoval serves as a Deputy Secretary for Access. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $178,781. Their bargaining unit is E97.

Geneva Eb Thompson

Deputy Secretary of Tribal Affairs/Resources Agency

2025 total comp

$178,412

Base pay: $174,992
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $178,412
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E97
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,026
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5340017367001
Salary Total: $14,575
Total Pay: $178,412

At Resources Agency, Geneva Eb Thompson serves as a Deputy Secretary of Tribal Affairs. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $178,412. Union affiliation: E97.

Patrick Schafer

Environmental Program Manager I (Managerial)/Resources Agency

2025 total comp

$178,295

Base pay: $178,195
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $178,295
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,760
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5340010760003
Salary Total: $15,287
Total Pay: $178,295

At Resources Agency, Patrick Schafer serves as a Environmental Program Manager I (Managerial). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $178,295. Their bargaining unit is M10.