California / Resources Agency

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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

Robert Larsen

Environmental Program Manager II/Resources Agency

2025 total comp

$197,212

Base pay: $196,612
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $197,212
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5340010769001
Salary Total: $16,382
Total Pay: $197,212

Robert Larsen works as a Environmental Program Manager II for Resources Agency. Their status is full-time. Robert earned $197,212 in 2025. Union affiliation: M10.

Lisa Lien-Mager

Deputy Secretary for Forest and Wildfire Resilience/Resources Agency

2025 total comp

$195,178

Base pay: $191,508
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,670
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $195,178
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,444
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5340016380001
Salary Total: $15,951
Total Pay: $195,178

Lisa Lien-Mager works as a Deputy Secretary for Forest and Wildfire Resilience for Resources Agency. Their status is full-time. Lisa earned $195,178 in 2025. Union affiliation: E99.