California / San Diego River Conservancy

Agency file

San Diego River Conservancy

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

The San Diego River Conservancy is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 3 employees with median total compensation of $114,644; the highest distinct record was $143,816.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $346.4K
Employees: 3
Median total: $114,644
Highest record: $143,816

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$87,892$143,816+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 3 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($114,644) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $113,388 (98%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $2,062 (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

$87,892

$114,644

$143,816

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $143,816 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $87,892. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Executive Officer, San Diego River Conservancy

1 · $143,816

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)

1 · $114,644

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

1 · $87,892

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	$327.7K —	3 —	$98,137 —
2024	$331.3K ▲ 1.1%	3 ±0%	$102,860 ▲ 4.8%
2025	$346.4K ▲ 4.6%	3 ±0%	$114,644 ▲ 11.5%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Julia Richards

Executive Officer, San Diego River Conservancy/San Diego River Conservancy

2025 total comp

$143,816

Base pay: $140,696
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $143,816
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,081
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3471009458004
Salary Total: $11,719
Total Pay: $143,816

Julia Richards is a Executive Officer, San Diego River Conservancy at San Diego River Conservancy. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $143,816. They are represented by E99.

Dustin Harrison

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/San Diego River Conservancy

2025 total comp

$114,644

Base pay: $111,577
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,067
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $114,644
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,781
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3474000765001
Salary Total: $9,439
Total Pay: $114,644

Dustin Harrison is a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at San Diego River Conservancy. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $114,644. Union affiliation: R10.

Wendell Thompson

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/San Diego River Conservancy

2025 total comp

$87,892

Base pay: $87,892
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,892
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3471005393002
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $87,892

Wendell Thompson is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at San Diego River Conservancy. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $87,892. They are represented by R01.

Wendell Taper

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/San Diego River Conservancy

2023 total comp

$87,709

Base pay: $82,198
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $5,511
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,709
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,114
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3471005393002
Salary Total: $7,114
Total Pay: $87,709

At San Diego River Conservancy, Wendell Taper serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $87,709. Union affiliation: R01.