Santa Monica Mts Conservancy

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

The Santa Monica Mts Conservancy is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 7 employees with median total compensation of $70,821; the highest distinct record was $177,238.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $662.9K
Employees: 7
Median total: $70,821
Highest record: $177,238

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$34,488$177,238+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 7 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($70,821) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $93,363 (99%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $1,337 (1%)
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

$42,987

$69,048

$70,821

$118,407

$149,908

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $149,908 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $42,987. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

2 · $56,904

Attorney III

1 · $177,238

Executive Director/Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy

1 · $149,908

Staff Services Manager II (Managerial)

1 · $118,407

Conservancy Project Development Manager

1 · $69,048

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	$561.1K —	6 —	$89,630 —
2024	$642.1K ▲ 14.4%	7 ▲ 16.7%	$68,252 ▼ 23.9%
2025	$662.9K ▲ 3.2%	7 ±0%	$70,821 ▲ 3.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Joseph Edmiston

Executive Director/Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy/Santa Monica Mts Conservancy

2025 total comp

$149,908

Base pay: $146,788
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $149,908
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E99
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,604
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3090020112001
Salary Total: $12,226
Total Pay: $149,908

Joseph Edmiston holds the role of Executive Director/Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy at Santa Monica Mts Conservancy. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $149,908. They are represented by E99.