California / Sierra Nevada Conservancy

Agency file

Sierra Nevada Conservancy

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

The Sierra Nevada Conservancy is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 66 employees with median total compensation of $72,880; the highest distinct record was $186,601.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $4.2M
Employees: 66
Median total: $72,880
Highest record: $186,601

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$166,491+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 66 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($72,880) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $62,720 (98%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $1,048 (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

$300

$7,843

$72,880

$101,531

$107,502

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $107,502 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $300. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Member, Sierra Nevada Conservancy Board

15 · $400

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

11 · $72,891

Conservancy Project Development Analyst II

10 · $99,233

Staff Services Manager I

8 · $101,962

Staff Services Manager III

2 · $120,688

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	$4.5M —	68 —	$73,453 —
2024	$4.3M ▼ 2.7%	65 ▼ 4.4%	$81,982 ▲ 11.6%
2025	$4.2M ▼ 3.1%	66 ▲ 1.5%	$72,880 ▼ 11.1%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Lisa Hightower

Attorney III/Sierra Nevada Conservancy

2025 total comp

$77,001

Base pay: $77,001
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,001
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Placer
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,325
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4150015795903
Salary Total: $88
Total Pay: $77,001

Lisa Hightower holds the role of Attorney III at Sierra Nevada Conservancy. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $77,001. They are represented by R02.

Jennifer Hughes

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Sierra Nevada Conservancy

2025 total comp

$76,429

Base pay: $75,579
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $850
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,429
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Placer
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,648
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4150015393010
Salary Total: $6,449
Total Pay: $76,429

At Sierra Nevada Conservancy, Jennifer Hughes serves as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $76,429. Their bargaining unit is R01.