California / Toxic Substances Control

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Toxic Substances Control

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

The Toxic Substances Control is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 1,309 employees with median total compensation of $102,059; the highest distinct record was $298,588.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $138.7M
Employees: 1,309
Median total: $102,059
Highest record: $298,588

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$5,776$188,507+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 1,309 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($102,059) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $103,477 (98%)
Overtime — $334 (0%)
Other — $2,155 (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

$56,104

$77,309

$102,059

$135,141

$165,574

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $165,574 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $56,104. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

149 · $76,436

Environmental Scientist

122 · $81,358

Hazardous Substances Engineer

112 · $113,353

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)

98 · $106,889

Senior Hazardous Substances Engineer

59 · $145,219

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	$120.6M —	1,261 —	$93,236 —
2024	$133.5M ▲ 10.8%	1,360 ▲ 7.9%	$92,612 ▼ 0.7%
2025	$138.7M ▲ 3.9%	1,309 ▼ 3.8%	$102,059 ▲ 10.2%

Compare

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Record list

Employees

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Ashley Ichie

Information Technology Associate/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$102,334

Base pay: $101,784
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,334
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,740
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8102501401016
Salary Total: $8,478
Total Pay: $102,334

At Toxic Substances Control, Ashley Ichie serves as a Information Technology Associate. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $102,334. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Zer Khang

Information Technology Associate/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$102,334

Base pay: $101,784
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,334
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,740
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8102801401303
Salary Total: $8,478
Total Pay: $102,334

Zer Khang holds the role of Information Technology Associate at Toxic Substances Control. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $102,334. They are represented by R01.

Rosario Flores

Accounting Administrator II/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$102,297

Base pay: $98,627
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,670
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,297
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,907
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8108204542002
Salary Total: $8,640
Total Pay: $102,297

Rosario Flores is a Accounting Administrator II at Toxic Substances Control. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $102,297. Union affiliation: S01.

Kelly Heal

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$102,148

Base pay: $101,498
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,148
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,239
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8109110765005
Salary Total: $8,916
Total Pay: $102,148

Kelly Heal is a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at Toxic Substances Control. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $102,148. Union affiliation: R10.

Dan Gallagher

Senior Engineering Geologist/Toxic Substances Control

2023 total comp

$102,133

Base pay: $100,226
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,907
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,133
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,228
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8105513751008
Salary Total: $13,956
Total Pay: $102,133

At Toxic Substances Control, Dan Gallagher serves as a Senior Engineering Geologist. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $102,133. They are represented by R09.

Barry Lee

Attorney/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$102,074

Base pay: $101,724
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,074
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,367
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8104105778030
Salary Total: $8,901
Total Pay: $102,074

Barry Lee holds the role of Attorney at Toxic Substances Control. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $102,074. Union affiliation: R02.

Milan Baucham Jr

Information Technology Associate/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$102,059

Base pay: $101,784
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $275
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $102,059
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,740
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8102531401002
Salary Total: $8,478
Total Pay: $102,059

Milan Baucham Jr works as a Information Technology Associate for Toxic Substances Control. Their status is full-time. Milan earned $102,059 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Javier Hinojosa

Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory)/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$101,991

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $101,991
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,991
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,148
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8105130756001
Salary Total: $15,148
Total Pay: $101,991

Javier Hinojosa works as a Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory) for Toxic Substances Control. Their status is full-time. Javier earned $101,991 in 2025. Union affiliation: S10.

Samantha Lawler

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Toxic Substances Control

2024 total comp

$101,944

Base pay: $99,678
Overtime: $1,666
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,944
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,798
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8109700765003
Salary Total: $8,798
Total Pay: $101,944

Samantha Lawler holds the role of Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at Toxic Substances Control. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $101,944. They are represented by R10.

Bishnu Neupane

Research Scientist II (Chemical Sciences)/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$101,865

Base pay: $101,615
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,865
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,406
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8103575581006
Salary Total: $8,530
Total Pay: $101,865

At Toxic Substances Control, Bishnu Neupane serves as a Research Scientist II (Chemical Sciences). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $101,865. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Yue-Dong Men

Research Scientist III (Chemical Sciences)/Toxic Substances Control

2023 total comp

$101,770

Base pay: $69,808
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $31,962
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,770
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,777
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8103585591005
Salary Total: $9,973
Total Pay: $101,770

At Toxic Substances Control, Yue-Dong Men serves as a Research Scientist III (Chemical Sciences). They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $101,770. Union affiliation: R10.

Cher Vue

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$101,460

Base pay: $101,159
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $301
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,460
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,054
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8109150765003
Salary Total: $8,737
Total Pay: $101,460

At Toxic Substances Control, Cher Vue serves as a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $101,460. Union affiliation: R10.

Bahareh Ertezaei

Hazardous Substances Engineer/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$101,162

Base pay: $100,812
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,162
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Orange

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,341
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8105143726071
Salary Total: $8,629
Total Pay: $101,162

At Toxic Substances Control, Bahareh Ertezaei serves as a Hazardous Substances Engineer. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $101,162. They are represented by R09.

Edlyn Nunez

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$101,099

Base pay: $95,982
Overtime: $4,617
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,099
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,623
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8105630765001
Salary Total: $8,321
Total Pay: $101,099

At Toxic Substances Control, Edlyn Nunez serves as a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $101,099. They are represented by R10.

Catrayel Wood

Staff Services Manager I/Toxic Substances Control

2023 total comp

$101,056

Base pay: $99,061
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,995
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,056
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,398
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8108704800002
Salary Total: $8,398
Total Pay: $101,056

At Toxic Substances Control, Catrayel Wood serves as a Staff Services Manager I. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $101,056. They are represented by S01.

Vineet Jindal

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$100,902

Base pay: $100,402
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,902
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,623
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8109120765007
Salary Total: $8,571
Total Pay: $100,902

Vineet Jindal is a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at Toxic Substances Control. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $100,902. Union affiliation: R10.

Carmela Torres

Staff Services Manager I/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$100,897

Base pay: $97,227
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,670
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,897
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,483
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8109704800002
Salary Total: $8,229
Total Pay: $100,897

At Toxic Substances Control, Carmela Torres serves as a Staff Services Manager I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $100,897. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Melissa Mojonnier

Staff Services Manager I/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$100,883

Base pay: $97,313
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,570
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,883
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,737
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8108404800006
Salary Total: $8,475
Total Pay: $100,883

Melissa Mojonnier is a Staff Services Manager I at Toxic Substances Control. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $100,883. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Wenqiang Chen

Information Technology Specialist I/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$100,740

Base pay: $100,190
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $550
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,740
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,672
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8102501402003
Salary Total: $8,412
Total Pay: $100,740

Wenqiang Chen works as a Information Technology Specialist I for Toxic Substances Control. Their status is full-time. Wenqiang earned $100,740 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Renee Derobertis

Staff Services Manager I/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$100,739

Base pay: $97,069
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,670
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,739
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,335
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8107114800002
Salary Total: $8,085
Total Pay: $100,739

Renee Derobertis holds the role of Staff Services Manager I at Toxic Substances Control. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $100,739. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Eva Lopez Chavolla

Engineering Geologist/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$100,542

Base pay: $100,542
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,542
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,142
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8105363756901
Salary Total: $9,068
Total Pay: $100,542

Eva Lopez Chavolla works as a Engineering Geologist for Toxic Substances Control. Their status is full-time. Eva earned $100,542 in 2025. They are represented by R09.

Ashkan Ovaici

Research Scientist I (Chemical Sciences)/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$100,430

Base pay: $87,837
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $12,592
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,430
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,652
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8103575576023
Salary Total: $7,634
Total Pay: $100,430

Ashkan Ovaici works as a Research Scientist I (Chemical Sciences) for Toxic Substances Control. Their status is full-time. Ashkan earned $100,430 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Nicholas Schlosser

Staff Services Manager I/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$100,167

Base pay: $96,697
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,470
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $100,167
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,718
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8108904800001
Salary Total: $8,456
Total Pay: $100,167

At Toxic Substances Control, Nicholas Schlosser serves as a Staff Services Manager I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $100,167. Union affiliation: S01.

Loveriza Sarmiento

Staff Toxicologist (Specialist)/Toxic Substances Control

2024 total comp

$99,925

Base pay: $44,294
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $55,631
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,925
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,751
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8105737978038
Salary Total: $11,074
Total Pay: $99,925

Loveriza Sarmiento holds the role of Staff Toxicologist (Specialist) at Toxic Substances Control. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $99,925. Union affiliation: R10.

Sallymog Lee

Engineering Geologist/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$99,860

Base pay: $99,510
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,860
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,898
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8105313756901
Salary Total: $8,631
Total Pay: $99,860

Sallymog Lee is a Engineering Geologist at Toxic Substances Control. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $99,860. They are represented by R09.

Yujean Chung Huynh

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$99,831

Base pay: $99,581
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,831
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,562
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8109120765008
Salary Total: $8,595
Total Pay: $99,831

At Toxic Substances Control, Yujean Chung Huynh serves as a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $99,831. They are represented by R10.

Frances Alamares

Information Technology Specialist I/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$99,711

Base pay: $99,436
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $275
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,711
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,258
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8102521402006
Salary Total: $8,423
Total Pay: $99,711

Frances Alamares works as a Information Technology Specialist I for Toxic Substances Control. Their status is full-time. Frances earned $99,711 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Kimberly Hazard

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$99,629

Base pay: $99,379
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $99,629
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,623
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8103420765002
Salary Total: $8,571
Total Pay: $99,629

Kimberly Hazard is a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) at Toxic Substances Control. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $99,629. Their bargaining unit is R10.