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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Sayaka Takaku-Pugh

Research Scientist Supervisor I (Chemical Sciences)/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$140,480

Base pay: $140,230
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,480
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Alameda

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,067
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8103575638004
Salary Total: $12,257
Total Pay: $140,480

At Toxic Substances Control, Sayaka Takaku-Pugh serves as a Research Scientist Supervisor I (Chemical Sciences). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $140,480. They are represented by S10.

Omar Ghaleb

Senior Hazardous Substances Engineer/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$140,399

Base pay: $139,797
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $602
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,399
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,004
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8106513725305
Salary Total: $11,644
Total Pay: $140,399

Omar Ghaleb holds the role of Senior Hazardous Substances Engineer at Toxic Substances Control. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $140,399. They are represented by R09.

Alex Luc

Information Technology Manager II/Toxic Substances Control

2024 total comp

$140,297

Base pay: $131,653
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,644
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,297
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,439
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8102501406003
Salary Total: $13,439
Total Pay: $140,297

Alex Luc is a Information Technology Manager II at Toxic Substances Control. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $140,297. Union affiliation: M01.

Meghan Hearne

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$140,220

Base pay: $139,770
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $450
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,220
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Orange
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,565
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8105140764001
Salary Total: $12,125
Total Pay: $140,220

Meghan Hearne holds the role of Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) at Toxic Substances Control. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $140,220. Union affiliation: S10.

Susan Marie Scudder

Senior Engineering Geologist/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$140,207

Base pay: $139,857
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,207
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,609
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8105113751001
Salary Total: $12,231
Total Pay: $140,207

Susan Marie Scudder is a Senior Engineering Geologist at Toxic Substances Control. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $140,207. They are represented by R09.

Scott Ward

Hazardous Substances Engineer/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$140,206

Base pay: $139,856
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,206
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,131
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8106523726095
Salary Total: $11,659
Total Pay: $140,206

Scott Ward holds the role of Hazardous Substances Engineer at Toxic Substances Control. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $140,206. Union affiliation: R09.

Dicle Yardimci

Senior Hazardous Substances Engineer/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$140,147

Base pay: $139,797
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,147
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,004
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8103403725005
Salary Total: $11,644
Total Pay: $140,147

Dicle Yardimci is a Senior Hazardous Substances Engineer at Toxic Substances Control. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $140,147. Union affiliation: R09.

Kareem Taylor

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$140,136

Base pay: $139,636
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,136
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,967
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8109700764003
Salary Total: $12,087
Total Pay: $140,136

Kareem Taylor is a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) at Toxic Substances Control. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $140,136. They are represented by S10.

Piotr Kostecki

Senior Hazardous Substances Engineer/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$140,074

Base pay: $139,797
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $277
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,074
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: Z

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,004
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8105913725022
Salary Total: $11,644
Total Pay: $140,074

Piotr Kostecki is a Senior Hazardous Substances Engineer at Toxic Substances Control. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $140,074. They are represented by R09.

Gregory Shaffer

Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory)/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$140,016

Base pay: $139,666
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $140,016
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,551
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8105130756001
Salary Total: $12,174
Total Pay: $140,016

Gregory Shaffer is a Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory) at Toxic Substances Control. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $140,016. Their bargaining unit is S10.