California / Toxic Substances Control

Agency file

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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Craig Sanchez

Environmental Program Manager II/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$174,894

Base pay: $174,894
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,894
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,510
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8105210769001
Salary Total: $15,045
Total Pay: $174,894

Craig Sanchez is a Environmental Program Manager II at Toxic Substances Control. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $174,894. They are represented by M10.

Ryan Kinsella

Senior Industrial Hygienist/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$174,673

Base pay: $174,348
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $325
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $174,673
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,203
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8102233852003
Salary Total: $14,274
Total Pay: $174,673

Ryan Kinsella is a Senior Industrial Hygienist at Toxic Substances Control. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $174,673. Their bargaining unit is E48.

Josephine Mae Pelaez

Attorney IV/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$173,993

Base pay: $173,643
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,993
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,258
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8104105780009
Salary Total: $14,553
Total Pay: $173,993

Josephine Mae Pelaez is a Attorney IV at Toxic Substances Control. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $173,993. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Lora Jameson

Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory)/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$173,928

Base pay: $173,478
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $450
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,928
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,031
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8105610756001
Salary Total: $15,031
Total Pay: $173,928

Lora Jameson works as a Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory) for Toxic Substances Control. Their status is full-time. Lora earned $173,928 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is S10.

Christopher Kane

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$173,872

Base pay: $173,522
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,872
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,002
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8104115871001
Salary Total: $14,523
Total Pay: $173,872

At Toxic Substances Control, Christopher Kane serves as a Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $173,872. Their bargaining unit is M02.

Valerie Hanley

Senior Toxicologist/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$173,792

Base pay: $173,142
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $650
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,792
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Orange
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,732
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8105747943001
Salary Total: $15,248
Total Pay: $173,792

At Toxic Substances Control, Valerie Hanley serves as a Senior Toxicologist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $173,792. Union affiliation: S10.

Paul Pongetti

Senior Engineering Geologist/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$173,679

Base pay: $173,329
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,679
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Orange
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,315
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8105543751030
Salary Total: $14,458
Total Pay: $173,679

Paul Pongetti holds the role of Senior Engineering Geologist at Toxic Substances Control. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $173,679. Union affiliation: R09.

Peter Macnicholl

Senior Hazardous Substances Engineer/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$173,463

Base pay: $172,963
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,463
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,305
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8101513725001
Salary Total: $14,663
Total Pay: $173,463

At Toxic Substances Control, Peter Macnicholl serves as a Senior Hazardous Substances Engineer. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $173,463. They are represented by R09.

Colin Kelly

Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$173,167

Base pay: $172,715
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $452
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,167
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M02
Work county: Orange
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,239
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8104145871003
Salary Total: $14,535
Total Pay: $173,167

Colin Kelly holds the role of Attorney, Assistant Chief Counsel at Toxic Substances Control. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $173,167. Their bargaining unit is M02.

Mustapha Guerbaz

Supervising Hazardous Substances Engineer I/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$173,160

Base pay: $172,810
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $173,160
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,591
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8105363724901
Salary Total: $14,956
Total Pay: $173,160

At Toxic Substances Control, Mustapha Guerbaz serves as a Supervising Hazardous Substances Engineer I. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $173,160. They are represented by S09.

Todd Wallbom

Senior Engineering Geologist/Toxic Substances Control

2025 total comp

$172,949

Base pay: $172,599
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $172,949
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,315
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8105533751001
Salary Total: $14,458
Total Pay: $172,949

Todd Wallbom works as a Senior Engineering Geologist for Toxic Substances Control. Their status is full-time. Todd earned $172,949 in 2025. Union affiliation: R09.