California / Transportation / Environmental Scientist

Job-title file

Environmental Scientist

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

444 employees hold this title in Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $84,517, below the department median of $94,114.

Employees: 444
Total payroll: $34.3M
Role median: $84,517
Agency median: $94,114
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$2,548$114,836+

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

How total compensation varies among the 444 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Environmental Scientist pay vs. California

Across all employers in California, the median wage for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health — about 12,490 people — is $106,510. Transportation pays a median base salary of $84,446 for this role, 21% below that figure — about the 28th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Transportation sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$65,350

$81,480

$106,510

$132,770

$161,910

Transportation median · $84,446

The bar is the range of annual wages for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health across every employer in California, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Transportation’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health — about 89,250 people — is $82,220. Transportation’s median base salary is 3% above that national figure, about the 52nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$52,520

$64,490

$82,220

$107,970

$140,010

Transportation median · $84,446

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the California range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 403 of 444 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Transportation is $84,517, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across California

Environmental Scientist is held in 31 California departments. In Transportation, the median of $84,517 ranks #13 of 31.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Sierra Nevada Conservancy

$102,297 · 1

State Energy Res Cons&Dev Com

$98,960 · 1

Office of Emergency Services

$96,321 · 1

Consumer Affairs

$90,775 · 4

Forestry and Fire Protection

$90,588 · 46

CA Coastal Commission

$87,913 · 3

Department of Public Health

$87,243 · 75

Office of Secty Envirmtl Protect

$87,116 · 11

Department of Cannabis Control

$86,556 · 86

CA. Tahoe Conservancy

$86,419 · 3

Water Resources

$86,326 · 198

Food and Agriculture

$84,961 · 325

Median total compensation for the Environmental Scientist role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Environmental Scientist beyond California

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $82,633 ranks #3 of 5. See Environmental Scientist across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York Public Authorities

$124,539 · 13

Utah

$94,585 · 332

Rhode Island

$22,349 · 127

City of Philadelphia

$18,294 · 13

Median total compensation for comparable Environmental Scientistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Rebecca Stark

Environmental Scientist/Transportation

2025 total comp

$79,604

Sub-department: District 3
Base pay: $79,104
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,604
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Yuba
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,136
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9038010762007
Salary Total: $6,886
Total Pay: $79,604

Rebecca Stark holds the role of Environmental Scientist at Transportation within District 3. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $79,604. Union affiliation: R10.

Devin Vlach

Environmental Scientist/Transportation

2025 total comp

$79,604

Sub-department: District 11
Base pay: $79,104
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,604
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,136
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9111700762011
Salary Total: $6,886
Total Pay: $79,604

Devin Vlach holds the role of Environmental Scientist at Transportation within District 11. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $79,604. They are represented by R10.

Kiara Cuerpo-Hadsall

Environmental Scientist/Transportation

2025 total comp

$79,408

Sub-department: District 2
Base pay: $78,696
Overtime: $226
Other pay: $485
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,408
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Shasta
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,119
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9288010762023
Salary Total: $7,460
Total Pay: $79,408

Kiara Cuerpo-Hadsall holds the role of Environmental Scientist at Transportation within District 2. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $79,408. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Krishma Dutta

Environmental Scientist/Transportation

2023 total comp

$79,333

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $78,733
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,333
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,694
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9041310762011
Salary Total: $6,694
Total Pay: $79,333

At Transportation, Krishma Dutta serves as a Environmental Scientist within District 4. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $79,333. Their bargaining unit is R10.

William Daley

Environmental Scientist/Transportation

2025 total comp

$79,104

Sub-department: District 9
Base pay: $78,553
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $551
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,104
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Inyo
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,492
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9091560762002
Salary Total: $6,884
Total Pay: $79,104

At Transportation, William Daley serves as a Environmental Scientist within District 9. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $79,104. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Seng Khang

Environmental Scientist/Transportation

2025 total comp

$78,846

Sub-department: District 10
Base pay: $76,702
Overtime: $1,644
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,846
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: San Joaquin

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,135
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9101560762004
Salary Total: $6,885
Total Pay: $78,846

At Transportation, Seng Khang serves as a Environmental Scientist within District 10. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $78,846. They are represented by R10.

Amber Nichols

Environmental Scientist/Transportation

2025 total comp

$78,478

Sub-department: District 5
Base pay: $68,407
Overtime: $2,649
Other pay: $7,422
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,478
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: San Luis Obispo
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,894
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9051560762020
Salary Total: $6,653
Total Pay: $78,478

Amber Nichols holds the role of Environmental Scientist at Transportation within District 5. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $78,478. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Evan Doyle

Environmental Scientist/Transportation

2025 total comp

$78,331

Sub-department: District 6
Base pay: $77,581
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $750
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,331
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,136
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9061550762005
Salary Total: $6,886
Total Pay: $78,331

Evan Doyle holds the role of Environmental Scientist at Transportation within District 6. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $78,331. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Shelby Fredrick

Environmental Scientist/Transportation

2025 total comp

$78,153

Sub-department: District 5
Base pay: $77,703
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $450
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,153
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: San Luis Obispo
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,955
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9051560762015
Salary Total: $6,712
Total Pay: $78,153

Shelby Fredrick holds the role of Environmental Scientist at Transportation within District 5. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $78,153. Union affiliation: R10.

Jennifer Ronnenberg

Environmental Scientist/Transportation

2023 total comp

$78,057

Sub-department: District 5
Base pay: $77,457
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,057
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: San Luis Obispo

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,694
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9051560762026
Salary Total: $6,694
Total Pay: $78,057

Jennifer Ronnenberg holds the role of Environmental Scientist at Transportation within District 5. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $78,057. Union affiliation: R10.

Trevor Burmester

Environmental Scientist/Transportation

2025 total comp

$77,528

Sub-department: District 5
Base pay: $77,028
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,528
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: San Luis Obispo

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,135
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9051560762037
Salary Total: $6,885
Total Pay: $77,528

Trevor Burmester works as a Environmental Scientist for Transportation within District 5. Their status is full-time. Trevor earned $77,528 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Tatiana Torres

Environmental Scientist/Transportation

2023 total comp

$77,420

Sub-department: District 8
Base pay: $65,857
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,563
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,420
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,764
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9081060762002
Salary Total: $7,764
Total Pay: $77,420

At Transportation, Tatiana Torres serves as a Environmental Scientist within District 8. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $77,420. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Pamela Ward

Environmental Scientist/Transportation

2025 total comp

$77,258

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $73,958
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,258
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,796
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9041310762015
Salary Total: $6,558
Total Pay: $77,258

Pamela Ward is a Environmental Scientist at Transportation within District 4. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $77,258. Union affiliation: R10.

Sarah Wright

Environmental Scientist/Transportation

2025 total comp

$77,084

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $66,085
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,999
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,084
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,796
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9041360762016
Salary Total: $6,558
Total Pay: $77,084

Sarah Wright holds the role of Environmental Scientist at Transportation within District 4. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $77,084. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Elizabeth Nagle

Environmental Scientist/Transportation

2023 total comp

$76,387

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $67,091
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $9,296
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,387
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,575
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9041310762003
Salary Total: $7,575
Total Pay: $76,387

Elizabeth Nagle works as a Environmental Scientist for Transportation within District 4. Their status is full-time. Elizabeth earned $76,387 in 2023. They are represented by R10.

Breeanna Kalson

Environmental Scientist/Transportation

2025 total comp

$76,153

Sub-department: District 1
Base pay: $75,653
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,153
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Humboldt
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,492
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9278010762043
Salary Total: $6,538
Total Pay: $76,153

At Transportation, Breeanna Kalson serves as a Environmental Scientist within District 1. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $76,153. They are represented by R10.

Sophia Grubb

Environmental Scientist/Transportation

2025 total comp

$76,043

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $69,669
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,374
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,043
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,796
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9041380762033
Salary Total: $6,244
Total Pay: $76,043

At Transportation, Sophia Grubb serves as a Environmental Scientist within District 4. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $76,043. Their bargaining unit is R10.

San Boyce

Environmental Scientist/Transportation

2025 total comp

$75,877

Sub-department: District 11
Base pay: $73,973
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,905
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,877
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: San Diego

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,321
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9111700762911
Salary Total: $8,995
Total Pay: $75,877

San Boyce is a Environmental Scientist at Transportation within District 11. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $75,877. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Mary Cooprider

Environmental Scientist/Transportation

2025 total comp

$75,851

Sub-department: District 4
Base pay: $72,351
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,851
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,135
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9041310762024
Salary Total: $6,227
Total Pay: $75,851

Mary Cooprider holds the role of Environmental Scientist at Transportation within District 4. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $75,851. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Summer Hoy

Environmental Scientist/Transportation

2025 total comp

$75,770

Sub-department: District 5
Base pay: $74,820
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $950
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,770
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: San Luis Obispo
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,749
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9051560762009
Salary Total: $7,478
Total Pay: $75,770

Summer Hoy works as a Environmental Scientist for Transportation within District 5. Their status is full-time. Summer earned $75,770 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Elizabeth Lorz

Environmental Scientist/Transportation

2025 total comp

$75,604

Sub-department: District 10
Base pay: $75,104
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,604
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: San Joaquin
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,928
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9101560762911
Salary Total: $6,686
Total Pay: $75,604

At Transportation, Elizabeth Lorz serves as a Environmental Scientist within District 10. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $75,604. Union affiliation: R10.

Beau Tindall

Environmental Scientist/Transportation

2023 total comp

$75,440

Sub-department: District 9
Base pay: $74,791
Overtime: $174
Other pay: $475
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,440
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Inyo
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,694
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9091560762006
Salary Total: $6,385
Total Pay: $75,440

At Transportation, Beau Tindall serves as a Environmental Scientist within District 9. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $75,440. Their bargaining unit is R10.

Jack Parker

Environmental Scientist/Transportation

2025 total comp

$75,393

Sub-department: District 11
Base pay: $74,993
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $400
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,393
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,882
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9111700762002
Salary Total: $7,606
Total Pay: $75,393

Jack Parker holds the role of Environmental Scientist at Transportation within District 11. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $75,393. Union affiliation: R10.

Gary Sousa

Environmental Scientist/Transportation

2025 total comp

$75,237

Sub-department: District 1
Base pay: $74,737
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,237
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Humboldt

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,135
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9018000762002
Salary Total: $6,556
Total Pay: $75,237

Gary Sousa is a Environmental Scientist at Transportation within District 1. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $75,237. Union affiliation: R10.

Johana Figueroa

Environmental Scientist/Transportation

2025 total comp

$75,052

Sub-department: District 2
Base pay: $74,552
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $75,052
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Shasta
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,753
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9028000762912
Salary Total: $6,517
Total Pay: $75,052

Johana Figueroa works as a Environmental Scientist for Transportation within District 2. Their status is full-time. Johana earned $75,052 in 2025. Union affiliation: R10.

Adam Digiovine

Environmental Scientist/Transportation

2025 total comp

$74,115

Sub-department: District 5
Base pay: $73,615
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,115
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: San Luis Obispo

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,231
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 9051560762007
Salary Total: $6,644
Total Pay: $74,115

Adam Digiovine holds the role of Environmental Scientist at Transportation within District 5. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $74,115. Their bargaining unit is R10.