California / Water Resources Control Board

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Water Resources Control Board

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

The Water Resources Control Board operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.

In 2025, this agency had 2,854 employees with median total compensation of $110,246; the highest distinct record was $241,291.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $300.7M
Employees: 2,854
Median total: $110,246
Highest record: $241,291

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$10,108$195,996+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 2,854 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($110,246) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $103,422 (98%)
Overtime — $105 (0%)
Other — $1,849 (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

$27,335

$76,199

$110,246

$140,906

$165,996

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $165,996 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $27,335. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Water Resource Control Engineer

570 · $124,825

Environmental Scientist

326 · $84,741

Engineering Geologist

301 · $123,127

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

279 · $80,600

Senior Water Resource Control Engineer

160 · $161,529

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	$282.9M —	2,839 —	$101,541 —
2024	$291.7M ▲ 3.1%	2,815 ▼ 0.8%	$105,756 ▲ 4.2%
2025	$300.7M ▲ 3.1%	2,854 ▲ 1.4%	$110,246 ▲ 4.2%

Record list

Employees

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Molina Hauv

Engineering Geologist/Water Resources Control Board

2025 total comp

$110,199

Base pay: $110,024
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,199
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,600
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8801653756009
Salary Total: $9,312
Total Pay: $110,199

At Water Resources Control Board, Molina Hauv serves as a Engineering Geologist. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $110,199. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Stefani Daryanto

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)/Water Resources Control Board

2025 total comp

$110,198

Base pay: $109,748
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $450
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,198
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,980
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8801400765019
Salary Total: $9,631
Total Pay: $110,198

Stefani Daryanto works as a Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist) for Water Resources Control Board. Their status is full-time. Stefani earned $110,198 in 2025. They are represented by R10.

Jennifer Mcclaren

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Water Resources Control Board

2025 total comp

$110,168

Base pay: $109,692
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $476
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,168
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $10,854
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8804020764004
Salary Total: $10,528
Total Pay: $110,168

Jennifer Mcclaren holds the role of Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) at Water Resources Control Board. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $110,168. Their bargaining unit is S10.

Michelle Palencia

Water Resource Control Engineer/Water Resources Control Board

2024 total comp

$110,126

Base pay: $109,526
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $110,126
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $9,476
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8804573846011
Salary Total: $9,476
Total Pay: $110,126

At Water Resources Control Board, Michelle Palencia serves as a Water Resource Control Engineer. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $110,126. They are represented by R09.