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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James Bishop

Senior Engineering Geologist/Water Resources Control Board

2025 total comp

$144,731

Base pay: $144,556
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,731
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: San Luis Obispo
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,071
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8801303751114
Salary Total: $12,679
Total Pay: $144,731

James Bishop is a Senior Engineering Geologist at Water Resources Control Board. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $144,731. Union affiliation: R09.

Hannah Bartholomew

Water Resource Control Engineer/Water Resources Control Board

2025 total comp

$144,687

Base pay: $144,512
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,687
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: El Dorado
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,152
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8801603846023
Salary Total: $12,152
Total Pay: $144,687

At Water Resources Control Board, Hannah Bartholomew serves as a Water Resource Control Engineer. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $144,687. They are represented by R09.

Adnan Siddiqui

Senior Engineering Geologist/Water Resources Control Board

2025 total comp

$144,566

Base pay: $141,320
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,246
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,566
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,315
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8801403751014
Salary Total: $14,673
Total Pay: $144,566

Adnan Siddiqui is a Senior Engineering Geologist at Water Resources Control Board. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $144,566. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Emma Mccorkle

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)/Water Resources Control Board

2025 total comp

$144,509

Base pay: $144,009
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $144,509
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,565
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8801700764004
Salary Total: $12,188
Total Pay: $144,509

At Water Resources Control Board, Emma Mccorkle serves as a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $144,509. They are represented by S10.