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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John Jang

Water Resource Control Engineer/Water Resources Control Board

2023 total comp

$161,902

Base pay: $87,514
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $74,388
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,902
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Alameda
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,567
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8801203846016
Salary Total: $12,453
Total Pay: $161,902

At Water Resources Control Board, John Jang serves as a Water Resource Control Engineer. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $161,902. Their bargaining unit is R09.

Jelena Hartman

Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory)/Water Resources Control Board

2025 total comp

$161,647

Base pay: $161,147
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,647
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,529
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8803000756009
Salary Total: $14,093
Total Pay: $161,647

Jelena Hartman holds the role of Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory) at Water Resources Control Board. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $161,647. Their bargaining unit is E48.

Vinoo Jain

Water Resource Control Engineer/Water Resources Control Board

2025 total comp

$161,647

Base pay: $161,297
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $161,647
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,152
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8801503846180
Salary Total: $12,456
Total Pay: $161,647

Vinoo Jain is a Water Resource Control Engineer at Water Resources Control Board. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $161,647. Their bargaining unit is R09.