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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Kajol Gupta

Environmental Scientist/Water Resources Control Board

2023 total comp

$32,981

Base pay: $29,495
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,485
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,981
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,601
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8803000762061
Salary Total: $5,601
Total Pay: $32,981

Kajol Gupta works as a Environmental Scientist for Water Resources Control Board. Their status is full-time. Kajol earned $32,981 in 2023. They are represented by R10.

Christopher Bayne

Environmental Scientist/Water Resources Control Board

2025 total comp

$32,914

Base pay: $32,814
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $100
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,914
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R10
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,796
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8804630762002
Salary Total: $6,558
Total Pay: $32,914

Christopher Bayne is a Environmental Scientist at Water Resources Control Board. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $32,914. They are represented by R10.

Audrey Shimizu

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Water Resources Control Board

2024 total comp

$32,862

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,862
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,862
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,114
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8805505393730
Salary Total: $7,114
Total Pay: $32,862

Audrey Shimizu holds the role of Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Water Resources Control Board. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $32,862. They are represented by R01.

Kristi Matal

Staff Services Manager I/Water Resources Control Board

2024 total comp

$32,856

Base pay: $23,962
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,894
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,856
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: E48
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,237
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8802104800009
Salary Total: $8,237
Total Pay: $32,856

Kristi Matal works as a Staff Services Manager I for Water Resources Control Board. Their status is full-time. Kristi earned $32,856 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is E48.

Kara Victor

Water Resource Control Engineer/Water Resources Control Board

2025 total comp

$32,850

Base pay: $32,600
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $32,850
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,488
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8805503846196
Salary Total: $7,317
Total Pay: $32,850

Kara Victor works as a Water Resource Control Engineer for Water Resources Control Board. Their status is full-time. Kara earned $32,850 in 2025. Union affiliation: R09.