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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Amanda Montgomery

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

2025 total comp

$188,257

Base pay: $188,007
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $188,257
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,602
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8803000756003
Salary Total: $15,758
Total Pay: $188,257

Amanda Montgomery works as a Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory) for Water Resources Control Board. Their status is full-time. Amanda earned $188,257 in 2025. Union affiliation: S10.

Paul Hann

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

2025 total comp

$188,207

Base pay: $188,007
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $200
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $188,207
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S10
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,602
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8802500756002
Salary Total: $15,758
Total Pay: $188,207

Paul Hann is a Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisory) at Water Resources Control Board. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $188,207. Their bargaining unit is S10.

Kason Grady

Supervising Water Resource Control Engineer (Supervisory)/Water Resources Control Board

2025 total comp

$188,100

Base pay: $187,925
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $188,100
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: Sonoma
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $15,724
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8801103849007
Salary Total: $15,724
Total Pay: $188,100

Kason Grady works as a Supervising Water Resource Control Engineer (Supervisory) for Water Resources Control Board. Their status is full-time. Kason earned $188,100 in 2025. They are represented by S09.

Natalie Stork

C.E.A./Water Resources Control Board

2025 total comp

$187,732

Base pay: $187,407
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $325
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $187,732
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $16,092
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8802407500002
Salary Total: $15,609
Total Pay: $187,732

Natalie Stork is a C.E.A. at Water Resources Control Board. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $187,732. Their bargaining unit is M01.