Fish and Wildlife Scientific Aid

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

31 employees hold this title in Water Resources. Median total compensation for the role is $21,220, below the department median of $115,959.

Employees: 31
Total payroll: $677.6K
Role median: $21,220
Agency median: $115,959
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$195$40,948+

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

How total compensation varies among the 31 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across California

Fish and Wildlife Scientific Aid is held in 4 California departments. In Water Resources, the median of $21,220 ranks #2 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Parks and Recreation

$33,422 · 1

CA Tahoe Conservancy

$14,334 · 1

Fish and Wildlife

$12,864 · 975

Median total compensation for the Fish and Wildlife Scientific Aid role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Kelsi Sigurdson

Fish and Wildlife Scientific Aid/Water Resources

2023 total comp

$31,909

Base pay: $31,780
Overtime: $129
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,909
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R11
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8403700835900
Salary Total: $18
Total Pay: $31,909

Kelsi Sigurdson is a Fish and Wildlife Scientific Aid at Water Resources. They work intermittent. 2023 total compensation came to $31,909. They are represented by R11.

Derek Swithenbank

Fish and Wildlife Scientific Aid/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$31,110

Base pay: $30,622
Overtime: $213
Other pay: $275
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $31,110
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R11
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $18
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8403700835900
Salary Total: $18
Total Pay: $31,110

Derek Swithenbank is a Fish and Wildlife Scientific Aid at Water Resources. They work intermittent. 2025 total compensation came to $31,110. Their bargaining unit is R11.