California / Water Resources / Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist)

Job-title file

Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist)

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

16 employees hold this title in Water Resources. Median total compensation for the role is $85,212, below the department median of $115,959.

Employees: 16
Total payroll: $1.3M
Role median: $85,212
Agency median: $115,959
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$43,168$117,755+

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

How total compensation varies among the 16 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.

Compared with the local labor market

Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist) pay vs. California

Across all employers in California, the median wage for Accountants and Auditors — about 175,360 people — is $97,050. Water Resources pays a median base salary of $80,748 for this role, 17% below that figure — about the 31st percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Water Resources sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$61,770

$75,810

$97,050

$125,850

$160,520

Water Resources median · $80,748

The bar is the range of annual wages for Accountants and Auditors across every employer in California, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Water Resources’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Accountants and Auditors — about 1,449,500 people — is $83,680. Water Resources’s median base salary is 4% below that national figure, about the 46th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$56,020

$67,020

$83,680

$109,810

$144,090

Water Resources median · $80,748

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the California range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Water Resources is $84,912, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across California

Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist) is held in 79 California departments. In Water Resources, the median of $85,212 ranks #18 of 79.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Alcoholic Beverage Control

$95,513 · 1

Legislative Counsel Bureau

$95,388 · 1

Delta Stewardship Council

$89,179 · 1

Envirnmtl Health Hazrd Assess

$88,542 · 1

Real Estate

$88,492 · 2

Department of Managed Care

$88,492 · 3

CA Health Benefit Exchange

$88,492 · 5

Health Care Access and Information

$88,357 · 1

Public Utilities Commission

$88,154 · 2

CDCR

$87,922 · 84

Justice

$87,708 · 18

Department of Fincl Protctn and Inn

$86,394 · 4

Median total compensation for the Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist) 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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Josephine Ma

Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$121,688

Base pay: $43,962
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $77,726
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $121,688
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8402524567004
Salary Total: $7,547
Total Pay: $121,688

At Water Resources, Josephine Ma serves as a Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $121,688. Union affiliation: R01.

Gail Tell

Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Water Resources

2023 total comp

$108,577

Base pay: $83,919
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $24,658
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $108,577
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,114
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8402524567900
Salary Total: $7,114
Total Pay: $108,577

At Water Resources, Gail Tell serves as a Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $108,577. Union affiliation: R01.

Lisette Parker

Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$92,157

Base pay: $86,266
Overtime: $5,006
Other pay: $885
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $92,157
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8402524567008
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $92,157

Lisette Parker is a Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist) at Water Resources. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $92,157. They are represented by R01.

Amritpal Dhillon

Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Water Resources

2023 total comp

$89,723

Base pay: $83,919
Overtime: $3,384
Other pay: $2,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,723
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,114
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8402524567006
Salary Total: $7,114
Total Pay: $89,723

Amritpal Dhillon works as a Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist) for Water Resources. Their status is full-time. Amritpal earned $89,723 in 2023. They are represented by R01.

Katherine Elsberry

Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$88,492

Base pay: $87,892
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,492
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8402564567007
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $88,492

Katherine Elsberry holds the role of Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist) at Water Resources. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $88,492. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Kalley Chan

Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$86,595

Base pay: $85,995
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,595
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8402564567008
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $86,595

At Water Resources, Kalley Chan serves as a Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $86,595. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Olga Onate

Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Water Resources

2023 total comp

$86,411

Base pay: $81,120
Overtime: $2,871
Other pay: $2,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,411
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,014
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8402524567008
Salary Total: $7,014
Total Pay: $86,411

Olga Onate works as a Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist) for Water Resources. Their status is full-time. Olga earned $86,411 in 2023. Union affiliation: R01.

Dariya Varakuta

Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$85,512

Base pay: $84,912
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,512
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8402524567005
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $85,512

At Water Resources, Dariya Varakuta serves as a Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $85,512. Union affiliation: R01.

Meredith Barthel

Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$84,912

Base pay: $84,912
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,912
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8402564567005
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $84,912

Meredith Barthel holds the role of Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist) at Water Resources. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $84,912. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Muang Saelee

Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Water Resources

2023 total comp

$83,168

Base pay: $80,748
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,168
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,982
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8402244567010
Salary Total: $6,982
Total Pay: $83,168

Muang Saelee works as a Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist) for Water Resources. Their status is full-time. Muang earned $83,168 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is R01.

Xiaoyong Gong

Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$80,423

Base pay: $76,807
Overtime: $3,016
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,423
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,648
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8402264567006
Salary Total: $6,449
Total Pay: $80,423

At Water Resources, Xiaoyong Gong serves as a Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $80,423. Union affiliation: R01.

Matthew Brink

Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$70,947

Base pay: $70,347
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $70,947
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,096
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8402564567001
Salary Total: $5,913
Total Pay: $70,947

At Water Resources, Matthew Brink serves as a Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $70,947. Union affiliation: R01.

Seng Thao

Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$62,911

Base pay: $62,150
Overtime: $161
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $62,911
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,332
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8402284567001
Salary Total: $6,142
Total Pay: $62,911

Seng Thao works as a Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist) for Water Resources. Their status is full-time. Seng earned $62,911 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Marina Miranda-Babauta

Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$51,866

Base pay: $51,516
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $51,866
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,400
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8402524567009
Salary Total: $6,208
Total Pay: $51,866

At Water Resources, Marina Miranda-Babauta serves as a Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $51,866. They are represented by R01.

Shakyra Randle Vielma

Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$44,238

Base pay: $43,888
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,238
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,031
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8402244567010
Salary Total: $5,850
Total Pay: $44,238

Shakyra Randle Vielma is a Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist) at Water Resources. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $44,238. They are represented by R01.

Hamed Rezaei

Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$43,168

Base pay: $42,993
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,168
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,330
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8402524567011
Salary Total: $6,140
Total Pay: $43,168

At Water Resources, Hamed Rezaei serves as a Senior Accounting Officer (Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $43,168. Union affiliation: R01.