California / Water Resources

Agency file

Water Resources

Source file: California — State Employee Compensation (SCO Payroll Data Warehouse, CPRA) / ingested Jul 4, 2026

The Water Resources operates public utilities and infrastructure such as water, power, sanitation, or energy services.

In 2025, this agency had 3,975 employees with median total compensation of $115,959; the highest distinct record was $342,949.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $458.2M
Employees: 3,975
Median total: $115,959
Highest record: $342,949

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

-$6,294$214,356+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 3,975 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($115,959) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $106,058 (92%)
Overtime — $5,386 (5%)
Other — $3,823 (3%)
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

$43,007

$79,309

$115,959

$154,682

$183,298

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $183,298 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $43,007. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Engineer, Water Resources

384 · $116,753

Senior Engineer Water Resources

256 · $162,501

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

213 · $79,129

Utility Craftsworker, Water Resources

174 · $111,034

Environmental Scientist

172 · $87,401

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	$422.6M —	3,841 —	$110,464 —
2024	$442M ▲ 4.6%	3,980 ▲ 3.6%	$112,401 ▲ 1.8%
2025	$458.2M ▲ 3.7%	3,975 ▼ 0.1%	$115,959 ▲ 3.2%

Record list

Employees

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Karyn Woodruff

Staff Services Analyst/Water Resources

2023 total comp

$49,187

Base pay: $47,211
Overtime: $156
Other pay: $1,820
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,187
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Butte
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,219
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8422105157007
Salary Total: $4,219
Total Pay: $49,187

Karyn Woodruff works as a Staff Services Analyst for Water Resources. Their status is full-time. Karyn earned $49,187 in 2023. They are represented by R01.

Ghasia Yang

Associate Accounting Analyst/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$49,175

Base pay: $48,875
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,175
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,058
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8402524588003
Salary Total: $6,846
Total Pay: $49,175

Ghasia Yang is a Associate Accounting Analyst at Water Resources. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $49,175. Union affiliation: R01.

Blanca Zendejas

Junior Engineering Technician/Water Resources

2024 total comp

$49,105

Base pay: $48,384
Overtime: $121
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,105
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R11
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,188
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8486003008003
Salary Total: $4,188
Total Pay: $49,105

Blanca Zendejas works as a Junior Engineering Technician for Water Resources. Their status is full-time. Blanca earned $49,105 in 2024. Union affiliation: R11.

Dalia Riad

Office Technician (Typing)/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$49,069

Base pay: $48,768
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $301
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $49,069
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R04
Work county: Los Angeles

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,221
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8438151139001
Salary Total: $4,094
Total Pay: $49,069

Dalia Riad is a Office Technician (Typing) at Water Resources. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $49,069. They are represented by R04.

Xipei Fu

Staff Services Analyst/Water Resources

2024 total comp

$48,998

Base pay: $48,473
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $525
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,998
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $4,868
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8407505157005
Salary Total: $4,868
Total Pay: $48,998

At Water Resources, Xipei Fu serves as a Staff Services Analyst. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $48,998. Union affiliation: R01.

Alexander Retzlaff

Engineer, Water Resources/Water Resources

2025 total comp

$48,905

Base pay: $46,416
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,488
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $48,905
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,637
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 8434603137113
Salary Total: $7,441
Total Pay: $48,905

Alexander Retzlaff works as a Engineer, Water Resources for Water Resources. Their status is full-time. Alexander earned $48,905 in 2025. They are represented by R09.