California / Wildlife Conservation Board

Agency file

Wildlife Conservation Board

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

The Wildlife Conservation Board protects natural resources and the environment — conservation, parks and wildlife, and environmental regulation.

In 2025, this agency had 45 employees with median total compensation of $123,423; the highest distinct record was $198,166.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $5.1M
Employees: 45
Median total: $123,423
Highest record: $198,166

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$32,604$183,136+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 45 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($123,423) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $111,391 (98%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $1,815 (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

$64,556

$88,492

$123,423

$129,708

$157,641

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $157,641 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $64,556. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Senior Environmental Scientist(Specialist)

10 · $123,448

Senior Right of Way Agent

7 · $129,301

Associate Governmental Program Analyst

5 · $80,923

C.E.A.

2 · $169,112

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)

2 · $160,366

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	$4.2M —	45 —	$99,661 —
2024	$4.8M ▲ 14.6%	46 ▲ 2.2%	$115,587 ▲ 16.0%
2025	$5.1M ▲ 5.1%	45 ▼ 2.2%	$123,423 ▲ 6.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Hardeep Kaur

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Wildlife Conservation Board

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

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5670015393802
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $88,492

Hardeep Kaur is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Wildlife Conservation Board. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $88,492. Union affiliation: R01.

Eddie Story

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Wildlife Conservation Board

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: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5670015393003
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $88,492

Eddie Story works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for Wildlife Conservation Board. Their status is full-time. Eddie earned $88,492 in 2025. Union affiliation: R01.

Mark Topping

Information Officer I (Specialist)/Wildlife Conservation Board

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: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,547
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5670015601001
Salary Total: $7,321
Total Pay: $88,492

At Wildlife Conservation Board, Mark Topping serves as a Information Officer I (Specialist). They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $88,492. Union affiliation: R01.

Justin Gonzales

Staff Services Manager I/Wildlife Conservation Board

2025 total comp

$87,293

Base pay: $83,873
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,420
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $87,293
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,531
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5670014800001
Salary Total: $7,305
Total Pay: $87,293

Justin Gonzales is a Staff Services Manager I at Wildlife Conservation Board. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $87,293. Their bargaining unit is S01.

Celestial Reysner

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Wildlife Conservation Board

2024 total comp

$86,783

Base pay: $86,433
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,783
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,327
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5670015393005
Salary Total: $7,327
Total Pay: $86,783

Celestial Reysner works as a Associate Governmental Program Analyst for Wildlife Conservation Board. Their status is full-time. Celestial earned $86,783 in 2024. Union affiliation: R01.

Alexa Dunn

Associate Governmental Program Analyst/Wildlife Conservation Board

2024 total comp

$85,584

Base pay: $84,984
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,584
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R01
Work county: Sacramento

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,327
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5670015393004
Salary Total: $7,327
Total Pay: $85,584

Alexa Dunn is a Associate Governmental Program Analyst at Wildlife Conservation Board. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $85,584. Union affiliation: R01.