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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

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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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

Jennifer Norris

Executive Director, Wildlife Conservation Board/Department of Fish and Wildlife/Wildlife Conservation Board

2025 total comp
$198,166
Base pay
$194,545
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,620
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$198,166
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
E99
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$16,705
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
5670010947401
Salary Total
$16,204
Total Pay
$198,166

Jennifer Norris is a Executive Director, Wildlife Conservation Board/Department of Fish and Wildlife at Wildlife Conservation Board. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $198,166. They are represented by E99.

Colin Mills

Attorney IV/Wildlife Conservation Board

2025 total comp
$183,136
Base pay
$182,786
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$350
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$183,136
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
R02
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$16,096
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
5670015780001
Salary Total
$15,352
Total Pay
$183,136

Colin Mills is a Attorney IV at Wildlife Conservation Board. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $183,136. Their bargaining unit is R02.

Rebecca Fris

C.E.A./Wildlife Conservation Board

2025 total comp
$182,967
Base pay
$182,367
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$600
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$182,967
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
M01
Work county
Sacramento
Middle name
J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay
$15,659
Cs/csu
Cs
Position Number
5670017500002
Salary Total
$15,189
Total Pay
$182,967

Rebecca Fris works as a C.E.A. for Wildlife Conservation Board. Their status is full-time. Rebecca earned $182,967 in 2025. They are represented by M01.