California · 2025 pay · 84 people
How much does an ehs manager make in California?
$170,154typical pay for a ehs manager in 2025
$148,603 – $209,297what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 6.0% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where ehs managers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of California, San Francisco20 people$207,633
- University of California, San Diego16 people$154,825
- University of California, Davis14 people$167,323
- University of California, Los Angeles10 people$189,548
- University of California, Riverside6 people$146,690
- University of California, Irvine5 people$173,763
- University of California, Santa Barbara5 people$151,006
- University of California, Berkeley3 people$154,616
- University of California, Santa Cruz2 people$133,021
- University of California, Merced2 people$101,829
- University of California, Office of the President1 person$241,690
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Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Ehs Manager 145 people$155,189
- Ehs Manager 229 people$181,335
- Ehs Manager 39 people$240,917
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Ehs Supervisor$126,973 (everyone)
- Ehs Manager (this page)$170,154 (everyone)
Highest-paid ehs managers, 2025
Common questions
How much does an ehs manager make in California?
The typical ehs manager was paid $170,154 in 2025; most earned between $148,603 and $209,297. This counts all 84 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for ehs managers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Ehs Manager, at any level (for example "Ehs Manager 1"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this