California · 2025 pay · 218 people
How much does an ehs specialist make in California?
$118,779typical pay for a ehs specialist in 2025
$85,151 – $139,850what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 17.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where ehs specialists work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of California, Davis39 people$119,272
- University of California, Los Angeles36 people$104,590
- University of California, San Francisco29 people$125,693
- University of California, Berkeley24 people$137,004
- University of California, Irvine24 people$113,891
- University of California, San Diego22 people$124,979
- University of California, Riverside12 people$104,370
- University of California, Santa Barbara12 people$123,670
- University of California, Santa Cruz9 people$110,494
- University of California, Merced6 people$114,911
- University of California, Office of the President3 people$183,549
- Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District1 person$103,434
- Redwood Empire Schools' Insurance Group1 person$126,385
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Ehs Specialist 354 people$89,858
- Ehs Specialist 4137 people$124,580
- Ehs Specialist 525 people$177,490
Highest-paid ehs specialists, 2025
Common questions
How much does an ehs specialist make in California?
The typical ehs specialist was paid $118,779 in 2025; most earned between $85,151 and $139,850. This counts all 218 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for ehs specialists in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Ehs Specialist, at any level (for example "Ehs Specialist 3"). 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