California · 2025 pay · 31,162 people
How much are state environment and natural resources employees paid in California?
$71,734typical pay for state environment and natural resources employees, 2025
$26,270 – $112,631what most people earned
Counts everyone paid during the year, including part-year workers, at the 32 employers listed below.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Pay by employer
Typical pay counts everyone paid during each employer's latest year. Short, seasonal roles (typical pay under $5,000) are listed last.
- California State Parks7,501 people$27,950
- Department of Water Resources3,959 people$110,498
- California Conservation Corps3,611 people$21,746
- Department of Fish and Wildlife3,564 people$80,451
- Water Resources Control Board2,829 people$106,409
- Department of Food & Agriculture2,137 people$60,866
- Air Resources Board2,046 people$112,211
- Department of Toxic Substances Control1,307 people$97,479
- California Energy Commission993 people$104,349
- Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery950 people$85,611
- Department of Conservation812 people$108,575
- California Coastal Commission236 people$86,491
- California State Lands Commission223 people$87,274
- Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety207 people$78,882
- California Natural Resources Agency112 people$87,983
- Secretary for Environmental Protection105 people$100,518
- San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission102 people$58,883
- State Coastal Conservancy83 people$85,286
- Delta Stewardship Council81 people$89,709
- Sierra Nevada Conservancy64 people$70,584
- California Tahoe Conservancy60 people$93,604
- Wildlife Conservation Board45 people$116,497
- California Alternative Energy Authority Fund38 people$64,087
- San Gabriel & Lower Los Angeles Rivers & Mountains Conservancy25 people$31,688
- Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy14 people$87,187
- Delta Protection Commission11 people$75,326
- Colorado River Board of California10 people$81,983
- Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy8 people$34,976
- Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy7 people$68,562
- San Joaquin River Conservancy6 people$78,955
- San Diego River Conservancy3 people$104,549
- Baldwin Hills Conservancy13 people$600
No employers match.
Other types of employer in California
- Colleges and universities570,629 people$43,529
- Counties399,217 people$82,156
- Cities and towns350,494 people$82,188
- State government265,680 people$86,684
- State prisons and corrections60,834 people$102,127
- Hospitals and health51,611 people$60,534
- Transit and transportation39,254 people$84,247
- State transportation agencies34,370 people$81,318
- Water, sewer and power utilities31,327 people$117,365
- State police and public safety28,644 people$113,678
- State health agencies26,796 people$86,734
- Courts21,892 people$80,684
- State labor and workforce agencies20,235 people$74,935
- State revenue and finance agencies19,133 people$81,267
- Natural resources and agriculture12,134 people$73,399
- Parks, libraries and recreation12,049 people$8,740
- Fire and EMS11,002 people$85,158
- State regulation and licensing agencies10,110 people$85,824
- State social services agencies9,938 people$79,932
- State administration and technology agencies6,736 people$83,687
- State courts and legal offices6,069 people$89,784
- State education agencies3,486 people$82,359
- Airports and ports2,339 people$82,953
- State economic development and housing agencies1,916 people$83,265
- Governor's and statewide elected offices1,222 people$74,938
- Housing and community development959 people$69,080
- State legislature756 people$122,696
- Schools257 people$19,004
- Police and sheriffs95 people$110,196
Each employer is placed in one type, following the US Census Bureau's types of government; state agencies are also grouped by what they do. This page: State agencies: Natural resources and environment. Employers we could not place with confidence are left out. "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this