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Senior Plant Pathologist (Diagnostician) (Supervisor)

Class code 1220 · Bargaining Unit S10

Authorized salary ranges

What CalHR authorizes this class to be paid.
RangeMonthlyAnnual
A$7,756 to $10,641$93,072 to $127,692
B$8,135 to $11,153$97,620 to $133,836
C$8,516 to $11,702$102,192 to $140,424

Representation

California Association of Professional Scientists (UAW Local 1115) represents Bargaining Unit S10.

Where these jobs are

1 state employees held this classification in 2014, from State Controller payroll data.

DepartmentEmployees
Department of Food & Agriculture1

Against the market

The BLS median wage for Soil and Plant Scientists across all California employers was $91,930 a year in 2025. This classification is authorized from $93,072 to $140,424 a year.

Footnotes

  • Footnote 01 Used in Pay Letters to designate 12-month probationary period. In the Alphabetic and Schematic Pay Scales Listings, a column is provided for designating the months of the probationary period. (Reinstituted 12/78)
  • Footnote 43 Rule of one rank certification. Effective 1/1/91, appointments to positions in classes designated by the California Department of Human Resources as supervisory and tested for on a promotional basis shall be made from the highest rank pursuant to Government Code section 19057.4.

Pay scale effective . Payroll data through 2025.