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Staff Air Pollution Specialist

Class code 3875 · Bargaining Unit R09

Authorized salary ranges

What CalHR authorizes this class to be paid.
MonthlyAnnual
$10,521 to $13,173$126,252 to $158,076

Representation

Professional Engineers in California Government represents Bargaining Unit R09, Professional Engineers.

Where these jobs are

142 state employees held this classification in 2025, from State Controller payroll data.

DepartmentEmployees
Air Resources Board142

Against the market

The BLS median wage for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health across all California employers was $106,510 a year in 2025. This classification is authorized from $126,252 to $158,076 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 19 Rule of three ranks certification. (Effective 1/1/79, all open examinations are rule of three ranks per Government Code 19057.1.)

Pay scale effective . Payroll data through 2025.