Staff Toxicologist (Specialist)

Class code 7978 · Bargaining Unit R10

Authorized salary ranges

What CalHR authorizes this class to be paid.
Monthly	Annual
$9,200 to $11,852	$110,400 to $142,224

Representation

California Association of Professional Scientists (UAW Local 1115) represents Bargaining Unit R10, Professional Scientific.

Where these jobs are

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

Department	Employees
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment	42
Pesticide Regulation, Deptartment of	21
Department of Toxic Substances Control	20
Department of Fish and Wildlife	2
Public Health, California Department of	2

Against the market

The BLS median wage for Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists across all California employers was $136,990 a year in 2025. This classification is authorized from $110,400 to $142,224 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.)