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Chief Branch Public Health Laboratory

Class code 8044 · Bargaining Unit S10

Authorized salary ranges

What CalHR authorizes this class to be paid.
MonthlyAnnual
$10,053 to $13,432$120,636 to $161,184

Representation

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

Where these jobs are

1 state employees held this classification in 2018, from State Controller payroll data.

DepartmentEmployees
Public Health, California Department of1

Against the market

The BLS median wage for Chemists across all California employers was $97,860 a year in 2025. This classification is authorized from $120,636 to $161,184 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.