California · 2025 pay
How much do California State Senate employees make?
$128,943typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$127,624 – $132,176what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year and seasonal workers. The source doesn't show who worked the full year.
California State Controller's Office publishes pay by position without employee names, so there is no name search here.
Common jobs: Legislator
✓ Official data from California State Controller's OfficeMatches the agency's latest releasesco.ca.gov ↗
Is pay going up?
Yes. Typical pay went from $119,180 in 2022 to $128,943 in 2025 (+8%).
What changed since 2024
- +2.6%Typical pay went up from $125,638 to $128,943.
- −540 people were paid in 2025, compared with 45 in 2024.
- +8%Since 2022, typical pay has gone from $119,180 to $128,943, while the number of people paid went down from 42 to 40.
The next update is expected in late 2027.
Pay by job
Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.
| Job | People | Typical pay | Most earn | Since 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislator | 40 | $128,943 | $128k – $132k | ▲ 2.6% |
How many people earn what
- Under $10k0
- $10k – $30k0
- $30k – $50k0
- $50k – $70k0
- $70k – $90k0
- $90k – $110k1
- $110k – $150k38
- $150k or more1
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Highest paid at California State Senate in 2025
Common questions
How much does a California State Senate employee make?
The typical employee was paid $128,943 in 2025: half of the 40 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $127,624 and $132,176.
Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?
No. It is the pay people received: regular salary or wages (93.9% of all pay), overtime (0.0%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (1.4%).
Where does this data come from, and when is it updated?
From California State Controller's Office (Government Compensation in California) (sco.ca.gov). Our figures match the agency's latest release; the next update is expected in late 2027.
"Typical pay" is the median: half earn more, half earn less. "Most earn" is the middle half of workers. Figures are calculated by PublicPayData from the official dataset; 0 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals