California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 1,602 people
How much does an adjunct professor make in California State Controller's Office?
$26,656typical pay for a adjunct professor in 2025
$11,507 – $43,866what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 7.5% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
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Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid adjunct professors, 2025
Common questions
How much does an adjunct professor make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical adjunct professor was paid $26,656 in 2025; most earned between $11,507 and $43,866. This counts all 1,602 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 1.0% of all pay for adjunct professors in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Adjunct Professor, at any level (for example "Adjunct Professor"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this