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California · 2026 pay · 1,032 people

How much does an admin analyst make in California?

$94,808typical pay for a admin analyst in 2026

$75,696 – $105,627what most people earned

Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2025 or 2026). Typical pay rose 6.1% from the same employers' year before.

✓ Official data from 7 agencies · Matches each agency's latest release · Show sources

Where admin analysts work

Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).

Pay by level

Levels with 5 or more people.

  • Admin Analyst I (40 Hours)41 people$59,109
  • Admin Analyst II (40 Hours)53 people$70,275
  • Admin Analyst I192 people$73,475
  • Admin Analyst II422 people$96,728
  • Admin Analyst48 people$97,135
  • Admin Analyst III249 people$115,722
  • Admin Analyst 326 people$116,629

Related jobs and the next step up

Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).

  1. Assistant Admin Analyst$46,579 (everyone)
  2. Associate Admin Analyst$89,891 (everyone)
  3. Admin Analyst (this page)$94,808 (everyone)
  4. Senior Admin Analyst$94,950 (everyone)
  5. Chief Admin Analyst$108,671 (everyone)
  6. Principal Admin Analyst$125,196 (everyone)

Highest-paid admin analysts, 2026

  1. 1Laural AyalaAdmin Analyst 3 · San Francisco$131,203
  2. 2Juanita MurphyAdmin Analyst 3 · San Francisco$131,134
  3. 3Jennifer PasinoskyAdmin Analyst 3 · San Francisco$130,506
  4. 4Mira MokAdmin Analyst 3 · San Francisco$119,961
  5. 5Maria BatresAdmin Analyst 3 · San Francisco$117,760

Common questions

How much does an admin analyst make in California?

The typical admin analyst was paid $94,808 in 2026; most earned between $75,696 and $105,627. This counts all 1,032 people paid, including part-year workers.

How much of the pay is overtime?

Overtime made up 1.0% of all pay for admin analysts in 2026.

Which job titles are included?

Everyone whose payroll title is Admin Analyst, at any level (for example "Admin Analyst I (40 Hours)"). 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