California · 2025 pay · 252 people
How much does an admin assistant make in California?
$78,232typical pay for a admin assistant in 2025
$53,270 – $89,370what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 3.8% from 2024.
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where admin assistants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Alameda County86 people$89,229
- University of California, San Diego12 people$65,515
- University of California, Los Angeles12 people$78,028
- City of Palmdale12 people$40,230
- University of California, Office of the President11 people$78,195
- Calaveras County7 people$27,844
- Plumas County7 people$49,247
- City of Fort Bragg6 people$4,356
- City of Daly City5 people$141,514
- University of California, Berkeley5 people$53,007
- City of Yorba Linda4 people$105,798
- City of South El Monte4 people$76,200
- Redwood Empire Schools' Insurance Group3 people$55,182
- Santa Barbara Community College District3 people$74,088
- University of California, Merced3 people$62,187
- Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District3 people$85,315
- Central Fire District of Santa Cruz County3 people$92,376
- City of Sonoma3 people$76,232
- Padre Dam Municipal Water District3 people$81,638
- City of Pleasanton3 people$90,728
- City of Kingsburg3 people$63,810
- City of King City2 people$67,787
- University of California, Riverside2 people$49,083
- El Dorado Hills County Water District2 people$78,530
- Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare District2 people$75,558
- City of Mountain House2 people$86,933
- University of California, Davis2 people$49,775
- University of California, Irvine2 people$2,134
- Town of Fairfax1 person$97,917
- El Dorado Hills Community Services District1 person$8,035
- Scotia Community Services District1 person$47,904
- Peninsula Library System District1 person$49,177
- City of La Habra1 person$85,076
- Parlier Cemetery District1 person$50,364
- Valley Center Fire Protection District1 person$66,015
- West Side Recreation and Park District1 person$57,699
- Shasta Lake Fire Protection District1 person$80,602
- City of Piedmont1 person$100,746
- Delta Vector Control District1 person$87,807
- Hilton Creek Community Services District1 person$6,511
- Santa Cruz Port District1 person$67,602
- University of California, Santa Barbara1 person$47,664
- City of Marysville1 person$44,140
- South San Joaquin Irrigation District1 person$67,859
- Rio Hondo Community College District1 person$17,949
- City of Carpinteria1 person$77,951
- Southern Cascades Community Services District1 person$57,888
- Chowchilla Water District1 person$78,329
- Loleta Community Services District1 person$24,504
- Palos Verdes Library District1 person$105,644
- Grizzly Flats Community Services District1 person$43,832
- Corning Cemetery District1 person$30,402
- Murphys Fire Protection District1 person$4,117
- Buena Park Library District1 person$82,222
- Paradise Cemetery District1 person$25,468
- Public Risk Innovation Solutions and Management (PRISM)1 person$70,650
- Town of Yountville1 person$88,108
- Cooperative Agricultural Support Services Authority1 person$36,875
- Montezuma Fire Protection District (Solano)1 person$43,200
- Transportation Agency for Monterey County1 person$79,356
- Turlock Mosquito Abatement District1 person$84,679
- Mendocino County Resource Conservation District1 person$43,176
- North Kern Water Storage District1 person$51,991
- City of Santa Cruz1 person$2,330
- City of Larkspur1 person$70,058
- City of Avenal1 person$63,461
- Cloverdale Fire Protection District1 person$61,642
- Altaville-Melones Fire Protection District1 person$15,600
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Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Admin Assistant I - (Part-Time)5 people$4,248
- Admin Assistant 15 people$41,936
- Admin. Assistant II8 people$49,688
- Admin Assistant 210 people$54,151
- Admin Assistant II15 people$66,952
- Admin Assistant I11 people$70,058
- Admin Assistant 335 people$75,411
- Admin. Assistant8 people$76,064
- Admin Assistant144 people$84,540
- Admin Assistant III9 people$118,458
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).
- Admin Intern$8,394 (everyone)
- Admin Assistant (this page)$78,232 (everyone)
- Senior Admin Assistant$79,777 (everyone)
- Supervising Admin Assistant$88,106 (everyone)
- Admin Supervisor$106,040 (everyone)
- Admin Manager$179,399 (everyone)
Highest-paid admin assistants, 2025
Common questions
How much does an admin assistant make in California?
The typical admin assistant was paid $78,232 in 2025; most earned between $53,270 and $89,370. This counts all 252 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 1.1% of all pay for admin assistants in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Admin Assistant, at any level (for example "Admin Assistant I - (Part-Time)"). 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