California · 2025 pay · 923 people
How much does an admin manager make in California?
$179,399typical pay for a admin manager in 2025
$148,492 – $225,042what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 7.8% 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 ↗
Where admin managers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of California, San Francisco170 people$215,086
- University of California, Los Angeles139 people$190,987
- University of California, Davis121 people$167,152
- University of California, Berkeley116 people$183,414
- University of California, San Diego105 people$181,903
- University of California, Irvine76 people$162,365
- University of California, Riverside53 people$156,841
- University of California, Santa Barbara48 people$144,233
- University of California, Office of the President42 people$225,297
- University of California, Santa Cruz40 people$175,035
- University of California, Merced9 people$149,095
- City of Sonoma1 person$121,050
- Shasta Mosquito and Vector Control District1 person$103,540
- Resource Conservation District of Tehama County1 person$94,589
- Modoc County Superior Court1 person$47,695
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Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Admin Manager 1526 people$158,557
- Admin Manager 2267 people$206,504
- Admin Manager 382 people$265,683
- Admin Manager 444 people$327,069
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$78,232 (everyone)
- Senior Admin Assistant$79,777 (everyone)
- Supervising Admin Assistant$88,106 (everyone)
- Admin Supervisor$106,040 (everyone)
- Admin Manager (this page)$179,399 (everyone)
Highest-paid admin managers, 2025
Common questions
How much does an admin manager make in California?
The typical admin manager was paid $179,399 in 2025; most earned between $148,492 and $225,042. This counts all 923 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for admin managers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Admin Manager, at any level (for example "Admin Manager 1"). 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