California · 2025 pay · 516 people
How much does an admin officer make in California?
$105,498typical pay for a admin officer in 2025
$89,609 – $122,690what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 5.4% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where admin officers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of California, Los Angeles120 people$99,373
- University of California, San Diego93 people$119,855
- University of California, Berkeley66 people$111,464
- University of California, San Francisco60 people$110,141
- University of California, Irvine56 people$104,141
- University of California, Davis48 people$103,956
- University of California, Santa Barbara27 people$91,340
- University of California, Santa Cruz26 people$106,998
- University of California, Merced11 people$95,035
- University of California, Office of the President8 people$106,135
- University of California, Riverside1 person$19,793
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Admin Officer 223 people$78,803
- Admin Officer 3307 people$98,204
- Admin Officer 4186 people$125,076
Highest-paid admin officers, 2025
Common questions
How much does an admin officer make in California?
The typical admin officer was paid $105,498 in 2025; most earned between $89,609 and $122,690. This counts all 516 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.1% of all pay for admin officers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Admin Officer, at any level (for example "Admin Officer 2"). 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