California · 2025 pay · 129 people
How much does an admin specialist make in California?
$112,167typical pay for a admin specialist in 2025
$98,276 – $116,796what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 20.1% 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 ↗
Where admin specialists work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Admin Specialist16 people$68,557
- Admin Specialist II110 people$113,619
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).
- Senior Admin Specialist$84,843 (everyone)
- Admin Specialist (this page)$112,167 (everyone)
- Supervising Admin Specialist$130,378 (everyone)
Highest-paid admin specialists, 2025
Common questions
How much does an admin specialist make in California?
The typical admin specialist was paid $112,167 in 2025; most earned between $98,276 and $116,796. This counts all 129 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.1% of all pay for admin specialists in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Admin Specialist, at any level (for example "Admin Specialist"). 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