California · 2025 pay · 1,379 people
How much does an applications program make in California?
$112,468typical pay for a applications program in 2025
$89,791 – $136,821what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where applications programs work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of California, Los Angeles317 people$114,375
- University of California, Davis234 people$101,177
- University of California, San Diego189 people$105,256
- University of California, Irvine159 people$112,468
- University of California, Berkeley156 people$126,689
- University of California, San Francisco111 people$138,924
- University of California, Santa Barbara81 people$99,410
- University of California, Riverside47 people$108,510
- University of California, Santa Cruz35 people$114,532
- University of California, Office of the President31 people$138,733
- University of California, Merced19 people$106,597
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Applications Program 135 people$20,263
- Applications Program 2155 people$79,607
- Applications Program 3636 people$105,114
- Applications Program 4493 people$138,030
- Applications Program 560 people$169,009
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).
- Applications Program (this page)$112,468 (everyone)
- Applications Program Supervisor$150,309 (everyone)
- Applications Program Manager$190,802 (everyone)
Highest-paid applications programs, 2025
Common questions
How much does an applications program make in California?
The typical applications program was paid $112,468 in 2025; most earned between $89,791 and $136,821. This counts all 1,379 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for applications programs in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Applications Program, at any level (for example "Applications Program 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