California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 5 people
How much does an assistant chemist make in California State Controller's Office?
$111,300typical pay for a assistant chemist in 2025
$104,335 – $118,789what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 7.6% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where assistant chemists work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
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).
- Assistant Chemist (this page)$111,300 (everyone)
- Associate Chemist$124,372 (everyone)
- Senior Chemist$147,343 (everyone)
- Supervising Chemist$161,213 (everyone)
- Supervisor Chemist$194,459 (everyone)
Highest-paid assistant chemists, 2025
Common questions
How much does an assistant chemist make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical assistant chemist was paid $111,300 in 2025; most earned between $104,335 and $118,789. This counts all 5 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 2.5% of all pay for assistant chemists in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Assistant Chemist, at any level (for example "Assistant Chemist"). 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