California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 11 people
How much does an associate chemist make in California State Controller's Office?
$124,372typical pay for a associate chemist in 2025
$118,847 – $128,962what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 16.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where associate 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$111,300 (everyone)
- Associate Chemist (this page)$124,372 (everyone)
- Senior Chemist$147,343 (everyone)
- Supervising Chemist$161,213 (everyone)
- Supervisor Chemist$194,459 (everyone)
Highest-paid associate chemists, 2025
Common questions
How much does an associate chemist make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical associate chemist was paid $124,372 in 2025; most earned between $118,847 and $128,962. This counts all 11 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 2.6% of all pay for associate chemists in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Associate Chemist, at any level (for example "Associate 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