California · 2025 pay · 64 people
How much does an associate dean make in California?
$207,925typical pay for a associate dean in 2025
$164,160 – $307,327what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 10.6% 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 deans work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of California, Riverside15 people$260,853
- University of California, Irvine11 people$221,766
- University of California, San Francisco7 people$4,000
- University of California, Davis6 people$325,995
- University of California, Santa Cruz6 people$293,917
- Los Angeles Community College District4 people$184,462
- Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District4 people$132,256
- Glendale Community College District3 people$160,075
- Coast Community College District2 people$46,790
- University of California, Los Angeles2 people$293,131
- Merced Community College District1 person$165,521
- Ventura County Community College District1 person$141,466
- MiraCosta Community College District1 person$198,465
- Santa Barbara Community College District1 person$175,293
No employers match.
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 Dean$188,941 (everyone)
- Associate Dean (this page)$207,925 (everyone)
Highest-paid associate deans, 2025
Common questions
How much does an associate dean make in California?
The typical associate dean was paid $207,925 in 2025; most earned between $164,160 and $307,327. This counts all 64 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.2% of all pay for associate deans in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Associate Dean, at any level (for example "Associate Dean"). 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