California · 2025 pay · 17 people
How much does an associate director make in California?
$158,519typical pay for a associate director in 2025
$128,953 – $201,391what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 6.5% 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 ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where associate directors work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Stanislaus County6 people$173,858
- California Institute for Regenerative Medicine4 people$219,232
- University of California, Riverside2 people$16,298
- Merced Community College District1 person$140,350
- University of California, Berkeley1 person$423,200
- Mayers Memorial Hospital District1 person$128,953
- Workforce Alliance of the North Bay1 person$137,501
- Upper Salinas/Las Tablas Resource Conservation District1 person$40,058
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).
- Associate Director (this page)$158,519 (everyone)
- Assistant Director$177,426 (everyone)
- Chief Deputy Director$182,105 (everyone)
- Assistant Deputy Director$210,507 (everyone)
- Deputy Director$211,887 (everyone)
- Senior Director$277,778 (everyone)
Highest-paid associate directors, 2025
Common questions
How much does an associate director make in California?
The typical associate director was paid $158,519 in 2025; most earned between $128,953 and $201,391. This counts all 17 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.2% of all pay for associate directors in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Associate Director, at any level (for example "Associate Director"). 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