California · 2025 pay · 41 people
How much does an audit manager make in California?
$186,768typical pay for a audit manager in 2025
$151,478 – $219,367what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 12.0% 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 ↗
Where audit managers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority6 people$133,612
- University of California, San Diego4 people$186,753
- University of California, Los Angeles4 people$182,069
- University of California, San Francisco4 people$209,965
- University of California, Office of the President4 people$214,821
- University of California, Irvine3 people$146,257
- University of California, Berkeley2 people$215,849
- University of California, Santa Barbara2 people$200,287
- University of California, Davis2 people$184,841
- University of California, Santa Cruz2 people$124,037
- City of Santa Clara1 person$228,482
- Sonoma County1 person$150,397
- East Bay Regional Park District1 person$209,263
- University of California, Merced1 person$204,338
- City of Anaheim1 person$172,270
- Yolo County1 person$168,750
- Sacramento County1 person$151,478
- University of California, Riverside1 person$217,766
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Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Audit Manager12 people$148,330
- Audit Manager 17 people$176,164
- Audit Manager 210 people$193,130
- Audit Manager 311 people$228,937
Highest-paid audit managers, 2025
Common questions
How much does an audit manager make in California?
The typical audit manager was paid $186,768 in 2025; most earned between $151,478 and $219,367. This counts all 41 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for audit managers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Audit Manager, at any level (for example "Audit Manager"). 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