California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 13 people
How much does a call taker make in California State Controller's Office?
$60,261typical pay for a call taker in 2025
$22,444 – $70,700what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 121.8% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where call takers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid call takers, 2025
Common questions
How much does a call taker make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical call taker was paid $60,261 in 2025; most earned between $22,444 and $70,700. This counts all 13 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 16.2% of all pay for call takers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Call Taker, at any level (for example "Call Taker"). 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