California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 26 people
How much does a cash handler make in California State Controller's Office?
$81,917typical pay for a cash handler in 2025
$78,622 – $93,795what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 8.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where cash handlers 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).
- Cash Handler (this page)$81,917 (everyone)
- Senior Cash Handler$92,218 (everyone)
Highest-paid cash handlers, 2025
Common questions
How much does a cash handler make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical cash handler was paid $81,917 in 2025; most earned between $78,622 and $93,795. This counts all 26 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 1.9% of all pay for cash handlers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Cash Handler, at any level (for example "Cash Handler"). 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