California · 2025 pay · 54 people
How much does a chief engineer range a make in California?
$97,994typical pay for a chief engineer range a in 2025
$86,000 – $108,631what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 0.8% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where chief engineer range as work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Department of General Services25 people$95,618
- Department of State Hospitals12 people$95,637
- Department of Veterans Affairs5 people$110,021
- Department of Transportation2 people$97,880
- Military Department (California National Guard)2 people$88,314
- State Compensation Insurance Fund2 people$85,004
- Lottery Commission2 people$99,951
- Department of Education2 people$86,229
- Department of Developmental Services1 person$117,320
- Department of Motor Vehicles1 person$107,421
Highest-paid chief engineer range as, 2025
Common questions
How much does a chief engineer range a make in California?
The typical chief engineer range a was paid $97,994 in 2025; most earned between $86,000 and $108,631. This counts all 54 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 7.3% of all pay for chief engineer range as in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Chief Engineer Range a, at any level (for example "Chief Engineer Range a"). 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