California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 15 people
How much does a chief operator make in California State Controller's Office?
$89,031typical pay for a chief operator in 2025
$33,972 – $128,282what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 19.8% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where chief operators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- South Orange County Wastewater Authority2 people$109,610
- Heber Public Utility District1 person$101,462
- Hamilton Branch Community Services District1 person$32,736
- Friant Power Authority1 person$181,449
- Mountain Gate Community Services District1 person$38,242
- Pixley Public Utility District1 person$18,960
- Santa Nella County Water District1 person$123,848
- Palm Ranch Irrigation District1 person$132,715
- San Juan Water District1 person$154,434
- Aromas Water District1 person$118,673
- Phillipsville Community Services District1 person$8,538
- Planada Community Services District1 person$23,629
- Grizzly Ranch Community Services District1 person$52,255
- Foresthill Public Utility District1 person$89,031
No employers match.
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).
- Chief Operator (this page)$89,031 (everyone)
- Senior Operator$137,970 (everyone)
- Lead Operator$139,798 (everyone)
Highest-paid chief operators, 2025
Common questions
How much does a chief operator make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical chief operator was paid $89,031 in 2025; most earned between $33,972 and $128,282. This counts all 15 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 9.1% of all pay for chief operators in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Chief Operator, at any level (for example "Chief Operator"). 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