California · 2025 pay · 120 people
How much does a comm manager make in California?
$166,864typical pay for a comm manager in 2025
$142,395 – $205,374what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 7.0% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where comm managers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of California, Davis23 people$149,450
- University of California, Berkeley21 people$168,048
- University of California, San Francisco19 people$204,117
- University of California, Los Angeles14 people$207,547
- University of California, San Diego13 people$165,680
- University of California, Irvine10 people$159,292
- University of California, Office of the President7 people$210,963
- University of California, Riverside7 people$160,040
- University of California, Santa Cruz3 people$105,875
- University of California, Merced2 people$152,872
- University of California, Santa Barbara1 person$114,613
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Comm Manager 182 people$150,964
- Comm Manager 232 people$214,809
- Comm Manager 45 people$313,286
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).
- Comm Supervisor$140,173 (everyone)
- Comm Manager (this page)$166,864 (everyone)
Highest-paid comm managers, 2025
Common questions
How much does a comm manager make in California?
The typical comm manager was paid $166,864 in 2025; most earned between $142,395 and $205,374. This counts all 120 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for comm managers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Comm Manager, at any level (for example "Comm Manager 1"). 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