California State Controller's Office and Los Angeles County, CA · 2025 pay · 67 people
How much does a communications manager make in California State Controller's Office and Los Angeles County, CA?
$148,061typical pay for a communications manager in 2025
$121,301 – $178,725what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.0% from 2024.
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- LA County Auditor-Controller · lacounty.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where communications managers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Los Angeles County4 people$191,964
- San Diego Association of Governments3 people$155,817
- City of Glendale2 people$137,148
- City of West Covina2 people$80,730
- San Mateo County Community College District2 people$129,281
- Tulare County2 people$115,876
- Pasadena Center Operating Company1 person$118,901
- City of Monterey1 person$136,615
- Cordova Recreation and Park District1 person$111,617
- Town of Hillsborough1 person$185,405
- City of Chino1 person$198,721
- Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency1 person$175,963
- Placer County Water Agency1 person$151,357
- City of Encinitas1 person$36,903
- City of Santa Clarita1 person$191,287
- Yuba County1 person$109,612
- City of Simi Valley1 person$125,789
- City of El Segundo1 person$26,827
- City of Palo Alto1 person$169,260
- City of Burbank1 person$189,886
- Alameda County Waste Management Authority and Source Reduction Recycling Board1 person$197,330
- Irvine Ranch Water District1 person$188,572
- San Francisco County Transportation Authority1 person$119,285
- City of Monrovia1 person$153,207
- City of Santa Cruz1 person$187,074
- Mono County1 person$127,348
- City of Chula Vista1 person$21,868
- City of Laguna Beach1 person$58,223
- Santa Clara Valley Water District1 person$220,464
- City of Dublin1 person$186,278
- Sutter County1 person$150,857
- City of Vacaville1 person$172,050
- Padre Dam Municipal Water District1 person$182,197
- Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority1 person$142,863
- City of San Marcos1 person$8,879
- Community Human Services1 person$94,392
- Kaweah Delta Health Care District1 person$93,609
- City of La Mesa1 person$135,461
- City of Fairfield1 person$192,834
- City of Escondido1 person$109,388
- City of Cerritos1 person$148,061
- City of Vallejo1 person$130,895
- City of Foster City1 person$164,532
- Marin Clean Energy1 person$135,745
- City of Norco1 person$129,335
- Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District1 person$132,345
- Santa Cruz County1 person$165,796
- City of Calabasas1 person$12,118
- San Joaquin Council of Governments1 person$211,302
- City of South San Francisco1 person$161,640
- City of San Carlos1 person$161,791
- Redwood Empire Dispatch Communications Authority1 person$135,225
- City of Fremont1 person$182,816
- Monterey Regional Waste Management District1 person$146,275
- Capitol Area Development Authority1 person$90,003
- City of Agoura Hills1 person$124,449
- Yuba County Water Agency1 person$202,837
- Sonoma County1 person$170,718
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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).
- Communications Assistant$51,665 (everyone)
- Manager Communications$99,565 (everyone)
- Communications Supervisor$131,627 (everyone)
- Communications Manager (this page)$148,061 (everyone)
Highest-paid communications managers, 2025
- 1Shiara Davila-MoralesCommunications Manager · Los Angeles County$240,124
- 2Nicole K NishidaCommunications Manager · Los Angeles County$202,511
- 3Christina Deocadiz VillacorteCommunications Manager · Los Angeles County$181,417
- 4Ismael Antonio ChinchillaCommunications Manager · Los Angeles County$176,033
Common questions
How much does a communications manager make in California State Controller's Office and Los Angeles County, CA?
The typical communications manager was paid $148,061 in 2025; most earned between $121,301 and $178,725. This counts all 67 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.5% of all pay for communications managers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Communications Manager, at any level (for example "Communications Manager"). 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