California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 158 people
How much does a communications operator make in California State Controller's Office?
$72,633typical pay for a communications operator in 2025
$23,617 – $108,092what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 4.4% from 2024.
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Where communications operators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority48 people$86,651
- City of Visalia19 people$98,864
- City of Burbank19 people$18,740
- City of Vallejo18 people$57,733
- City of Carlsbad16 people$107,443
- Sierra View Local Health Care District12 people$36,013
- Washington Township Health Care District12 people$52,549
- Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare District7 people$67,239
- City of Bishop4 people$66,321
- Ventura County3 people$23,855
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Communications Operator I11 people$24,073
- Communications Operator121 people$70,352
- Communications Operator II23 people$106,810
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).
- Assistant Communications Operator$19,146 (everyone)
- Communications Operator (this page)$72,633 (everyone)
- Senior Communications Operator$100,784 (everyone)
- Principal Communications Operator$126,464 (everyone)
Highest-paid communications operators, 2025
Common questions
How much does a communications operator make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical communications operator was paid $72,633 in 2025; most earned between $23,617 and $108,092. This counts all 158 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 20.8% of all pay for communications operators in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Communications Operator, at any level (for example "Communications Operator I"). 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