California · 2025 pay · 103 people
How much does a communications supervisor make in California?
$131,627typical pay for a communications supervisor in 2025
$105,762 – $154,450what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 0.8% 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 ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where communications supervisors work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Department of Forestry & Fire Protection15 people$113,079
- Department of State Hospitals5 people$110,222
- City of West Covina5 people$113,618
- California State Parks5 people$89,922
- City of Beverly Hills4 people$207,097
- Redwood Empire Dispatch Communications Authority4 people$97,587
- City of Carlsbad4 people$145,707
- City of Chico4 people$134,712
- City of Redondo Beach4 people$187,772
- City of Simi Valley4 people$106,530
- City of Vallejo4 people$153,142
- City of Oceanside4 people$113,393
- City of Vacaville4 people$173,783
- City of Roseville4 people$155,388
- South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority4 people$159,526
- City of Burbank4 people$144,396
- City of Santa Rosa3 people$153,580
- Southern California Association of Governments2 people$148,684
- City of Anaheim2 people$150,771
- City of Fairfield2 people$77,561
- City of Clovis1 person$146,894
- Office of Emergency Services1 person$99,298
- City of Brea1 person$134,687
- City of Westminster1 person$218,600
- City of La Mesa1 person$148,399
- City of Porterville1 person$91,918
- City of Los Altos1 person$224,679
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District1 person$184,884
- City of Visalia1 person$105,523
- Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District1 person$141,761
- City of Alhambra1 person$105,507
- City of Riverside1 person$21,588
- City of Monterey Park1 person$114,054
- Solano County1 person$138,730
- City of Campbell1 person$182,999
- Judicial Council of California1 person$147,147
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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 (this page)$131,627 (everyone)
- Communications Manager$148,061 (everyone)
Highest-paid communications supervisors, 2025
Common questions
How much does a communications supervisor make in California?
The typical communications supervisor was paid $131,627 in 2025; most earned between $105,762 and $154,450. This counts all 103 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 18.6% of all pay for communications supervisors in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Communications Supervisor, at any level (for example "Communications Supervisor"). 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