How much does a contract administrator make in California?

Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).

• University of California, Irvine38 people$101,227
• University of California, San Diego27 people$113,747
• University of California, San Francisco27 people$138,066
• University of California, Berkeley25 people$110,963
• University of California, Los Angeles24 people$92,321
• San Mateo County22 people$121,421
• Kern County12 people$80,138
• University of California, Davis11 people$127,889
• Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority11 people$72,722
• San Mateo County Transit District10 people$139,591
• University of California, Santa Cruz8 people$74,751
• University of California, Santa Barbara8 people$87,860
• University of California, Riverside7 people$81,818
• University of California, Merced4 people$92,984
• City of Carlsbad4 people$88,211
• University of California, Office of the President2 people$98,492
• Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency2 people$87,744
• Semitropic Water Storage District1 person$138,926
• Truckee-Donner Public Utility District1 person$92,110
• San Bernardino County Superior Court1 person$116,228
• San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District1 person$116,626
• Los Angeles1 person$196,309
• Imperial Irrigation District1 person$147,834
• Water Employee Services Authority1 person$114,523
• Encina Wastewater Authority1 person$114,609
• City of Orange1 person$123,466
• Fair Oaks Water District1 person$76,271
• Panoche Water District1 person$84,317
• Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District1 person$91,830

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Pay by level

Levels with 5 or more people.

• Contract Administrator51 people$83,305
• Contract Administrator 245 people$89,216
• Contract Administrator 346 people$94,335
• Contract Administrator II21 people$122,384
• Contract Administrator 469 people$127,789
• Contract Administrator 519 people$161,027

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*).

1. Senior Contract Administrator$95,842 (everyone)
2. Contract Administrator (this page)$102,726 (everyone)

Highest-paid contract administrators, 2025

1. 1Ohaji AbdallahContract Administrator · Los Angeles$196,309
2. 2Elaine Y WangContract Administrator II · San Mateo County$139,392
3. 3Erika OrozcoContract Administrator II · San Mateo County$134,879
4. 4Helen P RodriguezContract Administrator II · San Mateo County$132,973
5. 5Kathie T ChanContract Administrator II · San Mateo County$128,750

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