California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 14 people
How much does a control operator make in California State Controller's Office?
$117,629typical pay for a control operator in 2025
$71,633 – $172,163what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 48.0% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where control operators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
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).
- Control Operator Apprentice$31,039 (everyone)
- Control Operator (this page)$117,629 (everyone)
- Control Operator Apprentice Senior$118,961 (everyone)
Highest-paid control operators, 2025
Common questions
How much does a control operator make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical control operator was paid $117,629 in 2025; most earned between $71,633 and $172,163. This counts all 14 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 7.7% of all pay for control operators in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Control Operator, at any level (for example "Control Operator"). 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