California · 2025 pay · 1,553 people
How much does a custodian range make in California?
$45,527typical pay for a custodian range in 2025
$38,022 – $48,807what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 1.7% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where custodian ranges work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo184 people$45,819
- San Diego State University148 people$44,875
- San Jose State University142 people$46,100
- California State University, Long Beach116 people$47,631
- San Francisco State University109 people$27,167
- California State University, Fullerton102 people$50,193
- California State University, Northridge98 people$46,401
- California State University, Sacramento83 people$49,733
- California State University, Fresno73 people$44,595
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona72 people$45,651
- California State University, Chico69 people$46,340
- California State University, Los Angeles52 people$48,835
- California State University, San Bernardino51 people$43,028
- California State University, Dominguez Hills45 people$43,994
- California State University, East Bay42 people$45,180
- California State University, San Marcos36 people$45,578
- California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt36 people$46,544
- California State University, Stanislaus30 people$20,806
- California State University, Channel Islands24 people$46,632
- Sonoma State University21 people$49,364
- California State University, Bakersfield18 people$42,079
- California State University, Chancellor's Office1 person$45,830
- California State University Maritime Academy1 person$14,967
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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).
- Custodian Range (this page)$45,527 (everyone)
- Lead Custodian Range$54,081 (everyone)
Highest-paid custodian ranges, 2025
Common questions
How much does a custodian range make in California?
The typical custodian range was paid $45,527 in 2025; most earned between $38,022 and $48,807. This counts all 1,553 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 1.9% of all pay for custodian ranges in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Custodian Range, at any level (for example "Custodian Range"). 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