California · 2025 pay · 58 people
How much does a data systems manager make in California?
$216,781typical pay for a data systems manager in 2025
$178,506 – $253,809what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 8.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where data systems managers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of California, San Francisco24 people$250,042
- University of California, Irvine9 people$211,090
- University of California, Berkeley6 people$210,931
- University of California, Office of the President4 people$358,297
- University of California, Merced4 people$156,611
- University of California, Santa Barbara3 people$169,683
- University of California, Davis3 people$151,928
- University of California, San Diego2 people$184,857
- Ventura County2 people$186,927
- University of California, Riverside1 person$211,184
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Data Systems Manager 137 people$211,090
- Data Systems Manager 215 people$250,608
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).
- Data Systems Supervisor$160,138 (everyone)
- Data Systems Manager (this page)$216,781 (everyone)
Highest-paid data systems managers, 2025
Common questions
How much does a data systems manager make in California?
The typical data systems manager was paid $216,781 in 2025; most earned between $178,506 and $253,809. This counts all 58 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for data systems managers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Data Systems Manager, at any level (for example "Data Systems Manager 1"). 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