California State Controller's Office and San Jose, CA · 2025 pay · 86 people
How much does a development specialist make in California State Controller's Office and San Jose, CA?
$65,483typical pay for a development specialist in 2025
$47,707 – $75,132what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 8.6% from 2024.
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- City of San Jose · sanjoseca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where development specialists work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Development Specialist I20 people$48,277
- Development Specialist II34 people$64,635
- Development Specialist III22 people$76,218
- Development Specialist9 people$147,131
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).
- Development Specialist (this page)$65,483 (everyone)
- Senior Development Specialist$98,303 (everyone)
- Principal Development Specialist$129,379 (everyone)
Highest-paid development specialists, 2025
Common questions
How much does a development specialist make in California State Controller's Office and San Jose, CA?
The typical development specialist was paid $65,483 in 2025; most earned between $47,707 and $75,132. This counts all 86 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.4% of all pay for development specialists in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Development Specialist, at any level (for example "Development Specialist I"). 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