California · 2025 pay · 81 people
How much does a development tchn make in California?
$70,697typical pay for a development tchn in 2025
$25,334 – $85,546what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 4.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where development tchns work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of California, San Diego28 people$71,950
- University of California, Berkeley12 people$104,414
- University of California, Riverside12 people$46,561
- University of California, Davis12 people$69,985
- University of California, Santa Barbara10 people$61,368
- University of California, Santa Cruz5 people$76,454
- University of California, Irvine1 person$90,499
- University of California, Los Angeles1 person$80,182
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Development Tchn 17 people$21,735
- Development Tchn 26 people$38,942
- Development Tchn 331 people$67,694
- Development Tchn 419 people$80,813
- Development Tchn 518 people$103,614
Highest-paid development tchns, 2025
Common questions
How much does a development tchn make in California?
The typical development tchn was paid $70,697 in 2025; most earned between $25,334 and $85,546. This counts all 81 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 4.3% of all pay for development tchns in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Development Tchn, at any level (for example "Development Tchn 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