California · 2025 pay · 136 people
How much does a division manager make in California?
$176,380typical pay for a division manager in 2025
$129,271 – $214,903what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 4.9% from 2024.
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- City of San Jose · sanjoseca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where division managers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- San Jose74 people$213,208
- Riverside County Superior Court16 people$128,673
- City of Fresno14 people$112,890
- City of San Ramon7 people$172,835
- Town of Los Gatos5 people$154,982
- City of Garden Grove5 people$168,623
- Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control4 people$168,318
- Sonoma County Library4 people$160,605
- North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority4 people$122,184
- City of La Canada Flintridge2 people$129,497
- Fresno-Madera Agency on Aging1 person$125,763
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Division Manager II16 people$128,673
- Division Manager119 people$190,180
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).
- Deputy Division Chief$84,090 (everyone)
- Division Assistant$103,817 (everyone)
- Division Manager (this page)$176,380 (everyone)
- Division Chief$195,536 (everyone)
Highest-paid division managers, 2025
Common questions
How much does a division manager make in California?
The typical division manager was paid $176,380 in 2025; most earned between $129,271 and $214,903. This counts all 136 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for division managers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Division Manager, at any level (for example "Division Manager II"). 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