California · 2025 pay · 377 people
How much does an employment program manager make in California?
$97,967typical pay for a employment program manager in 2025
$88,134 – $109,975what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 4.5% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where employment program managers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Employment Program Manager I268 people$94,427
- Employment Program Manager II78 people$99,980
- Employment Program Manager III31 people$111,177
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).
- Employment Program Manager (this page)$97,967 (everyone)
- Employment Program Supervisor$142,184 (everyone)
Highest-paid employment program managers, 2025
Common questions
How much does an employment program manager make in California?
The typical employment program manager was paid $97,967 in 2025; most earned between $88,134 and $109,975. This counts all 377 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 9.8% of all pay for employment program managers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Employment Program Manager, at any level (for example "Employment Program Manager 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