California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 52 people
How much does an engineer assistant make in California State Controller's Office?
$104,905typical pay for a engineer assistant in 2025
$87,845 – $115,956what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 1.7% from 2024.
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- 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 engineer assistants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Imperial Irrigation District24 people$103,416
- Placer County12 people$110,374
- Modesto Irrigation District5 people$38,270
- City of San Mateo5 people$123,958
- Carmichael Water District2 people$122,067
- Solano County1 person$98,141
- City of Turlock1 person$94,220
- Helix Water District1 person$135,477
- Semitropic Water Storage District1 person$8,685
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Engineer-Assistant5 people$38,270
- Engineer Assistant35 people$104,835
- Engineer - Assistant12 people$110,374
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).
- Engineer Intern$11,387 (everyone)
- Engineer Assistant (this page)$104,905 (everyone)
- Chief Engineer$110,751 (everyone)
- Assistant Engineer$112,280 (everyone)
- Associate Engineer$145,254 (everyone)
- Engineer Associate$148,358 (everyone)
- Senior Associate Engineer$161,833 (everyone)
- Engineer Principal$162,241 (everyone)
- Supervising Engineer$166,258 (everyone)
- Senior Engineer$171,470 (everyone)
- Engineer Senior$175,722 (everyone)
- Assistant Chief Engineer$192,111 (everyone)
- Principal Engineer$197,143 (everyone)
Highest-paid engineer assistants, 2025
Common questions
How much does an engineer assistant make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical engineer assistant was paid $104,905 in 2025; most earned between $87,845 and $115,956. This counts all 52 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.1% of all pay for engineer assistants in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Engineer Assistant, at any level (for example "Engineer-Assistant"). 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