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California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 5 people

How much does an engineer senior make in California State Controller's Office?

$175,722typical pay for a engineer senior in 2025

$158,261 – $178,806what most people earned

Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers.

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Where engineer seniors work

Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).

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).

  1. Engineer Intern$11,387 (everyone)
  2. Engineer Assistant$104,905 (everyone)
  3. Chief Engineer$110,751 (everyone)
  4. Assistant Engineer$112,280 (everyone)
  5. Associate Engineer$145,254 (everyone)
  6. Engineer Associate$148,358 (everyone)
  7. Senior Associate Engineer$161,833 (everyone)
  8. Engineer Principal$162,241 (everyone)
  9. Supervising Engineer$166,258 (everyone)
  10. Senior Engineer$171,470 (everyone)
  11. Engineer Senior (this page)$175,722 (everyone)
  12. Assistant Chief Engineer$192,111 (everyone)
  13. Principal Engineer$197,143 (everyone)

Highest-paid engineer seniors, 2025

    Common questions

    How much does an engineer senior make in California State Controller's Office?

    The typical engineer senior was paid $175,722 in 2025; most earned between $158,261 and $178,806. This counts all 5 people paid, including part-year workers.

    How much of the pay is overtime?

    Overtime made up 0.1% of all pay for engineer seniors in 2025.

    Which job titles are included?

    Everyone whose payroll title is Engineer Senior, at any level (for example "Engineer Senior"). 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