California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 1,013 people
How much does an engineering technician make in California State Controller's Office?
$83,213typical pay for a engineering technician in 2025
$63,262 – $98,753what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 5.6% from 2024.
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Where engineering technicians work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- San Bernardino County90 people$83,773
- County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles)57 people$98,894
- Riverside County52 people$66,274
- Sonoma County37 people$87,005
- Kern County37 people$82,862
- Fresno County35 people$55,863
- San Diego County31 people$88,645
- Ventura County24 people$73,962
- Metropolitan Water District of Southern California21 people$139,129
- Imperial Irrigation District20 people$77,987
- Placer County17 people$94,440
- Tulare County17 people$60,737
- Alameda County Water District16 people$121,668
- City of Bakersfield14 people$79,348
- Modesto Irrigation District13 people$95,406
- Coachella Valley Water District12 people$95,390
- Santa Clara Valley Water District10 people$109,176
- Santa Barbara County10 people$81,944
- City of Riverside10 people$106,251
- City of Carlsbad9 people$73,774
- Monterey County9 people$92,551
- Orange County9 people$84,426
- Napa County8 people$101,124
- Butte County8 people$73,517
- Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District8 people$94,324
- City of Santa Cruz8 people$77,973
- Marin Municipal Water District8 people$105,743
- City of Long Beach8 people$84,476
- City of Costa Mesa7 people$90,473
- Merced Irrigation District7 people$83,063
- City of San Bernardino6 people$58,483
- City of Torrance6 people$60,625
- City of Eureka6 people$22,230
- Solano County6 people$63,873
- City of Sacramento6 people$70,902
- City of Fresno5 people$61,455
- Tehama County5 people$72,900
- City of Lodi5 people$93,518
- City of Santa Ana5 people$78,419
- City of Pasadena5 people$74,430
- Glenn County5 people$41,117
- City of Burbank5 people$84,926
- Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer)5 people$87,093
- City of San Mateo5 people$99,707
- Santa Clara County4 people$117,830
- Vallecitos Water District4 people$88,407
- City of Pleasanton4 people$148,379
- City of Merced4 people$85,966
- Contra Costa Water District4 people$126,808
- City of Clovis4 people$82,876
- City of Victorville4 people$100,730
- Arvin-Edison Water Storage District4 people$79,692
- Madera Irrigation District4 people$55,501
- City of Redding4 people$78,398
- City of Camarillo4 people$129,089
- Yolo County4 people$51,623
- City of Morgan Hill4 people$28,515
- Fallbrook Public Utility District3 people$102,021
- City of Rancho Cucamonga3 people$82,258
- City of Arcata3 people$72,974
- City of Davis3 people$97,982
- Irvine Ranch Water District3 people$90,089
- Humboldt County3 people$58,358
- City of Chino3 people$41,219
- Union Sanitary District (Alameda)3 people$153,605
- Shasta County3 people$74,233
- City of Elk Grove3 people$77,641
- City of La Mesa3 people$80,019
- City of El Centro3 people$25,695
- City of Fontana3 people$73,103
- Orange County Sanitation District3 people$127,191
- City of Pomona3 people$71,091
- Town of Windsor3 people$99,598
- City of Simi Valley3 people$76,586
- City of Vacaville3 people$34,143
- Helix Water District3 people$96,108
- City of San Leandro3 people$116,807
- City of Los Banos3 people$58,964
- Santa Margarita Water District3 people$87,919
- City of Roseville3 people$79,498
- City of Thousand Oaks3 people$92,788
- City of Tracy3 people$58,440
- City of Fremont3 people$88,569
- City of Hayward3 people$86,445
- Western Municipal Water District2 people$72,312
- Central California Irrigation District2 people$83,761
- Las Virgenes Municipal Water District2 people$104,836
- Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District2 people$50,058
- City of Imperial2 people$73,449
- Trinity County2 people$54,145
- Madera County2 people$47,879
- City of Lake Elsinore2 people$56,700
- Mission Springs Water District2 people$83,571
- City of South Lake Tahoe2 people$36,513
- City of La Palma2 people$23,430
- Olivenhain Municipal Water District2 people$102,204
- City of Highland2 people$29,362
- City of Diamond Bar2 people$20,440
- City of Dana Point2 people$128,692
- Castro Valley Sanitary District (Alameda)2 people$87,545
- City of Healdsburg2 people$106,755
- City of West Sacramento2 people$96,283
- El Dorado Irrigation District2 people$86,017
- Valley Center Municipal Water District2 people$87,134
- City of Yuba City2 people$57,502
- City of Burlingame2 people$102,526
- City of San Luis Obispo2 people$89,154
- City of Fort Bragg2 people$71,376
- Marina Coast Water District2 people$66,133
- Padre Dam Municipal Water District2 people$76,280
- Tuolumne Utilities District2 people$38,544
- Scotts Valley Water District2 people$38,110
- San Diego County Water Authority2 people$108,366
- City of Norwalk2 people$18,612
- Jurupa Community Services District2 people$57,692
- Humboldt Community Services District2 people$48,626
- Lake Arrowhead Community Services District2 people$121,873
- City of Desert Hot Springs2 people$91,725
- City of Palo Alto2 people$84,721
- City of Walnut Creek2 people$110,461
- Solano Irrigation District2 people$57,914
- City of Huntington Beach2 people$63,352
- City of Menifee2 people$81,350
- City of Santa Clarita2 people$90,679
- Town of Truckee2 people$87,724
- Selma - Kingsburg - Fowler County Sanitation District (Fresno)2 people$112,790
- City of Glendale2 people$64,399
- City of Hanford1 person$52,207
- City of Brawley1 person$13,374
- Town of Yucca Valley1 person$64,811
- City of Fountain Valley1 person$77,330
- City of Guadalupe1 person$87,708
- City of Laguna Beach1 person$89,407
- South Placer Municipal Utility District1 person$111,540
- Town of Moraga1 person$102,715
- Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District1 person$77,754
- City of Hawthorne1 person$72,543
- City of Oxnard1 person$103,563
- City of Brentwood1 person$131,436
- City of Brea1 person$59,661
- Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District1 person$91,715
- City of Belmont1 person$93,244
- City of San Marcos1 person$42,083
- Town of Tiburon1 person$95,861
- City of Petaluma1 person$75,004
- City of Rancho Cordova1 person$87,058
- Florin Resource Conservation District1 person$96,801
- City of Cloverdale1 person$74,287
- Sweetwater Authority1 person$98,320
- City of Colton1 person$85,759
- Carpinteria Sanitary District (Santa Barbara)1 person$107,396
- Rincon del Diablo Municipal Water District1 person$85,302
- City of Manteca1 person$44,364
- City of Daly City1 person$98,002
- Central Coast Water Authority1 person$114,207
- City of Poway1 person$72,825
- City of Los Altos1 person$23,388
- City of San Gabriel1 person$68,163
- City of Rancho Santa Margarita1 person$35,472
- City of Westminster1 person$90,680
- Casitas Municipal Water District1 person$111,025
- City of Lomita1 person$68,360
- City of Azusa1 person$67,838
- Rancho California Water District1 person$89,262
- Stockton-East Water District1 person$91,637
- City of Vallejo1 person$78,230
- City of Morro Bay1 person$84,399
- Olivehurst Public Utility District1 person$87,588
- Sutter County1 person$50,732
- City of Solvang1 person$74,719
- City of Corona1 person$78,206
- City of Malibu1 person$36,611
- Lake County1 person$29,353
- City of Vista1 person$93,057
- City of American Canyon1 person$103,685
- City of Chula Vista1 person$3,339
- San Juan Water District1 person$117,479
- City of Irvine1 person$109,350
- City of El Cerrito1 person$96,627
- City of Auburn1 person$32,127
- Yuba County Water Agency1 person$103,723
- City of Shasta Lake1 person$48,781
- City of Gardena1 person$95,452
- Friant Water Authority1 person$80,377
- Inyo County1 person$63,707
- City of Menlo Park1 person$104,272
- Laguna Beach County Water District1 person$132,424
- Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency1 person$112,067
- City of Newport Beach1 person$87,364
- City of Escondido1 person$85,977
- South San Joaquin Irrigation District1 person$105,455
- City of Inglewood1 person$86,169
- Town of Yountville1 person$92,893
- City of Fairfield1 person$24,731
- City of Sebastopol1 person$75,371
- City of El Segundo1 person$61,065
- City of Galt1 person$82,259
- Desert Water Agency1 person$98,158
- Valley Sanitary District (Riverside)1 person$111,930
- City of Pittsburg1 person$55,906
- City of Needles1 person$54,265
- Ramona Municipal Water District1 person$18,442
- City of Coachella1 person$110,682
- Town of Los Altos Hills1 person$14,895
- Phelan Pinon Hill Community Services District1 person$75,942
- City of Cotati1 person$87,733
- City of Lancaster1 person$98,060
- City of Glendora1 person$8,291
- City of Eastvale1 person$85,827
- Santa Fe Irrigation District1 person$87,608
- Siskiyou County1 person$75,093
- Midway City Sanitary District (Orange)1 person$51,593
- City of Citrus Heights1 person$66,568
- Ojai Valley Sanitary District (Ventura)1 person$97,712
- City of Upland1 person$73,019
- City of Lindsay1 person$50,920
- City of Cupertino1 person$73,235
- Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority1 person$126,008
- Palmdale Water District1 person$117,218
- City of Mill Valley1 person$106,553
- Merced County Association of Governments1 person$75,436
- Nevada County1 person$102,593
- City of Alhambra1 person$121,632
- City of Chico1 person$76,767
- Soquel Creek Water District1 person$16,061
- City of Hermosa Beach1 person$74,002
- Costa Mesa Sanitary District (Orange)1 person$98,146
- Santa Cruz County1 person$18,502
- City of Benicia1 person$95,244
- City of Cerritos1 person$78,250
- City of St. Helena1 person$100,619
- City of Loma Linda1 person$52,335
- City of Chino Hills1 person$4,248
- City of Carpinteria1 person$70,244
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Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Engineering Technician I161 people$65,218
- Engineering Technician 16 people$66,753
- Engineering Technician II289 people$80,978
- Engineering Technician219 people$84,010
- Engineering Technician IV74 people$85,464
- Engineering Technician III193 people$96,832
- Engineering Technician - II15 people$100,556
- Engineering Technician V30 people$101,246
- Engineering Technician 214 people$116,398
- Engineering Technician 35 people$124,086
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).
- Engineering Technician (this page)$83,213 (everyone)
- Senior Engineering Technician$98,303 (everyone)
- Associate Engineering Technician$100,957 (everyone)
- Principal Engineering Technician$118,044 (everyone)
- Chief Engineering Technician$119,595 (everyone)
- Supervisor Engineering Technician$119,822 (everyone)
- Engineering Technician Supervisor$127,922 (everyone)
- Supervising Engineering Technician$138,054 (everyone)
Highest-paid engineering technicians, 2025
Common questions
How much does an engineering technician make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical engineering technician was paid $83,213 in 2025; most earned between $63,262 and $98,753. This counts all 1,013 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 2.4% of all pay for engineering technicians in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Engineering Technician, at any level (for example "Engineering Technician 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