California · 2025 pay · 237 people
How much does an executive advisor make in California?
$203,612typical pay for a executive advisor in 2025
$154,087 – $242,864what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 9.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where executive advisors work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of California, San Francisco52 people$212,592
- University of California, Berkeley35 people$209,532
- University of California, Office of the President32 people$222,737
- University of California, San Diego29 people$208,431
- University of California, Los Angeles24 people$247,858
- University of California, Davis22 people$184,075
- University of California, Irvine12 people$176,736
- University of California, Santa Barbara10 people$94,254
- University of California, Santa Cruz8 people$192,780
- University of California, Merced7 people$161,598
- University of California, Riverside5 people$145,359
- Nevada County Local Transportation Commission1 person$30,966
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Executive Advisor 330 people$144,977
- Executive Advisor 4115 people$202,250
- Executive Advisor 591 people$238,344
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).
- Executive Advisor (this page)$203,612 (everyone)
- Executive Advisor Manager$244,972 (everyone)
Highest-paid executive advisors, 2025
Common questions
How much does an executive advisor make in California?
The typical executive advisor was paid $203,612 in 2025; most earned between $154,087 and $242,864. This counts all 237 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for executive advisors in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Executive Advisor, at any level (for example "Executive Advisor 3"). 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