California · 2025 pay · 144 people
How much does an extra help make in California?
$9,476typical pay for a extra help in 2025
$3,160 – $23,665what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 14.2% 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 ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where extra helps work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Modoc County78 people$9,123
- Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control19 people$11,571
- Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority15 people$26,103
- Santa Barbara County Superior Court9 people$9,322
- City of Riverside6 people$322
- Halcumb Cemetery District4 people$524
- Feather River Community College District2 people$1,678
- City of Corona2 people$29,066
- Maxwell Public Utility District2 people$1,568
- City of Morro Bay2 people$11,708
- Happy Homestead Cemetery District1 person$23,055
- Mariposa Public Utility District1 person$975
- City of Calipatria1 person$12,812
- Lower Lake Cemetery District1 person$10,106
- City of Lodi1 person$23,663
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Extra Help123 people$9,322
- Extra-Help19 people$11,571
Highest-paid extra helps, 2025
Common questions
How much does an extra help make in California?
The typical extra help was paid $9,476 in 2025; most earned between $3,160 and $23,665. This counts all 144 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.4% of all pay for extra helps in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Extra Help, at any level (for example "Extra Help"). 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