California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 54 people
How much does a finance assistant make in California State Controller's Office?
$53,097typical pay for a finance assistant in 2025
$21,420 – $65,709what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.2% 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 ↗
Where finance assistants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- City of Vacaville10 people$61,533
- City of Davis10 people$18,331
- El Dorado Irrigation District9 people$34,502
- City of El Monte6 people$77,725
- City of Huntington Park5 people$61,024
- City of Sonora2 people$32,726
- City of Paramount2 people$15,969
- South Tahoe Public Utility District1 person$54,087
- City of Camarillo1 person$113,708
- City of Avenal1 person$47,376
- San Diego Metropolitan Transit System1 person$27,706
- City of Orange1 person$76,643
- Nevada Irrigation District1 person$57,091
- Lake County Fire Protection District1 person$49,620
- Rosamond Community Services District1 person$100,833
- City of Los Alamitos1 person$62,546
- Amador County1 person$18,057
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Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Finance Assistant I27 people$29,025
- Finance Assistant17 people$66,337
- Finance Assistant II9 people$68,232
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).
- Finance Intern$8,200 (everyone)
- Finance Assistant (this page)$53,097 (everyone)
- Senior Finance Assistant$71,538 (everyone)
- Manager Finance$89,233 (everyone)
- Finance Supervisor$115,899 (everyone)
- Finance Manager$153,305 (everyone)
Highest-paid finance assistants, 2025
Common questions
How much does a finance assistant make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical finance assistant was paid $53,097 in 2025; most earned between $21,420 and $65,709. This counts all 54 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 1.7% of all pay for finance assistants in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Finance Assistant, at any level (for example "Finance Assistant 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