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California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 11 people

How much does a general assistant make in California State Controller's Office?

$19,165typical pay for a general assistant in 2025

$16,583 – $20,286what most people earned

Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 11.3% from 2024.

✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗

Where general assistants 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. General Intern$9,200 (everyone)
  2. General Assistant (this page)$19,165 (everyone)
  3. General Manager$200,003 (everyone)
  4. Deputy General Manager$238,760 (everyone)
  5. Assistant General Manager$242,241 (everyone)

Highest-paid general assistants, 2025

    Common questions

    How much does a general assistant make in California State Controller's Office?

    The typical general assistant was paid $19,165 in 2025; most earned between $16,583 and $20,286. This counts all 11 people paid, including part-year workers.

    How much of the pay is overtime?

    Overtime made up 0.5% of all pay for general assistants in 2025.

    Which job titles are included?

    Everyone whose payroll title is General Assistant, at any level (for example "General Assistant"). 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