California public employers · 2025 pay · 28 people
How much does a general services manager make in California public employers?
$116,235typical pay for a general services manager in 2025
$100,501 – $153,626what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 0.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from 5 agencies · Matches each agency's latest release · Show sourcesHide sources
- LA County Auditor-Controller · lacounty.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- LA City Controller · controller.lacity.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where general services managers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Los Angeles County10 people$105,870
- Kern County9 people$115,016
- Los Angeles3 people$231,551
- Alameda County1 person$188,167
- City of Santa Clarita1 person$191,354
- Truckee-Donner Public Utility District1 person$164,254
- Solano County Transit (SolTrans)1 person$136,375
- Modesto Irrigation District1 person$176,038
- Western Contra Costa County Transit Authority1 person$92,095
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- General Services Manager I8 people$105,870
- General Services Manager18 people$132,360
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).
- General Services Manager (this page)$116,235 (everyone)
- General Services Supervisor$131,669 (everyone)
Highest-paid general services managers, 2025
- 1John SmithGeneral Services Manager · Los Angeles$242,073
- 2Tom De SmetGeneral Services Manager · Los Angeles$231,551
- 3Earnest HallGeneral Services Manager · Los Angeles$219,504
- 4John SchnauferGeneral Services Manager I · Los Angeles County$150,083
- 5Maria P MosquedaGeneral Services Manager I · Los Angeles County$117,454
Common questions
How much does a general services manager make in California public employers?
The typical general services manager was paid $116,235 in 2025; most earned between $100,501 and $153,626. This counts all 28 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 4.7% of all pay for general services managers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is General Services Manager, at any level (for example "General Services Manager 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