California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 41 people
How much does a grounds keeper make in California State Controller's Office?
$25,560typical pay for a grounds keeper in 2025
$8,769 – $47,438what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 32.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where grounds keepers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Galt-Arno Cemetery District7 people$41,075
- Bardsdale Cemetery District6 people$9,162
- Quincy-La Porte Cemetery District6 people$15,092
- Cemetery District No. 1 (Placer)5 people$54,638
- Truckee Cemetery District4 people$2,285
- Rio Vista - Montezuma Cemetery District3 people$70,086
- Winton Cemetery District3 people$36,802
- Saratoga Cemetery District1 person$71,461
- Brownsville Cemetery District1 person$12,650
- Castroville Cemetery District1 person$36,271
- Meadow Valley Cemetery District1 person$8,769
- Chester Cemetery District1 person$20,875
- Covelo Cemetery District1 person$2,120
- Marvin-Chapel Cemetery District1 person$2,890
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Highest-paid grounds keepers, 2025
Common questions
How much does a grounds keeper make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical grounds keeper was paid $25,560 in 2025; most earned between $8,769 and $47,438. This counts all 41 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 1.9% of all pay for grounds keepers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Grounds Keeper, at any level (for example "Grounds Keeper"). 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