California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 46 people
How much does an instructor guard make in California State Controller's Office?
$9,547typical pay for a instructor guard in 2025
$5,273 – $15,207what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 3.7% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where instructor guards work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Instructor Guard24 people$7,007
- Instructor / Guard22 people$10,234
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).
- Instructor Guard (this page)$9,547 (everyone)
- Senior Instructor Guard$10,706 (everyone)
Highest-paid instructor guards, 2025
Common questions
How much does an instructor guard make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical instructor guard was paid $9,547 in 2025; most earned between $5,273 and $15,207. This counts all 46 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.6% of all pay for instructor guards in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Instructor Guard, at any level (for example "Instructor Guard"). 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