California · 2025 pay · 53 people
How much does an internal auditor make in California?
$118,221typical pay for a internal auditor in 2025
$77,201 – $154,255what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 0.7% from 2024.
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- LA City Controller · controller.lacity.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- San Mateo County · smcgov.org ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where internal auditors work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Los Angeles20 people$144,417
- Riverside County5 people$77,201
- San Mateo County4 people$60,233
- Santa Clara County3 people$118,262
- County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles)2 people$127,182
- City of Fresno2 people$29,370
- Inland Empire Utilities Agency2 people$33,648
- City of Glendale1 person$83,287
- Palomar Community College District1 person$147,187
- Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency1 person$109,866
- East Bay Municipal Utility District1 person$187,847
- Madera County1 person$74,390
- San Bernardino County Superior Court1 person$156,922
- Southern California Association of Governments1 person$212,558
- South Orange County Community College District1 person$245,963
- City of Ontario1 person$2,112
- Washington Township Health Care District1 person$180,736
- Butte County1 person$57,305
- Santa Barbara Community College District1 person$6,554
- Monterey County1 person$98,297
- City of Riverside1 person$95,127
- Orange County Transportation Authority1 person$113,900
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Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Internal Auditor II15 people$98,237
- Internal Auditor19 people$109,866
- Internal Auditor III11 people$137,490
- Internal Auditor IV6 people$170,115
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).
- Senior Internal Auditor$110,407 (everyone)
- Supervising Internal Auditor$112,989 (everyone)
- Internal Auditor (this page)$118,221 (everyone)
Highest-paid internal auditors, 2025
- 1Erendira SanchezInternal Auditor IV · Los Angeles$185,363
- 2Hazem AlqamInternal Auditor IV · Los Angeles$183,804
- 3Paul AlbergaInternal Auditor IV · Los Angeles$180,201
- 4Uche OkwechimeInternal Auditor III · Los Angeles$165,047
- 5Oswin ChanInternal Auditor IV · Los Angeles$160,029
Common questions
How much does an internal auditor make in California?
The typical internal auditor was paid $118,221 in 2025; most earned between $77,201 and $154,255. This counts all 53 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.1% of all pay for internal auditors in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Internal Auditor, at any level (for example "Internal Auditor II"). 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