California · 2025 pay · 139 people
How much does a lead custodian make in California?
$77,490typical pay for a lead custodian in 2025
$53,485 – $98,547what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 0.5% from 2024.
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.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 ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- San Mateo County · smcgov.org ↗
Where lead custodians work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority51 people$97,941
- Riverside County17 people$51,619
- South Orange County Community College District7 people$96,134
- State Center Community College District6 people$60,869
- Orange County Superior Court6 people$56,022
- Los Rios Community College District4 people$74,041
- West Kern Community College District4 people$38,951
- Cerritos Community College District3 people$82,540
- Contra Costa County3 people$119,363
- San Jose-Evergreen Community College District3 people$94,983
- San Bernardino County3 people$51,973
- San Mateo County Community College District3 people$89,539
- City of El Cerrito2 people$43,048
- Ventura County Community College District2 people$85,526
- Glendale Community College District2 people$78,953
- City of Merced1 person$59,216
- City of Sausalito1 person$62,598
- City of San Bernardino1 person$52,074
- Santa Barbara Community College District1 person$74,483
- City of Watsonville1 person$77,490
- Tehama County1 person$41,446
- City of Orange1 person$77,216
- City of Palmdale1 person$110,131
- City of Galt1 person$53,351
- Sutter County1 person$57,193
- Mt. San Antonio Community College District1 person$97,173
- Central Contra Costa Transit Authority1 person$60,085
- City of Manteca1 person$78,730
- City of Monterey1 person$99,566
- Chabot-Las Positas Community College District1 person$100,542
- Glenn County1 person$50,963
- Gavilan Joint Community College District1 person$76,348
- Mono County1 person$69,941
- City of Chula Vista1 person$66,327
- City of Oceanside1 person$64,540
- San Mateo County1 person$124,032
- Calaveras County1 person$53,619
- Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority1 person$81,932
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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).
- Custodian Senior$54,220 (everyone)
- Supervising Custodian$60,609 (everyone)
- Senior Custodian$63,633 (everyone)
- Supervisor Custodian$67,613 (everyone)
- Custodian Supervisor$68,524 (everyone)
- Senior Custodian Supervisor$73,327 (everyone)
- Custodian Lead$77,270 (everyone)
- Lead Custodian (this page)$77,490 (everyone)
- Head Custodian Supervisor$86,731 (everyone)
Highest-paid lead custodians, 2025
- 1Jose Victor CurincitaLead Custodian · San Mateo County$124,032
Common questions
How much does a lead custodian make in California?
The typical lead custodian was paid $77,490 in 2025; most earned between $53,485 and $98,547. This counts all 139 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 15.6% of all pay for lead custodians in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Lead Custodian, at any level (for example "Lead Custodian"). 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