California State Controller's Office and San Mateo County, CA · 2025 pay · 12 people
How much does a lead gardener make in California State Controller's Office and San Mateo County, CA?
$89,886typical pay for a lead gardener in 2025
$88,010 – $94,837what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.8% from 2024.
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- San Mateo County · smcgov.org ↗
Where lead gardeners work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
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).
- Apprentice Gardener$45,853 (everyone)
- Senior Gardener$77,307 (everyone)
- Lead Gardener (this page)$89,886 (everyone)
Highest-paid lead gardeners, 2025
- 1Zachary McdonoughLead Gardener · San Mateo County$87,372
Common questions
How much does a lead gardener make in California State Controller's Office and San Mateo County, CA?
The typical lead gardener was paid $89,886 in 2025; most earned between $88,010 and $94,837. This counts all 12 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 7.0% of all pay for lead gardeners in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Lead Gardener, at any level (for example "Lead Gardener"). 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