California · 2025 pay · 70 people
How much does a lead groundsworker range make in California?
$66,319typical pay for a lead groundsworker range in 2025
$56,074 – $73,201what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 1.5% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where lead groundsworker ranges work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- San Diego State University6 people$53,801
- California State University, Fullerton6 people$70,945
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo6 people$61,913
- San Francisco State University6 people$67,262
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona6 people$75,048
- California State University, Long Beach6 people$70,450
- California State University, Northridge5 people$80,074
- Sonoma State University4 people$54,820
- California State University, Fresno3 people$63,288
- California State University, Chico3 people$53,473
- California State University, San Bernardino3 people$27,365
- California State University, Bakersfield2 people$74,116
- California State University, Dominguez Hills2 people$67,276
- California State University, Channel Islands2 people$65,372
- California State University, East Bay2 people$69,830
- California State University, Los Angeles2 people$71,632
- California State University, Sacramento2 people$61,699
- California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt1 person$65,985
- California State University, Stanislaus1 person$69,267
- San Jose State University1 person$68,595
- California State University, San Marcos1 person$69,764
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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).
- Groundsworker Range$46,063 (everyone)
- Lead Groundsworker Range (this page)$66,319 (everyone)
Highest-paid lead groundsworker ranges, 2025
Common questions
How much does a lead groundsworker range make in California?
The typical lead groundsworker range was paid $66,319 in 2025; most earned between $56,074 and $73,201. This counts all 70 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 10.0% of all pay for lead groundsworker ranges in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Lead Groundsworker Range, at any level (for example "Lead Groundsworker Range"). 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