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California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 9 people

How much does a lead plumber make in California State Controller's Office?

$118,785typical pay for a lead plumber in 2025

$113,825 – $131,547what most people earned

Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.3% from 2024.

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Where lead plumbers 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).

  1. Lead Plumber (this page)$118,785 (everyone)
  2. Senior Plumber$139,000 (everyone)
  3. Plumber Supervisor$156,565 (everyone)

Highest-paid lead plumbers, 2025

    Common questions

    How much does a lead plumber make in California State Controller's Office?

    The typical lead plumber was paid $118,785 in 2025; most earned between $113,825 and $131,547. This counts all 9 people paid, including part-year workers.

    How much of the pay is overtime?

    Overtime made up 3.6% of all pay for lead plumbers in 2025.

    Which job titles are included?

    Everyone whose payroll title is Lead Plumber, at any level (for example "Lead Plumber"). 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