California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 64 people
How much does a lead transit driver make in California State Controller's Office?
$34,981typical pay for a lead transit driver in 2025
$10,719 – $54,133what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 4.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where lead transit drivers 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).
- Lead Transit Driver (this page)$34,981 (everyone)
- Transit Driver$47,348 (everyone)
Highest-paid lead transit drivers, 2025
Common questions
How much does a lead transit driver make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical lead transit driver was paid $34,981 in 2025; most earned between $10,719 and $54,133. This counts all 64 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 5.6% of all pay for lead transit drivers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Lead Transit Driver, at any level (for example "Lead Transit Driver"). 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