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California public employers · 2026 pay · 99 people

How much does a legislative assistant make in California public employers?

$102,783typical pay for a legislative assistant in 2026

$45,332 – $157,030what most people earned

Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2025 or 2026). Typical pay rose 13.8% from the same employers' year before.

✓ Official data from 5 agencies · Matches each agency's latest release · Show sources

Where legislative assistants work

Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (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. Supervising Legislative Assistant$77,388 (everyone)
  2. Legislative Assistant (this page)$102,783 (everyone)
  3. Supervising Senior Legislative Assistant$122,954 (everyone)

Highest-paid legislative assistants, 2026

  1. 1Jennifer LowLegislative Assistant · San Francisco$384,162
  2. 2Ana HerreraLegislative Assistant · San Francisco$212,695
  3. 3Armando BencomoLegislative Assistant · Los Angeles$177,840
  4. 4Sharon GinLegislative Assistant · Los Angeles$176,990
  5. 5Michael EspinosaLegislative Assistant · Los Angeles$171,053

Common questions

How much does a legislative assistant make in California public employers?

The typical legislative assistant was paid $102,783 in 2026; most earned between $45,332 and $157,030. This counts all 99 people paid, including part-year workers.

How much of the pay is overtime?

Overtime made up 0.1% of all pay for legislative assistants in 2026.

Which job titles are included?

Everyone whose payroll title is Legislative Assistant, at any level (for example "Legislative Assistant"). 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