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California public employers · 2026 pay · 865 people

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

$75,415typical pay for a management assistant in 2026

$64,399 – $95,089what 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 3.7% from the same employers' year before.

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Where management assistants work

Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).

Pay by level

Levels with 5 or more people.

  • (Part-Time) Management Assistant I10 people$55,704
  • (Part-Time) Management Assistant II7 people$61,439
  • Management Assistant I19 people$61,706
  • Management Assistant III28 people$65,904
  • Management Assistant II39 people$68,494
  • Management Assistant761 people$77,689

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. Management Intern$5,546 (everyone)
  2. Management Trainee$56,894 (everyone)
  3. Management Assistant (this page)$75,415 (everyone)
  4. Management Associate$88,747 (everyone)
  5. Senior Management Assistant$134,993 (everyone)

Highest-paid management assistants, 2026

  1. 1Tiffany YeeManagement Assistant · San Francisco$229,692
  2. 2Stephanie M RamosManagement Assistant · Los Angeles County$212,593
  3. 3Celeste MatsumotoManagement Assistant · Los Angeles$136,436
  4. 4Christopher SrichankijManagement Assistant · San Francisco$132,457
  5. 5Patrick PaclebManagement Assistant · San Francisco$131,167

Common questions

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

The typical management assistant was paid $75,415 in 2026; most earned between $64,399 and $95,089. This counts all 865 people paid, including part-year workers.

How much of the pay is overtime?

Overtime made up 0.9% of all pay for management assistants in 2026.

Which job titles are included?

Everyone whose payroll title is Management Assistant, at any level (for example "(Part-Time) Management Assistant I"). 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