California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 54 people
How much does a plan check engineer make in California State Controller's Office?
$136,536typical pay for a plan check engineer in 2025
$112,830 – $167,137what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.0% from 2024.
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where plan check engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- City of Milpitas5 people$83,707
- Ventura County5 people$119,182
- City of Walnut Creek4 people$172,410
- City of Burbank3 people$136,224
- San Joaquin County3 people$93,252
- City of Costa Mesa3 people$155,943
- City of Palo Alto2 people$168,070
- City of Riverside2 people$55,601
- City of Culver City2 people$115,772
- City of Sunnyvale2 people$177,631
- City of Concord2 people$156,088
- Stanislaus County2 people$102,529
- City of Cupertino2 people$171,648
- City of Manhattan Beach1 person$90,338
- City of San Mateo1 person$129,583
- Cloverdale Fire Protection District1 person$22,168
- City of Redding1 person$119,078
- City of Morgan Hill1 person$175,061
- City of Redondo Beach1 person$136,581
- Butte County1 person$118,089
- City of Mountain View1 person$175,312
- City of Huntington Beach1 person$146,789
- City of Alameda1 person$154,481
- City of Tracy1 person$195,504
- City of Menlo Park1 person$159,859
- City of Vista1 person$127,103
- City of Dublin1 person$182,923
- City of Orange1 person$125,641
- City of Fullerton1 person$142,673
- City of Vacaville1 person$129,622
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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).
- Assistant Plan Check Engineer$117,922 (everyone)
- Plan Check Engineer (this page)$136,536 (everyone)
- Associate Plan Check Engineer$146,924 (everyone)
- Senior Plan Check Engineer$169,716 (everyone)
Highest-paid plan check engineers, 2025
Common questions
How much does a plan check engineer make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical plan check engineer was paid $136,536 in 2025; most earned between $112,830 and $167,137. This counts all 54 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.3% of all pay for plan check engineers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Plan Check Engineer, at any level (for example "Plan Check Engineer"). 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