California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 10 people
How much does a plant operating engineer make in California State Controller's Office?
$126,362typical pay for a plant operating engineer in 2025
$123,388 – $133,075what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 4.1% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where plant operating engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid plant operating engineers, 2025
Common questions
How much does a plant operating engineer make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical plant operating engineer was paid $126,362 in 2025; most earned between $123,388 and $133,075. This counts all 10 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 4.6% of all pay for plant operating engineers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Plant Operating Engineer, at any level (for example "Plant Operating 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