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California State Controller's Office and San Francisco city and county, CA · 2026 pay · 33 people

How much does a power system operator make in California State Controller's Office and San Francisco city and county, CA?

$304,841typical pay for a power system operator in 2026

$243,537 – $323,910what 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 12.1% from the same employers' year before.

✓ Official data from 3 agencies · Matches each agency's latest release · Show sources

Where power system operators work

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

Pay by level

Levels with 5 or more people.

  • Power System Operator I5 people$195,833
  • Power System Operator15 people$308,887
  • Power System Operator II13 people$318,179

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. Senior Power System Operator$220,999 (everyone)
  2. Power System Operator (this page)$304,841 (everyone)

Highest-paid power system operators, 2026

  1. 1Tinghui FengPower System Operator · San Francisco$191,861
  2. 2Joseph VelasquezPower System Operator · San Francisco$178,090
  3. 3Sandra GoldsworthyPower System Operator · San Francisco$99,202

Common questions

How much does a power system operator make in California State Controller's Office and San Francisco city and county, CA?

The typical power system operator was paid $304,841 in 2026; most earned between $243,537 and $323,910. This counts all 33 people paid, including part-year workers.

How much of the pay is overtime?

Overtime made up 28.7% of all pay for power system operators in 2026.

Which job titles are included?

Everyone whose payroll title is Power System Operator, at any level (for example "Power System Operator 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