California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 11 people
How much does a principal applications developer make in California State Controller's Office?
$140,564typical pay for a principal applications developer in 2025
$134,463 – $143,384what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 0.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where principal applications developers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (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).
- Applications Developer$113,452 (everyone)
- Senior Applications Developer$119,555 (everyone)
- Principal Applications Developer (this page)$140,564 (everyone)
Highest-paid principal applications developers, 2025
Common questions
How much does a principal applications developer make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical principal applications developer was paid $140,564 in 2025; most earned between $134,463 and $143,384. This counts all 11 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for principal applications developers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Principal Applications Developer, at any level (for example "Principal Applications Developer"). 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