California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 5 people
How much does a principal programmer analyst make in California State Controller's Office?
$171,893typical pay for a principal programmer analyst in 2025
$147,457 – $192,414what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where principal programmer analysts 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).
- Programmer Analyst$96,132 (everyone)
- Senior Programmer Analyst$141,945 (everyone)
- Programmer Analyst Senior$157,147 (everyone)
- Principal Programmer Analyst (this page)$171,893 (everyone)
Highest-paid principal programmer analysts, 2025
Common questions
How much does a principal programmer analyst make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical principal programmer analyst was paid $171,893 in 2025; most earned between $147,457 and $192,414. This counts all 5 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for principal programmer analysts in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Principal Programmer Analyst, at any level (for example "Principal Programmer Analyst"). 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