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California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 188 people

How much does a program administrator make in California State Controller's Office?

$117,208typical pay for a program administrator in 2025

$97,503 – $127,992what most people earned

Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 7.5% from 2024.

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Where program administrators work

Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).

Pay by level

Levels with 5 or more people.

  • Program Administrator I40 people$94,763
  • Program Administrator II59 people$113,522
  • Program Administrator III53 people$119,106
  • Program Administrator36 people$182,854

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. Program Administrator (this page)$117,208 (everyone)
  2. Senior Program Administrator$134,599 (everyone)

Highest-paid program administrators, 2025

    Common questions

    How much does a program administrator make in California State Controller's Office?

    The typical program administrator was paid $117,208 in 2025; most earned between $97,503 and $127,992. This counts all 188 people paid, including part-year workers.

    How much of the pay is overtime?

    Overtime made up 0.9% of all pay for program administrators in 2025.

    Which job titles are included?

    Everyone whose payroll title is Program Administrator, at any level (for example "Program Administrator 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