California · 2025 pay · 117 people
How much does a program analyst make in California?
$104,249typical pay for a program analyst in 2025
$83,073 – $118,416what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 15.9% from 2024.
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where program analysts work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- City of Oakland74 people$108,446
- West Valley-Mission Community College District13 people$114,641
- Town of Truckee7 people$101,117
- Solano County Transit (SolTrans)5 people$91,370
- City of Santa Cruz5 people$75,620
- Sacramento Regional Transit System2 people$91,140
- Yuba Sutter Transit Authority2 people$75,171
- Gateway Cities Council of Governments1 person$66,183
- Town of Danville1 person$87,526
- Town of Paradise1 person$65,440
- Housing Endowment and Regional Trust of San Mateo County1 person$97,969
- Solano County1 person$125,875
- Nevada-Sierra Connecting Point Public Authority1 person$93,259
- University of California, Los Angeles1 person$72
- City of Moreno Valley1 person$81,547
- Golden Sierra Job Training Agency1 person$77,067
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Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Program Analyst I22 people$91,559
- Program Analyst23 people$102,945
- Program Analyst II42 people$107,177
- Program Analyst III28 people$131,398
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).
- Program Analyst (this page)$104,249 (everyone)
- Associate Program Analyst$109,749 (everyone)
Highest-paid program analysts, 2025
Common questions
How much does a program analyst make in California?
The typical program analyst was paid $104,249 in 2025; most earned between $83,073 and $118,416. This counts all 117 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 1.1% of all pay for program analysts in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Program Analyst, at any level (for example "Program Analyst 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