California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 52 people
How much does a program director make in California State Controller's Office?
$122,188typical pay for a program director in 2025
$21,859 – $183,811what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 6.1% from 2024.
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where program directors work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- West Valley-Mission Community College District21 people$187,833
- Sacramento County7 people$5,594
- McKinleyville Community Services District5 people$1,581
- Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District4 people$90,653
- Ventura County Community College District3 people$140,253
- Napa County Resource Conservation District2 people$140,310
- MiraCosta Community College District2 people$153,101
- Contra Costa Community College District1 person$18,245
- West Kern Adult Education Network1 person$118,773
- Trinity County Resource and Water Conservation District1 person$90,402
- Fresno-Madera Agency on Aging1 person$175,113
- Arden Manor Recreation and Park District1 person$31,851
- Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare District1 person$22,575
- Marin Community College District1 person$111,797
- Nevada County Resource Conservation District1 person$90,623
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Program Director28 people$27,213
- Program Director I9 people$163,590
- Program Director II15 people$191,716
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).
- Assistant Program Director$113,008 (everyone)
- Program Director (this page)$122,188 (everyone)
Highest-paid program directors, 2025
Common questions
How much does a program director make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical program director was paid $122,188 in 2025; most earned between $21,859 and $183,811. This counts all 52 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.1% of all pay for program directors in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Program Director, at any level (for example "Program Director"). 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