California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 535 people
How much does a program leader make in California State Controller's Office?
$4,626typical pay for a program leader in 2025
$2,511 – $13,516what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.8% from 2024.
✓ 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 program leaders work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- City of Torrance176 people$5,013
- Town of Danville133 people$2,892
- North of the River Recreation and Park District119 people$9,424
- Auburn Recreation and Park District34 people$4,622
- Livermore Area Recreation and Park District32 people$15,176
- City of Santa Maria18 people$136,158
- Hayward Area Recreation and Park District12 people$53,751
- City of Sacramento5 people$41,828
- City of Lemoore4 people$42
- City of Bishop2 people$9,553
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Program Leader370 people$3,797
- Program Leader I58 people$4,212
- Program Leader IV15 people$13,501
- Program Leader II44 people$15,534
- Program Leader V10 people$16,976
- Program Leader III38 people$18,654
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 Leader (this page)$4,626 (everyone)
- Senior Program Leader$27,007 (everyone)
Highest-paid program leaders, 2025
Common questions
How much does a program leader make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical program leader was paid $4,626 in 2025; most earned between $2,511 and $13,516. This counts all 535 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.4% of all pay for program leaders in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Program Leader, at any level (for example "Program Leader"). 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