How much does a program manager make in California?

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

• Santa Clara County434 people$166,693
• City of San Diego209 people$177,524
• Los Angeles County70 people$113,449
• San Luis Obispo County67 people$102,506
• San Jose57 people$163,615
• City of Sacramento23 people$121,498
• Humboldt County22 people$115,876
• Fresno County22 people$115,929
• Nevada County19 people$147,126
• Alameda County Waste Management Authority and Source Reduction Recycling Board17 people$142,612
• Merced County17 people$99,455
• City of Fresno16 people$89,382
• Butte County16 people$103,267
• Monterey County14 people$157,992
• City of San Ramon13 people$156,615
• Imperial County12 people$110,214
• Siskiyou County12 people$99,178
• San Joaquin County12 people$123,048
• Contra Costa Community College District10 people$135,565
• Alameda County First 510 people$116,387
• San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District8 people$158,834
• Trinity County Resource and Water Conservation District7 people$71,146
• Shasta County7 people$107,624
• Lake County6 people$114,583
• Nevada-Sierra Connecting Point Public Authority6 people$94,876
• Sutter County6 people$117,010
• Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District6 people$180,209
• City of Walnut Creek5 people$164,675
• City of Concord5 people$138,332
• Tahoe Resource Conservation District5 people$102,650
• Compton Community College District5 people$62,507
• City of San Marcos4 people$103,320
• Tahoe Regional Planning Agency4 people$110,043
• San Benito County4 people$93,026
• Lake County Resource Conservation District4 people$71,583
• City of Carlsbad4 people$100,465
• Humboldt County Resource Conservation District4 people$78,511
• Glenn County4 people$108,667
• City of Pacific Grove4 people$99,012
• Sierra Resource Conservation District4 people$70,561
• Yolo County Resource Conservation District4 people$77,541
• The Centre for Organization Effectiveness4 people$88,835
• Orange County Transportation Authority4 people$228,357
• Glendale Community College District4 people$157,904
• California Institute for Regenerative Medicine3 people$161,169
• Napa County Resource Conservation District3 people$114,843
• Fresno Regional Workforce Investment Board3 people$26,811
• Trinity County3 people$112,882
• Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency3 people$55,857
• Nevada County Resource Conservation District3 people$27,567
• Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County3 people$127,341
• City of Pacifica3 people$22,755
• San Diego Unified Port District2 people$112,151
• Planning and Service Area II Area Agency on Aging2 people$84,897
• Upper Salinas/Las Tablas Resource Conservation District2 people$46,161
• South Bay Cities Council of Governments2 people$97,089
• City of Oakland2 people$33,398
• Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County2 people$62,229
• Colusa County Resource Conservation District2 people$54,533
• San Diego Community Power2 people$154,941
• Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District2 people$34,847
• North County Transit District2 people$92,223
• Tri-City Mental Health Authority2 people$112,638
• Modoc County2 people$104,425
• City of Temecula2 people$165,380
• Mariposa County2 people$93,090
• Clean Energy Alliance1 person$161,018
• Pomona Valley Transportation Authority1 person$98,968
• Mother Lode Job Training Agency1 person$112,543
• City of Albany1 person$140,740
• Fresno County Transportation Authority1 person$185,022
• Palomar Health District1 person$149,120
• Southeast Area Social Services Funding Authority (SASSFA)1 person$85,947
• North Central Fire Protection District1 person$47,724
• City of Vacaville1 person$163,994
• San Diego County Regional Airport Authority1 person$153,223
• City of Moorpark1 person$140,145
• Pioneer Community Energy1 person$102,407
• City of El Cerrito1 person$111,928
• Plumas County1 person$127,629
• Coarsegold Resource Conservation District1 person$27,678
• City of Carpinteria1 person$84,825
• Area Agency on Aging Planning and Services Area 261 person$9,107
• Sonoma Clean Power Authority1 person$135,288
• Water Conservation Garden Authority1 person$42,008
• Butte County First 51 person$103,764
• Healthy Petaluma District1 person$90,219
• Santa Clara County Schools Insurance Group1 person$125,599
• City of St. Helena1 person$158,858
• Sweetwater Authority1 person$181,819
• California Fairs Financing Authority1 person$113,680
• City of Mountain House1 person$50,717
• Area 12 Agency on Aging1 person$48,278
• Mono County1 person$7,495
• City of West Sacramento1 person$121,136
• San Bernardino County1 person$119,167
• Cambria Community Services District1 person$106,415
• Florin Resource Conservation District1 person$157,556
• City of Trinidad1 person$3,437
• Inyo County1 person$23,018
• San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority1 person$108,756
• City of Patterson1 person$138,172
• Cosumnes Community Services District1 person$148,193

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Pay by level

Levels with 5 or more people.

• Program Manager I152 people$115,961
• Program Manager624 people$138,443
• Program Manager II369 people$157,446
• Program Manager III134 people$188,400

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 Assistant$31,770 (everyone)
2. Senior Program Assistant$61,379 (everyone)
3. Program Assistant Senior$78,451 (everyone)
4. Program Supervisor$90,143 (everyone)
5. Senior Program Manager$132,188 (everyone)
6. Program Manager Senior$140,728 (everyone)
7. Program Manager (this page)$150,372 (everyone)
8. Program Chief$153,986 (everyone)

Highest-paid program managers, 2025

1. 1Martha P LopezProgram Manager I · Los Angeles County$586,985
2. 2Cynthia LeonProgram Manager I · Los Angeles County$216,983
3. 3Vivian N HoangProgram Manager I · Los Angeles County$213,626
4. 4Sally Mc GaugheyProgram Manager II · Los Angeles County$188,959
5. 5Anh RodrockProgram Manager · San Jose$182,894

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