California public employers · 2026 pay · 192 people
How much does a project coordinator make in California public employers?
$72,997typical pay for a project coordinator in 2026
$40,364 – $101,572what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2025 or 2026). Typical pay fell 0.8% from the same employers' year before.
✓ Official data from 6 agencies · Matches each agency's latest release · Show sourcesHide sources
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- LA City Controller · controller.lacity.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 ↗
- City of Richmond · ci.richmond.ca.us ↗
Where project coordinators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).
- Los Angeles49 people$105,353
- South Bay Cities Council of Governments13 people$37,399
- Contra Costa Community College District12 people$24,528
- City of Riverside12 people$95,131
- Western Shasta Resource Conservation District11 people$48,799
- East Bay Regional Park District8 people$126,906
- Humboldt County Resource Conservation District8 people$33,110
- Resource Conservation District of Tehama County7 people$50,553
- Fresno Regional Workforce Investment Board7 people$52,471
- Trinity County Resource and Water Conservation District7 people$57,628
- Siskiyou County7 people$81,894
- Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District5 people$55,132
- City of Roseville4 people$96,439
- California Fairs Financing Authority3 people$42,694
- Richmond3 people$162,634
- Turlock Irrigation District3 people$63,718
- Lompoc Hospital District2 people$45,443
- City of Perris2 people$62,542
- Imperial Irrigation District2 people$56,687
- City of Chino2 people$130,668
- City of Fontana2 people$109,469
- Colusa County Resource Conservation District1 person$35,030
- Lassen Municipal Utility District1 person$87,021
- City of Corona1 person$106,997
- San Mateo County Transit District1 person$100,451
- Nevada County1 person$80,504
- Sunline Transit Agency1 person$59,716
- Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District1 person$49,176
- Inyo County1 person$82,103
- The Centre for Organization Effectiveness1 person$71,324
- Shasta-Trinity School Insurance Group1 person$80,285
- Yolo County1 person$79,105
- Georgetown Divide Resource Conservation District1 person$28,015
- Alameda Health System1 person$101,675
- El Dorado County Resource Conservation District1 person$42,439
- Union Sanitary District (Alameda)1 person$78,577
- Crescenta Valley County Water District1 person$74,303
- City of Monrovia1 person$11,849
- San Bernardino International Airport Authority1 person$64,487
- Marin Municipal Water District1 person$114,008
- Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare District1 person$14,365
- City of West Hollywood1 person$184,080
- City of Ontario1 person$101,365
- Jurupa Community Services District1 person$140,399
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Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Project Coordinator II11 people$29,417
- Project Coordinator178 people$74,997
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).
- Project Coordinator (this page)$72,997 (everyone)
- Senior Project Coordinator$132,103 (everyone)
- Principal Project Coordinator$173,091 (everyone)
Highest-paid project coordinators, 2026
- 1Trina JacksonProject Coordinator · Richmond$163,264
- 2Gilbert PeteProject Coordinator · Richmond$162,634
- 3Beatriz Guerrero AunaProject Coordinator · Richmond$162,232
- 4Thomas CorralesProject Coordinator · Los Angeles$132,456
- 5Eduardo NunoProject Coordinator · Los Angeles$131,973
Common questions
How much does a project coordinator make in California public employers?
The typical project coordinator was paid $72,997 in 2026; most earned between $40,364 and $101,572. This counts all 192 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.5% of all pay for project coordinators in 2026.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Project Coordinator, at any level (for example "Project Coordinator II"). 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