California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 231 people
How much does a project expert make in California State Controller's Office?
$6,396typical pay for a project expert in 2025
$2,523 – $16,064what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 19.1% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where project experts work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Project Expert V33 people$2,887
- Project Expert I37 people$3,060
- Project Expert II92 people$7,525
- Project Expert III60 people$12,957
- Project Expert IV9 people$13,423
Highest-paid project experts, 2025
Common questions
How much does a project expert make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical project expert was paid $6,396 in 2025; most earned between $2,523 and $16,064. This counts all 231 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.1% of all pay for project experts in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Project Expert, at any level (for example "Project Expert V"). 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