California State Controller's Office and San Francisco city and county, CA · 2026 pay · 787 people
How much does a protective services worker make in California State Controller's Office and San Francisco city and county, CA?
$96,279typical pay for a protective services worker in 2026
$80,131 – $107,688what 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 rose 9.2% from the same employers' year before.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗✓ Official data from SF Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sf.gov ↗
Where protective services workers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).
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).
- Protective Services Worker (this page)$96,279 (everyone)
- Senior Protective Services Worker$105,177 (everyone)
Highest-paid protective services workers, 2026
- 1Agnes ChanProtective Services Worker · San Francisco$250,228
- 2Ethelbert OgbuehiProtective Services Worker · San Francisco$222,143
- 3Lily YeeProtective Services Worker · San Francisco$219,947
- 4Gloria SamayoaProtective Services Worker · San Francisco$217,572
- 5Alejandra CalderonProtective Services Worker · San Francisco$215,050
Common questions
How much does a protective services worker make in California State Controller's Office and San Francisco city and county, CA?
The typical protective services worker was paid $96,279 in 2026; most earned between $80,131 and $107,688. This counts all 787 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 5.0% of all pay for protective services workers in 2026.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Protective Services Worker, at any level (for example "Protective Services Worker"). 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