California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 34 people
How much does a purchasing agent make in California State Controller's Office?
$94,761typical pay for a purchasing agent in 2025
$73,464 – $120,052what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 6.1% from 2024.
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
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Where purchasing agents work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- City of Lancaster2 people$70,322
- Southern Mono Health Care District2 people$21,808
- City of Anaheim2 people$66,500
- Union Sanitary District (Alameda)2 people$116,786
- Moulton-Niguel Water District1 person$123,270
- City of El Cajon1 person$127,505
- Compton Community College District1 person$113,155
- Imperial Irrigation District1 person$126,709
- Calaveras County Water District1 person$114,743
- City of Hanford1 person$106,903
- Vista Irrigation District1 person$121,694
- Yucaipa Valley Water District1 person$87,571
- Gavilan Joint Community College District1 person$75,410
- Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency1 person$77,985
- Rancho California Water District1 person$72,815
- City of El Segundo1 person$134,123
- City of Huntington Park1 person$39,947
- Tuolumne Utilities District1 person$103,730
- Palo Verde Irrigation District1 person$65,999
- Feather River Community College District1 person$87,918
- City of Santa Rosa1 person$103,216
- City of Milpitas1 person$27,182
- South Coast Water District1 person$187,163
- City of Dunsmuir1 person$198
- Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District1 person$78,360
- Monterey-Salinas Transit District1 person$97,186
- Sonoma County1 person$115,127
- City of Long Beach1 person$161,291
- Amador Water Agency1 person$99,106
- Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District1 person$146,252
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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).
- Deputy Purchasing Agent$76,285 (everyone)
- Purchasing Agent (this page)$94,761 (everyone)
- Assistant Purchasing Agent$129,663 (everyone)
Highest-paid purchasing agents, 2025
Common questions
How much does a purchasing agent make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical purchasing agent was paid $94,761 in 2025; most earned between $73,464 and $120,052. This counts all 34 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 1.2% of all pay for purchasing agents in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Purchasing Agent, at any level (for example "Purchasing Agent"). 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