California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 30 people
How much does a purchasing assistant make in California State Controller's Office?
$62,574typical pay for a purchasing assistant in 2025
$56,061 – $80,313what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 12.7% from 2024.
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where purchasing assistants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- San Joaquin County7 people$42,241
- County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles)2 people$89,282
- Ventura County Community College District2 people$65,995
- City of Pasadena2 people$61,569
- City of Ontario2 people$78,930
- Alameda Health System2 people$82,572
- South Coast Air Quality Management District2 people$81,772
- City of Anaheim1 person$73,074
- Coast Community College District1 person$62,145
- Amador County1 person$56,208
- City of Inglewood1 person$65,967
- Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District1 person$82,530
- San Bernardino Mountains Community Hospital District1 person$62,172
- West Valley-Mission Community College District1 person$90,696
- Seneca Hospital District1 person$47,559
- Bear Valley Community Healthcare District1 person$46,837
- City of Manhattan Beach1 person$72,867
- Lompoc Hospital District1 person$45,796
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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).
- Purchasing Assistant (this page)$62,574 (everyone)
- Purchasing Supervisor$103,396 (everyone)
- Purchasing Manager$140,543 (everyone)
Highest-paid purchasing assistants, 2025
Common questions
How much does a purchasing assistant make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical purchasing assistant was paid $62,574 in 2025; most earned between $56,061 and $80,313. This counts all 30 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.5% of all pay for purchasing assistants in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Purchasing Assistant, at any level (for example "Purchasing Assistant"). 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