California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 26 people
How much does a rail operations controller make in California State Controller's Office?
$237,264typical pay for a rail operations controller in 2025
$133,314 – $267,988what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 24.4% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where rail operations controllers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid rail operations controllers, 2025
Common questions
How much does a rail operations controller make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical rail operations controller was paid $237,264 in 2025; most earned between $133,314 and $267,988. This counts all 26 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 14.6% of all pay for rail operations controllers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Rail Operations Controller, at any level (for example "Rail Operations Controller"). 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