California · 2025 pay · 115 people
How much does a risk manager make in California?
$147,306typical pay for a risk manager in 2025
$121,811 – $173,311what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.8% from 2024.
✓ Official data from 7 agencies · Matches each agency's latest release · Show sourcesHide sources
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- LA City Controller · controller.lacity.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- City of San Jose · sanjoseca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where risk managers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Los Angeles23 people$172,435
- Orange County4 people$145,847
- Mono County2 people$102,812
- Santa Cruz County2 people$79,543
- City of Torrance2 people$55,270
- City of Sunnyvale2 people$87,378
- Bear Valley Community Healthcare District2 people$53,749
- Irvine Ranch Water District1 person$96,981
- City of South Gate1 person$161,148
- San Diego Community Power1 person$202,434
- San Luis Obispo County1 person$51,673
- Alameda County Superior Court1 person$154,717
- Placer County1 person$159,404
- Shasta-Trinity School Insurance Group1 person$87,285
- Peninsula Clean Energy Authority1 person$192,130
- Kings County1 person$130,832
- Shasta County1 person$82,784
- Imperial Irrigation District1 person$173,184
- City of Sacramento1 person$173,437
- City of Pomona1 person$148,978
- Sunline Transit Agency1 person$71,202
- City of San Buenaventura1 person$161,284
- Yuba County Water Agency1 person$201,653
- Santa Clara Valley Water District1 person$201,520
- City of Roseville1 person$168,963
- City of Placentia1 person$21,611
- City of Bakersfield1 person$148,321
- Butte County1 person$105,848
- City of South Pasadena1 person$182,451
- California Intergovernmental Risk Authority1 person$152,055
- City of Monterey1 person$141,180
- City of Petaluma1 person$146,538
- Imperial Valley Healthcare District1 person$79,097
- City of Fountain Valley1 person$147,306
- City of Montebello1 person$130,986
- San Jose1 person$167,972
- Tulare County1 person$127,977
- City of Compton1 person$146,748
- City of Chino1 person$134,076
- City of Santa Clara1 person$68,402
- Merced County1 person$134,461
- City of San Rafael1 person$172,901
- City of Simi Valley1 person$146,834
- South Orange County Community College District1 person$207,946
- City of Anaheim1 person$207,450
- Nevada County1 person$122,113
- City of Fremont1 person$212,122
- City of Redding1 person$151,128
- Schools Insurance Authority1 person$159,798
- City of Rancho Cucamonga1 person$129,503
- East Bay Regional Park District1 person$215,010
- City of El Segundo1 person$139,589
- City of Beverly Hills1 person$235,533
- City of Riverside1 person$139,313
- City of Lodi1 person$184,675
- Kern County1 person$150,054
- Ontario International Airport Authority1 person$138,789
- City of Modesto1 person$143,207
- City of Mountain View1 person$184,640
- City of La Mesa1 person$143,851
- Orange County Fire Authority1 person$220,355
- Solano County1 person$142,983
- San Diego Unified Port District1 person$101,074
- Del Norte County1 person$84,088
- City of South Lake Tahoe1 person$121,853
- City of Huntington Park1 person$125,629
- Pioneers Memorial Hospital District1 person$42,404
- City of Santa Rosa1 person$171,898
- City of Oceanside1 person$128,886
- City of Vernon1 person$182,027
- Ventura County Schools Self-Funding Authority1 person$140,801
- Monterey County1 person$185,582
- City of Carlsbad1 person$155,583
- Santa Barbara Community College District1 person$114,255
- Riverside Transit Agency1 person$143,198
- City of Manhattan Beach1 person$190,129
- City of Culver City1 person$163,821
- Cosumnes Community Services District1 person$164,978
- City of Huntington Beach1 person$166,351
- Humboldt County1 person$133,412
- Sacramento County1 person$182,878
- City of Orange1 person$170,654
- City of Fairfield1 person$167,420
- Stockton Port District1 person$14,700
- City of Fontana1 person$159,391
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Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Risk Manager97 people$143,207
- Risk Manager II13 people$182,463
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).
- Assistant Risk Manager$108,131 (everyone)
- Risk Manager (this page)$147,306 (everyone)
- Senior Risk Manager$174,565 (everyone)
- Risk Manager Senior$176,824 (everyone)
Highest-paid risk managers, 2025
- 1Zernan Samaniego AbadRisk Manager III · Los Angeles$234,876
- 2Jennifer BersalesRisk Manager III · Los Angeles$226,098
- 3Abram TejedaRisk Manager II · Los Angeles$201,968
- 4John MartinezRisk Manager II · Los Angeles$196,694
- 5Allan TanRisk Manager II · Los Angeles$194,780
Common questions
How much does a risk manager make in California?
The typical risk manager was paid $147,306 in 2025; most earned between $121,811 and $173,311. This counts all 115 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.3% of all pay for risk managers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Risk Manager, at any level (for example "Risk Manager"). 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