California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 43 people
How much does a school guard make in California State Controller's Office?
$15,604typical pay for a school guard in 2025
$6,386 – $16,990what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 15.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where school guards work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid school guards, 2025
Common questions
How much does a school guard make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical school guard was paid $15,604 in 2025; most earned between $6,386 and $16,990. This counts all 43 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.7% of all pay for school guards in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is School Guard, at any level (for example "School Guard"). 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