California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 499 people
How much does a senior engineer make in California State Controller's Office?
$171,470typical pay for a senior engineer in 2025
$139,888 – $198,868what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 0.6% from 2024.
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Where senior engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles)48 people$189,315
- Metropolitan Water District of Southern California40 people$219,687
- City of Sacramento33 people$135,495
- Orange County Sanitation District31 people$191,022
- Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority23 people$118,677
- San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District13 people$165,666
- Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa)13 people$221,725
- San Diego Association of Governments11 people$73,033
- Irvine Ranch Water District10 people$170,371
- City of Roseville10 people$144,708
- City of Palo Alto10 people$227,504
- City of Sunnyvale9 people$169,866
- Sonoma County9 people$169,332
- City of Santa Clarita9 people$165,364
- Fresno County8 people$133,243
- Contra Costa Water District8 people$200,068
- City of San Mateo7 people$171,080
- Inland Empire Utilities Agency7 people$194,548
- City of Thousand Oaks6 people$179,908
- City of Encinitas6 people$135,642
- Eastern Municipal Water District5 people$195,809
- City of Simi Valley5 people$139,483
- City of West Sacramento5 people$159,607
- City of Carlsbad5 people$156,478
- Santa Clara Valley Water District4 people$198,180
- City of Westminster4 people$138,059
- Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency4 people$188,104
- San Diego County Water Authority4 people$211,058
- City of Oxnard4 people$183,167
- City of Riverside4 people$161,693
- Silicon Valley Clean Water4 people$249,158
- City of Corona3 people$145,990
- City of Monterey3 people$169,490
- Water Replenishment District of Southern California3 people$188,192
- South Tahoe Public Utility District3 people$179,388
- City of Costa Mesa3 people$183,309
- Nevada Irrigation District3 people$168,312
- City of Fontana3 people$155,930
- City of San Leandro3 people$169,527
- Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District3 people$202,635
- City of Lancaster3 people$174,507
- Moulton-Niguel Water District3 people$135,623
- City of Coronado3 people$47,771
- City of Hermosa Beach3 people$192,643
- City of Lincoln3 people$144,388
- Dublin San Ramon Services District3 people$210,068
- Yuba County Water Agency3 people$184,732
- City of Menifee2 people$139,111
- City of Lafayette2 people$108,888
- City of Chino2 people$178,614
- Yorba Linda Water District2 people$167,843
- United Water Conservation District2 people$140,095
- West Valley Water District2 people$167,196
- Napa County2 people$167,582
- City of Vista2 people$155,976
- Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency2 people$170,517
- Western Municipal Water District2 people$219,753
- Jurupa Community Services District2 people$102,617
- City of Manteca2 people$198,098
- City of Alameda2 people$168,729
- East Valley Water District2 people$197,560
- Town of Moraga2 people$169,703
- City of Millbrae2 people$153,206
- Alameda County Water District2 people$206,313
- Orange County Water District2 people$174,876
- City of Larkspur1 person$185,041
- City of Palm Desert1 person$126,404
- San Juan Water District1 person$186,845
- San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District1 person$161,637
- Calaveras County1 person$50,351
- City of Grover Beach1 person$23,364
- Sacramento Suburban Water District1 person$48,427
- Ross Valley Sanitary District1 person$220,193
- City of Chino Hills1 person$167,012
- Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District1 person$194,033
- Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District1 person$171,470
- Desert Water Agency1 person$159,739
- City of Hanford1 person$35,915
- Las Virgenes Municipal Water District1 person$113,831
- South San Joaquin Irrigation District1 person$147,135
- Delta Diablo1 person$250,457
- City of Merced1 person$83,961
- Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency1 person$185,889
- Water Employee Services Authority1 person$159,321
- Valley Center Municipal Water District1 person$56,441
- North Tahoe Public Utility District1 person$109,438
- Oro Loma Sanitary District (Alameda)1 person$116,167
- City of El Cerrito1 person$31,590
- Mojave Water Agency1 person$95,139
- City of Beaumont1 person$137,019
- Mammoth Community Water District1 person$142,551
- San Benito County Water District1 person$120,186
- Marina Coast Water District1 person$180,694
- Westside Water Authority1 person$136,913
- Camrosa Water District1 person$39,542
- City of Inglewood1 person$146,065
- Riverside County1 person$109,339
- Contra Costa Transportation Authority1 person$210,921
- City of Rocklin1 person$44,410
- City of Goleta1 person$128,833
- Truckee Sanitary District (Nevada)1 person$52,527
- City of Rancho Palos Verdes1 person$154,712
- San Diego Unified Port District1 person$160,356
- Santa Fe Irrigation District1 person$119,800
- Henry Miller Reclamation District No. 21311 person$81,612
- City of Pico Rivera1 person$138,796
- City of Grass Valley1 person$133,420
- Transportation Agency for Monterey County1 person$164,475
- Tuolumne Utilities District1 person$141,564
- Central Marin Sanitation Agency1 person$211,019
- North Marin Water District1 person$215,987
- El Toro Water District1 person$178,567
- Placer County Water Agency1 person$167,720
- City of Pismo Beach1 person$85,263
- Stockton-East Water District1 person$157,237
- Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District1 person$164,955
- City of Hawthorne1 person$112,062
- San Francisco County Transportation Authority1 person$178,569
- City of Moreno Valley1 person$167,879
- City of South Gate1 person$138,314
- City of Upland1 person$140,238
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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).
- Engineer Intern$11,387 (everyone)
- Engineer Assistant$104,905 (everyone)
- Chief Engineer$110,751 (everyone)
- Assistant Engineer$112,280 (everyone)
- Associate Engineer$145,254 (everyone)
- Engineer Associate$148,358 (everyone)
- Senior Associate Engineer$161,833 (everyone)
- Engineer Principal$162,241 (everyone)
- Supervising Engineer$166,258 (everyone)
- Senior Engineer (this page)$171,470 (everyone)
- Engineer Senior$175,722 (everyone)
- Assistant Chief Engineer$192,111 (everyone)
- Principal Engineer$197,143 (everyone)
Highest-paid senior engineers, 2025
Common questions
How much does a senior engineer make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical senior engineer was paid $171,470 in 2025; most earned between $139,888 and $198,868. This counts all 499 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.5% of all pay for senior engineers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Senior Engineer, at any level (for example "Senior Engineer"). 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