California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 5 people
How much does a senior meter reader make in California State Controller's Office?
$99,008typical pay for a senior meter reader in 2025
$74,699 – $109,874what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 16.4% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where senior meter readers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
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).
- Meter Reader$63,000 (everyone)
- Senior Meter Reader (this page)$99,008 (everyone)
Highest-paid senior meter readers, 2025
Common questions
How much does a senior meter reader make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical senior meter reader was paid $99,008 in 2025; most earned between $74,699 and $109,874. This counts all 5 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 9.4% of all pay for senior meter readers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Senior Meter Reader, at any level (for example "Senior Meter Reader"). 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