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California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 26 people

How much does a senior program assistant make in California State Controller's Office?

$61,379typical pay for a senior program assistant in 2025

$54,953 – $79,077what most people earned

Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 18.0% from 2024.

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Where senior program assistants 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).

  1. Program Assistant$31,770 (everyone)
  2. Senior Program Assistant (this page)$61,379 (everyone)
  3. Program Assistant Senior$78,451 (everyone)
  4. Program Supervisor$90,143 (everyone)
  5. Senior Program Manager$132,188 (everyone)
  6. Program Manager Senior$140,728 (everyone)
  7. Program Manager$150,372 (everyone)
  8. Program Chief$153,986 (everyone)

Highest-paid senior program assistants, 2025

    Common questions

    How much does a senior program assistant make in California State Controller's Office?

    The typical senior program assistant was paid $61,379 in 2025; most earned between $54,953 and $79,077. This counts all 26 people paid, including part-year workers.

    How much of the pay is overtime?

    Overtime made up 0.4% of all pay for senior program assistants in 2025.

    Which job titles are included?

    Everyone whose payroll title is Senior Program Assistant, at any level (for example "Senior Program Assistant"). 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