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California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 54 people

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

$132,188typical pay for a senior program manager in 2025

$120,043 – $151,398what most people earned

Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 8.8% from 2024.

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Where senior program managers 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$61,379 (everyone)
  3. Program Assistant Senior$78,451 (everyone)
  4. Program Supervisor$90,143 (everyone)
  5. Senior Program Manager (this page)$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 managers, 2025

    Common questions

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

    The typical senior program manager was paid $132,188 in 2025; most earned between $120,043 and $151,398. This counts all 54 people paid, including part-year workers.

    How much of the pay is overtime?

    Overtime made up 0.1% of all pay for senior program managers in 2025.

    Which job titles are included?

    Everyone whose payroll title is Senior Program Manager, at any level (for example "Senior Program 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