California State Controller's Office and City of Los Angeles, CA · 2025 pay · 1,082 people
How much does a special program assistant make in California State Controller's Office and City of Los Angeles, CA?
$23,495typical pay for a special program assistant in 2025
$14,733 – $24,081what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 17.7% from 2024.
✓ Official data from LA City Controller · Matches the agency's latest release · controller.lacity.gov ↗✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where special program assistants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Special Program Assistant I96 people$4,526
- Special Program Assistant II979 people$23,695
- Special Program Assistant III6 people$24,895
Highest-paid special program assistants, 2025
- 1Alejandro Ornelas PerezSpecial Program Assistant II · Los Angeles$36,175
- 2David Castillo Jr.Special Program Assistant II · Los Angeles$33,974
- 3Juan Casillas PerezSpecial Program Assistant II · Los Angeles$31,917
- 4Marcelo MorgaSpecial Program Assistant II · Los Angeles$31,573
- 5Alexander BruggeSpecial Program Assistant II · Los Angeles$30,619
Common questions
How much does a special program assistant make in California State Controller's Office and City of Los Angeles, CA?
The typical special program assistant was paid $23,495 in 2025; most earned between $14,733 and $24,081. This counts all 1,082 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.6% of all pay for special program assistants in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Special Program Assistant, at any level (for example "Special Program Assistant I"). 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