California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 11 people
How much does a staff engineer make in California State Controller's Office?
$115,008typical pay for a staff engineer in 2025
$78,318 – $135,237what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 9.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where staff engineers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Desert Water Agency4 people$87,948
- South Tahoe Public Utility District1 person$113,131
- Kern Delta Water District1 person$97,207
- Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Contra Costa)1 person$130,572
- Novato Sanitary District (Marin)1 person$147,860
- North Kern Water Storage District1 person$23,304
- Mammoth Community Water District1 person$115,008
- Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District1 person$192,616
Highest-paid staff engineers, 2025
Common questions
How much does a staff engineer make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical staff engineer was paid $115,008 in 2025; most earned between $78,318 and $135,237. This counts all 11 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.4% of all pay for staff engineers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Staff Engineer, at any level (for example "Staff 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