California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 2,127 people
How much does a student assistant make in California State Controller's Office?
$3,868typical pay for a student assistant in 2025
$1,613 – $8,095what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 9.5% 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 student assistants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Mt. San Antonio Community College District799 people$3,240
- Rancho Santiago Community College District627 people$4,680
- Coast Community College District372 people$4,051
- Rio Hondo Community College District165 people$3,911
- San Jose-Evergreen Community College District95 people$5,346
- Ventura County Community College District64 people$3,088
- City of Greenfield5 people$6,950
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Student Assistant IV84 people$2,563
- Student Assistant V256 people$3,237
- Student Assistant I557 people$3,553
- Student Assistant701 people$4,101
- Student Assistant III171 people$4,218
- Student Assistant II358 people$5,335
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).
- Student Assistant (this page)$3,868 (everyone)
- Student Intern$5,128 (everyone)
- Student Intern Senior$10,849 (everyone)
- Assistant Student$12,014 (everyone)
- Student Trainee$14,670 (everyone)
Highest-paid student assistants, 2025
Common questions
How much does a student assistant make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical student assistant was paid $3,868 in 2025; most earned between $1,613 and $8,095. This counts all 2,127 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for student assistants in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Student Assistant, at any level (for example "Student Assistant IV"). 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