California · 2025 pay · 5,259 people
How much does a student worker make in California?
$3,680typical pay for a student worker in 2025
$1,583 – $7,916what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 11.0% from 2024.
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- LA County Auditor-Controller · lacounty.gov ↗
- LA City Controller · controller.lacity.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where student workers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Los Angeles Community College District1,598 people$4,831
- Glendale Community College District679 people$2,379
- Allan Hancock Joint Community College District541 people$3,548
- Contra Costa Community College District538 people$3,294
- Mt. San Jacinto Community College District313 people$3,542
- West Kern Community College District302 people$1,597
- Ventura County261 people$18,596
- Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District246 people$5,001
- Feather River Community College District234 people$1,248
- South Orange County Community College District114 people$3,740
- Los Angeles County105 people$20,798
- Los Angeles82 people$5,558
- Gavilan Joint Community College District78 people$2,668
- MiraCosta Community College District53 people$1,564
- San Diego County Superior Court39 people$5,033
- City of Artesia21 people$1,912
- Fresno County18 people$5,694
- Sequoias Community College District18 people$6,452
- City of Culver City15 people$16,679
- Ventura County Air Pollution Control2 people$6,433
- City of National City2 people$12,653
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Student Worker4,735 people$3,490
- Student Worker I144 people$3,511
- Student Worker II107 people$6,521
- Student Worker III269 people$18,596
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 Worker (this page)$3,680 (everyone)
- Student Trainee Worker$5,310 (everyone)
Highest-paid student workers, 2025
- 1Bryan A GuestStudent Worker · Los Angeles County$44,152
- 2Nathalie MartinezStudent Worker · Los Angeles County$41,213
- 3Andres PerezStudent Worker · Los Angeles County$41,154
- 4Ruben D Escobar-AguadoStudent Worker · Los Angeles County$40,208
- 5Enrique Barajas BautistaStudent Worker · Los Angeles County$39,923
Common questions
How much does a student worker make in California?
The typical student worker was paid $3,680 in 2025; most earned between $1,583 and $7,916. This counts all 5,259 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.1% of all pay for student workers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Student Worker, at any level (for example "Student Worker"). 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