California · 2025 pay · 290 people
How much does a supervising program technician make in California?
$60,746typical pay for a supervising program technician in 2025
$54,044 – $68,108what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 0.4% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where supervising program technicians work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Covered California50 people$68,223
- Department of Justice (Attorney General)37 people$61,077
- Department of Public Health31 people$57,789
- Secretary of State31 people$61,586
- Department of Consumer Affairs24 people$57,099
- Employment Development Department16 people$66,205
- Lottery Commission16 people$53,979
- Department of Rehabilitation12 people$58,737
- Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control10 people$56,579
- State Compensation Insurance Fund9 people$66,972
- Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation8 people$58,333
- California Highway Patrol7 people$62,227
- Department of Real Estate6 people$60,650
- Department of Housing & Community Development6 people$62,130
- Department of Insurance4 people$64,809
- California Correctional Training and Rehabilitation Authority4 people$52,000
- Department of Fish and Wildlife3 people$60,501
- Department of Transportation3 people$55,847
- California Horse Racing Board2 people$67,665
- California State Controller's Office2 people$56,143
- Student Aid Commission2 people$54,991
- Department of Managed Health Care1 person$62,630
- Department of Community Services & Development1 person$63,913
- California Earthquake Authority1 person$47,688
- Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery1 person$39,337
- Department of Toxic Substances Control1 person$56,573
- Department of Veterans Affairs1 person$80,892
- Department of Health Care Services1 person$49,945
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Supervising Program Technician II147 people$56,946
- Supervising Program Technician I28 people$57,091
- Supervising Program Technician III115 people$67,997
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).
- Program Technician$48,661 (everyone)
- Supervising Program Technician (this page)$60,746 (everyone)
Highest-paid supervising program technicians, 2025
Common questions
How much does a supervising program technician make in California?
The typical supervising program technician was paid $60,746 in 2025; most earned between $54,044 and $68,108. This counts all 290 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 4.4% of all pay for supervising program technicians in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Supervising Program Technician, at any level (for example "Supervising Program Technician II"). 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