California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 33 people
How much does a traffic painter make in California State Controller's Office?
$80,225typical pay for a traffic painter in 2025
$69,743 – $96,893what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 3.9% from 2024.
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Where traffic painters work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Santa Clara County7 people$92,946
- City of Long Beach6 people$77,942
- City of Oakland5 people$18,233
- City of Bakersfield4 people$69,177
- City of Culver City3 people$118,355
- City of National City2 people$89,996
- City of Fullerton2 people$100,585
- City of Torrance2 people$94,107
- City of Alhambra1 person$95,959
- City of Redondo Beach1 person$80,146
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Traffic Painter I7 people$75,658
- Traffic Painter20 people$81,623
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).
- Senior Traffic Painter$73,850 (everyone)
- Traffic Painter (this page)$80,225 (everyone)
Highest-paid traffic painters, 2025
Common questions
How much does a traffic painter make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical traffic painter was paid $80,225 in 2025; most earned between $69,743 and $96,893. This counts all 33 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 11.7% of all pay for traffic painters in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Traffic Painter, at any level (for example "Traffic Painter 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