California · 2025 pay · 35 people
How much does an unit manager make in California?
$175,946typical pay for a unit manager in 2025
$162,561 – $180,949what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 11.6% 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 unit managers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
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).
- Unit Assistant$64,170 (everyone)
- Assistant Unit Manager$161,086 (everyone)
- Unit Manager (this page)$175,946 (everyone)
- Unit Chief$225,654 (everyone)
Highest-paid unit managers, 2025
Common questions
How much does an unit manager make in California?
The typical unit manager was paid $175,946 in 2025; most earned between $162,561 and $180,949. This counts all 35 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.1% of all pay for unit managers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Unit Manager, at any level (for example "Unit Manager"). 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