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Role across California

Chief

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

1 people hold the Chief role across 1 department in California, with a median total compensation of $17,728.

Employees
1
Median pay
$17,728
Departments
1
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Chief pay in other jurisdictions

Where Chiefs are paid most

District of Columbia
$209,511 · 13
City of Boston
$185,597 · 5
City of Buffalo
$146,098 · 7
Rhode Island
$38,291 · 7

Median total compensation for comparable Chief roles in other jurisdictions (highest first). Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not by identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for this role.