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California / Criminalist

Role across California

Criminalist in California

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

103 people hold the Criminalist role across 1 department in California, with a median total compensation of $81,754. Among 9 jurisdictions where this role is reported, California ranks #6 by median pay.

Employees
103
Median pay
$81,754
Departments
1
Cross-jurisdiction
#6 of 9

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Criminalist pay in other jurisdictions

Where Criminalists are paid most

City of Los Angeles
$174,048 · 127
City of Boston
$124,211 · 36
Los Angeles County
$114,859 · 15
New York City
$89,392 · 541
City of Baltimore
$70,094 · 83
South Carolina
$60,260 · 45
Missouri
$50,666 · 109

Median total compensation for comparable Criminalist 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.

Within California

Department with this role

The California department holding this role

Justice
103 · $81,754

The one department in California that reports this role. The bar links to that department’s page for it.

Criminalist Salaries in California