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California / Program Assistant

Role across California

Program Assistant

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

87 people hold the Program Assistant role across 4 departments in California, with a median total compensation of $128,389. Among 10 jurisdictions where this role is reported, California ranks #1 by median pay.

Employees
87
Median pay
$128,389
Departments
4
Cross-jurisdiction
#1 of 10

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Program Assistant pay in other jurisdictions

Where Program Assistants are paid most

City of Miami
$64,081 · 6
Massachusetts
$59,661 · 11
South Carolina
$53,167 · 65
City of Milwaukee
$47,000 · 196
Missouri
$45,468 · 152
City of Baltimore
$41,286 · 46
Georgia
$27,132 · 5

Median total compensation for comparable Program Assistantroles 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

Departments with this role

Largest California departments for this role

CDCR
6 · $154,531
Cdcr/Cchcs
6 · $129,293

Departments in Californiaemploying the most people in this role. Each bar links to that department’s page for the role.