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Bay Area police salaries, 2025

Salary ranges and total pay at 73 police and sheriff departments in the Bay Area: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma counties.

Highest top salary for an officer or deputy
$209,149

Concord Police. At the middle department of the 73, San Mateo County Sheriff, the top salary is $149,198.

Top salary: the 30 highest

Concord Police$209,149
Santa Clara Police$208,808
Belmont Police$191,775
Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety$189,326
San Jose Police$183,689
Palo Alto Police$176,472
Mountain View Police$173,768
Morgan Hill Police$173,269
South San Francisco Police$169,562
Colma Police$168,343
Milpitas Police$168,059
Hayward Police$167,731
Fremont Police$166,226
San Francisco Police$164,164
Emeryville Police$162,672
San Ramon Police$161,847
Atherton Police$161,660
Los Gatos Police$160,925
Santa Clara County Sheriff$160,784
Menlo Park Police$160,491
Campbell Police$160,077
San Mateo Police$159,971
Newark Police$159,557
Alameda Police$158,746
San Leandro Police$158,148
BART Police$156,880
Union City Police$156,340
Oakland Police$155,823
Alameda County Sheriff$155,168
Daly City Police$154,434

Highest published base salary for an officer or deputy, without overtime.

Starting salary: the 30 highest

Santa Clara Police$163,619
Mountain View Police$143,096
Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety$142,742
Colma Police$142,659
Belmont Police$140,544
Hayward Police$138,965
Milpitas Police$138,261
San Jose Police$137,141
Emeryville Police$136,320
San Pablo Police$135,480
San Mateo Police$134,237
San Ramon Police$133,153
Atherton Police$132,998
Los Gatos Police$132,394
Santa Clara County Sheriff$132,263
Campbell Police$131,747
Newark Police$131,269
Palo Alto Police$129,854
Morgan Hill Police$129,296
Daly City Police$127,053
Livermore Police$126,895
Menlo Park Police$125,749
Foster City Police$125,198
Walnut Creek Police$124,289
Concord Police$123,790
Richmond Police$123,588
Pleasanton Police$122,470
Fremont Police$121,263
Hillsborough Police$120,599
San Mateo County Sheriff$119,350

Lowest published base salary for an officer or deputy.

Median total pay with overtime: the 30 highest

Santa Clara Police$274,799
Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety$254,923
San Francisco Police$243,481
San Jose Police$243,448
Fremont Police$238,049
Menlo Park Police$236,086
San Mateo County Sheriff$234,113
BART Police$231,927
Palo Alto Police$227,627
Mountain View Police$224,746
Napa Police$224,208
Colma Police$222,757
Hayward Police$220,381
Livermore Police$215,447
Richmond Police$214,252
Atherton Police$212,108
Alameda County Sheriff$211,964
South San Francisco Police$211,129
San Ramon Police$210,293
Concord Police$209,125
Oakland Police$208,484
Emeryville Police$208,467
San Francisco County Sheriff$208,443
Morgan Hill Police$208,362
San Bruno Police$205,557
Los Gatos Police$204,216
San Mateo Police$203,132
Alameda Police$201,816
San Leandro Police$200,580
Napa County Sheriff$196,304

What full-year officers were actually paid. Half earned more.

The 10 lowest top salaries

Dixon Police$131,828
Benicia Police$131,766
Pinole Police$130,222
Hercules Police$129,327
Mill Valley Police$126,924
Central Marin Police$125,448
Pacifica Police$123,468
Petaluma Police$122,325
Suisun City Police$120,078
Novato Police$118,442

Common questions

Which of these departments pays the most?
By top base salary for an officer or deputy, Concord Police at $209,149 in 2025, then Santa Clara Police at $208,808.
Which has the highest starting salary?
Santa Clara Police, where the lowest published salary for an officer or deputy was $163,619 in 2025.
Which pays the most with overtime?
Santa Clara Police, where full-year officers were paid a median of $274,799 in 2025.
Which pays the least?
Novato Police has the lowest top salary of the 73, $118,442.

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Source: California State Controller, Government Compensation in California, raw export, 2025. Figures are what each employer reported. Check the department's own salary schedule before relying on one.

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