The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
Coronado Police salary
44 swornStarts at $101,364Applicant Score 26
Police Officer (Academy Graduate/Lateral Entry), starting salary to top salary
$101,364 to $135,837
Starting salary is 8th highest of 11. La Mesa Police is highest at $112,153. Top salary is 4th highest of 11. La Mesa Police is highest at $143,145. Source: City of Coronado job posting 25-00012 on governmentjobs.com, Posting opened Sep 17, 2025, continuous; salary as shown on Nov 13, 2026.
Pay from the academy to top salary
Not published (no pre-academy recruit rank is being hired)Not published
Starting salary$101,364
Top salary$135,837
What officers were actually paid in 2024
31 officers on the payroll for the full year. Overtime added 15% to median base pay.
Median base pay$108,783
Median overtime$15,866
Median total pay$147,901
From public payroll records published by Transparent California. Officer ranks only, not supervisors. Medians, so half earned more and half less.
Entry pay is shown as 0 because the city posts no recruit or trainee position.
Officer range is base pay from the city posting: $101,364.12 to $135,837.26 a year.
The recruiting site lists 2026 pay of $101,363 to $153,496 with Advanced POST pay and shift differential included.
The recruiting site lists a 2027 range of $107,445 to $162,706 on the same basis.
News reports say the contract gives base raises of 6% in FY 2025-26, 5% in FY 2026-27 and 6% in FY 2027-28.
POST incentive pay is 5% for Intermediate and another 5% for Advanced.
Shift differential is 2.25% for overlap shift and 3.25% for night shift.
Specialty pay is 5% for motor officers, detectives, task force officers and field training officers.
Retirement is CalPERS 2.7% at 57 for PEPRA members, with a 13% employee contribution.
Classic CalPERS members get 3% at 50, with a 10.5% employee contribution.
Patrol works 12.25-hour shifts.
Uniform allowance is $1,250 a year and tuition reimbursement is up to $2,000 a year.
Longevity pay is a lump sum every five years, from $1,000 up to $3,000.
Hiring or lateral bonus
$20,000 lateral police officer bonus and $10,000 police academy graduate bonus, paid in installments under a pilot program. $2,000 referral bonus for referring a successful lateral.
