Escondido Police salary

Pay from the academy to top salary

What officers were actually paid in 2024

113 officers on the payroll for the full year. Overtime added 15% to median base pay.

From public payroll records published by Transparent California. Officer ranks only, not supervisors. Medians, so half earned more and half less.

How Escondido Police pay compares

pay in the academy officer or deputy range, starting salary to top salary

Full pay ranking

Starting salary is 111% of the local household income

The median household in Escondido earns $91,967 a year.

One officer's starting base pay against the income of a whole household. A rough guide to how far the pay goes where you work. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020 to 2024 five-year estimates, table B19013.

Extra pay and notes

• Annual figures are converted from the city's monthly schedule (monthly x 12).
• Trainee has two steps: $6,975.09 and $7,323.85 a month.
• Police Officer has seven steps, each 5% apart, from $8,477.19 to $11,360.24 a month.
• The MOU says step advances come after 12 months of service in the prior step.
• Last scheduled raise was 6% on Jan 4, 2026. The MOU ends Dec 31, 2026 and no later raise is published.
• POST certificate pay: 4% Intermediate, 5.25% Advanced.
• Education supplement after probation with a POST Intermediate: 2% associate, 4% bachelor's, 6% master's.
• Bilingual pay is $200 a month verbal, plus $75 written, plus $50 for advanced verbal.
• Shift differential is 2% for swing and mid shifts and 4% for graveyard.
• Field Training Officer assignment pay is 5%. Uniform allowance is $800 a year.
• Longevity pay is $1,000 a year after 15 continuous years.
• Retirement is CalPERS: 3% at 50 for classic members, 2.7% at 57 for new (PEPRA) members.
• PEPRA members contribute 14.5% of pay, per the MOU.
• Normal schedule is four consecutive 10-hour days with three days off.
• Probation is 18 months for trainees and 12 months for officers.

Hiring or lateral bonus

No cash hiring bonus published. Per the MOU, a lateral hire receives 40 hours of Recruiting Incentive Bank leave after finishing field training.