The Police IndexStop data: 2024 · Pay and hiring checked Nov 2026
What the job looks like at Palm Springs Police
5,646 people stopped in 2024Busiest hour 8am to 9amSalary $88,344 to $130,500Riverside County
Palm Springs Police is the police department for the city of Palm Springs, in Riverside County. This page shows what its officers spend their time on, from the stops the department reported to the state for 2024.
People stopped
About 15 a day
5,646 people in 2024. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. Most common reason: speeding, 39%.
Busiest hour for stops
8am to 9am
18% of stops are between 10pm and 5am
7th of 14 in Riverside County
Stops that came from a call
10%
The rest the officer started
8th of 14 in Riverside County
Stops on foot
14%
767 of 5,646
8th of 14 in Riverside County
Median stop length
10 min
Pay at Palm Springs Police in 2025
Published salary range
$88,344 to $130,500
Lowest and highest base salary for officer or deputy titles, as the employer reported it.
Median total pay
$164,844
What a full-year officer was actually paid, with overtime. Half earned more.
Median overtime
$22,073
18% on top of median regular pay. One in ten earned $50,330 or more.
The main reason recorded for each of 5,646 people stopped in 2024, grouped from the offense code.
When the work happens
18% of stops happen between 10pm and 5am.
Palm Springs Police
Riverside County average
12am3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pm
Darker means a larger share of stops in that hour.
How the work is done
Each dot is a department in Riverside County. Palm Springs Police is highlighted.
On foot14% 8th of 14 in Riverside County
0%20%40%
For a traffic violation85% 7th of 14 in Riverside County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
After a call for service10% 8th of 14 in Riverside County
0%20%40%60%80%100%
Person perceived as unhoused1% 10th of 14 in Riverside County
0%20%40%
How stops end
Verbal warning10% 14th of 14 in Riverside County
0%20%40%60%
Citation51% 6th of 14 in Riverside County
0%20%40%60%80%
Arrest11% 8th of 14 in Riverside County
0%20%40%
Psychiatric hold1% 9th of 14 in Riverside County
0%20%40%
One person can have more than one outcome, so these do not add to 100%.
Searches and handcuffs
Person searched6% 9th of 14 in Riverside County
0%20%40%
Handcuffed6% 9th of 14 in Riverside County
0%20%40%
Hiring steps and test rules for this department are not on the site yet. Agencies differ in how consistently they record handcuffing and searches, so small gaps may not be real.