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Police overtime pay in California, 2025

How much overtime officers and deputies were actually paid at 320 California departments with 10 or more full-year officers, from what each employer reported to the State Controller.

Highest median overtime paid to an officer
$64,545

San Jose Police. At the middle department the median is $22,173, and 160 of 320 departments paid that or more. Overtime is the largest share of pay at Glenn County Sheriff, where it adds 53% to regular pay.

Most overtime paid: the top 25

San Jose Police$64,545
San Mateo County Sheriff$64,197
San Francisco Police$64,030
Alameda County Sheriff$61,571
San Francisco County Sheriff$60,921
Anaheim Police$57,660
Santa Monica Police$57,606
Menlo Park Police$56,650
Azusa Police$55,177
Long Beach Police$54,517
Los Angeles County Sheriff$53,293
Fremont Police$52,508
Colma Police$51,321
Inglewood Police$51,016
South Gate Police$49,582
South Pasadena Police$49,392
Pasadena Police$48,997
Ontario Police$48,040
Napa Police$47,855
San Bruno Police$47,079
Sonoma County Sheriff$46,850
El Monte Police$46,147
La Verne Police$45,254
Buena Park Police$45,080
Signal Hill Police$45,019

Median overtime paid to officers and deputies who worked the full year. Half earned more than the figure shown.

Where overtime is the largest share of pay

Glenn County Sheriff53%
South Gate Police52%
South Pasadena Police49%
La Verne Police48%
Azusa Police47%
Barstow Police46%
Indio Police46%
El Monte Police44%
San Francisco County Sheriff43%
San Mateo County Sheriff42%
Alameda County Sheriff42%
Paradise Police42%
Los Angeles County Sheriff42%
Hawthorne Police42%
Inglewood Police41%
Monrovia Police40%
Pasadena Police40%
Santa Monica Police40%
San Francisco Police40%
San Jose Police39%
Delano Police38%
Long Beach Police38%
Anaheim Police38%
Imperial County Sheriff38%
Signal Hill Police38%

Median overtime as a percentage on top of median regular pay.

Least overtime paid: the bottom 15

Central Marin Police$9,062
Huron Police$8,532
Tulare County Sheriff$8,309
Fresno Police$8,172
Clearlake Police$8,006
Scotts Valley Police$7,658
Madera County Sheriff$6,622
Livingston Police$5,852
Madera Police$5,421
Coalinga Police$4,402
Milpitas Police$3,281
Kerman Police$3,090
Desert Hot Springs Police$2,654
Hermosa Beach Police$2,519
Pacific Grove Police$1,614
Overtime is never graded on a report card. More overtime means more money and more hours, and heavy overtime can mean a department is short of staff.

Compare every department, sort by overtime · Highest paid departments · Police officer salary in California

Source: California State Controller, Government Compensation in California, raw export, 2025.

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