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Police sergeant salary in California, 2025

What police and sheriff sergeants were paid at 303 California departments with three or more of them on the payroll for the full year.

Median total pay for sergeants at the middle department
$213,200

Santa Cruz County Sheriff, overtime included. The highest is $357,773 at Santa Monica Police and the lowest $57,487 at Huron Police.

Sergeant total pay: the 30 highest

Santa Monica Police$357,773
Fremont Police$338,809
Inglewood Police$335,469
Santa Clara Police$330,953
Palo Alto Police$317,159
San Mateo County Sheriff$315,854
UCSF Police$311,028
Los Angeles Port Police$305,094
San Jose Police$302,900
BART Police$296,706
Signal Hill Police$295,371
San Francisco County Sheriff$289,593
UC Berkeley Police$289,108
Concord Police$288,979
Irvine Police$287,706
Port Hueneme Police$287,080
Culver City Police$285,874
San Mateo Police$283,876
Richmond Police$283,778
Torrance Police$283,226
Hayward Police$280,355
East Palo Alto Police$279,178
Menlo Park Police$278,104
Mountain View Police$276,696
Napa Police$273,578
UCLA Police$272,165
Fairfield Police$269,403
Morgan Hill Police$266,747
Livermore Police$265,686
Newark Police$264,638

Median total pay for sergeants paid for the full year, overtime included.

Sergeant regular pay: the 30 highest

Concord Police$224,910
Santa Clara Police$223,732
Palo Alto Police$219,801
Colma Police$212,940
Fremont Police$206,685
UCSF Police$205,938
UC Berkeley Police$201,486
South San Francisco Police$201,110
Hayward Police$200,365
UC Davis Police$198,332
San Mateo County Sheriff$196,356
Newark Police$195,772
Alameda Police$195,768
San Jose Police$194,622
San Ramon Police$194,234
Mountain View Police$193,927
Fairfield Police$193,353
Menlo Park Police$192,996
Los Angeles Port Police$192,021
San Mateo Police$191,655
UCLA Police$191,251
Morgan Hill Police$191,022
Ontario Police$190,365
Greenfield Police$190,013
San Leandro Police$189,802
BART Police$188,506
Atherton Police$188,455
UC San Diego Police$186,708
Long Beach Police$186,480
Anaheim Police$184,719

Median regular pay, before overtime.

The 15 lowest

Livingston Police$125,118
Susanville Police$123,655
Fort Bragg Police$123,589
Reedley Police$122,357
Farmersville Police$121,194
Plumas County Sheriff$119,000
Chowchilla Police$116,525
Taft Police$116,402
Corcoran Police$116,026
Mendota Police$113,489
Crescent City Police$105,502
Williams Police$98,067
Woodlake Police$93,458
Lakeport Police$92,815
Huron Police$57,487

Common questions

How much does a police sergeant make in California?
It depends on the department. At the middle department of 303, Santa Cruz County Sheriff, sergeants were paid a median of $213,200 in 2025, overtime included. The highest was $357,773 at Santa Monica Police.
Which California department pays sergeants the most?
Santa Monica Police, with a median total pay of $357,773 for sergeants in 2025. By regular pay alone, without overtime, it is Concord Police at $224,910.
Which pays sergeants the least?
Of departments with three or more full-year sergeants, Huron Police had the lowest median total pay, $57,487.

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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.