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Small police department salaries in California, 2025

Salary ranges and total pay at 76 California city police departments with 10 to 24 full-year officers.

Highest top salary for an officer or deputy
$191,775

Belmont Police. At the middle department of the 76, South Pasadena Police, the top salary is $114,708.

Top salary: the 30 highest

Belmont Police$191,775
Colma Police$168,343
Greenfield Police$161,722
Atherton Police$161,660
Los Gatos Police$160,925
Port Hueneme Police$155,211
Foster City Police$152,179
Albany Police$149,484
Seaside Police$148,967
Hillsborough Police$146,553
Pacific Grove Police$143,860
El Cerrito Police$143,160
Truckee Police$142,626
East Palo Alto Police$138,926
Marina Police$136,304
San Fernando Police$134,988
Martinez Police$133,310
Dixon Police$131,828
Benicia Police$131,766
Pinole Police$130,222
Hercules Police$129,327
Scotts Valley Police$127,944
Mill Valley Police$126,924
Capitola Police$126,734
Hollister Police$125,959
Pacifica Police$123,468
Hermosa Beach Police$122,784
Lincoln Police$122,430
Signal Hill Police$121,300
Suisun City Police$120,078

Highest published base salary for an officer or deputy, without overtime.

Starting salary: the 30 highest

Colma Police$142,659
Belmont Police$140,544
Atherton Police$132,998
Los Gatos Police$132,394
Foster City Police$125,198
Hillsborough Police$120,599
Seaside Police$112,428
Marina Police$112,137
Albany Police$111,559
Hercules Police$111,558
Martinez Police$110,032
Benicia Police$108,405
El Cerrito Police$108,168
Pinole Police$107,134
Hermosa Beach Police$106,068
Truckee Police$105,664
East Palo Alto Police$105,171
Mill Valley Police$104,412
Pacific Grove Police$104,220
Hollister Police$103,627
Pacifica Police$101,568
Port Hueneme Police$101,383
Capitola Police$99,299
Bell Gardens Police$98,664
Greenfield Police$98,509
Dixon Police$98,372
Los Alamitos Police$97,968
Suisun City Police$96,387
Scotts Valley Police$95,460
Irwindale Police$95,041

Lowest published base salary for an officer or deputy.

Median total pay with overtime: the 30 highest

Colma Police$222,757
Atherton Police$212,108
Los Gatos Police$204,216
Seaside Police$186,206
Hillsborough Police$185,639
Port Hueneme Police$184,558
Hollister Police$183,156
Signal Hill Police$181,789
Foster City Police$180,372
Pacifica Police$179,268
Hermosa Beach Police$178,650
Benicia Police$177,948
South Pasadena Police$177,597
Albany Police$173,928
Belmont Police$172,418
East Palo Alto Police$172,088
Marina Police$168,389
Pinole Police$168,037
Martinez Police$167,709
San Fernando Police$167,446
Hercules Police$166,212
Anderson Police$165,136
Capitola Police$164,024
Truckee Police$162,362
La Verne Police$158,827
Suisun City Police$158,079
El Cerrito Police$157,570
Greenfield Police$157,444
Irwindale Police$157,003
Mill Valley Police$152,131

What full-year officers were actually paid. Half earned more.

The 10 lowest top salaries

Firebaugh Police$80,419
Coalinga Police$80,139
Reedley Police$79,187
Ridgecrest Police$78,318
Corcoran Police$77,855
Fortuna Police$73,694
Farmersville Police$73,486
Livingston Police$71,581
Brawley Police$63,553
Huron Police$51,272

Common questions

Which of these departments pays the most?
By top base salary for an officer or deputy, Belmont Police at $191,775 in 2025, then Colma Police at $168,343.
Which has the highest starting salary?
Colma Police, where the lowest published salary for an officer or deputy was $142,659 in 2025.
Which pays the most with overtime?
Colma Police, where full-year officers were paid a median of $222,757 in 2025.
Which pays the least?
Huron Police has the lowest top salary of the 76, $51,272.

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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.