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Southern California police salaries, 2025

Salary ranges and total pay at 111 police and sheriff departments in the Southern California: Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura counties.

Highest top salary for an officer or deputy
$157,844

Newport Beach Police. At the middle department of the 111, Long Beach Police, the top salary is $123,674.

Top salary: the 30 highest

Newport Beach Police$157,844
Port Hueneme Police$155,211
Riverside County Sheriff$150,996
Santa Monica Police$148,932
Orange County Sheriff$145,995
Oxnard Police$140,829
Vernon Police$140,133
Irvine Police$139,984
Arcadia Police$139,836
Beverly Hills Police$138,443
La Mesa Police$137,637
Glendale Police$137,558
Buena Park Police$137,467
Laguna Beach Police$136,944
El Segundo Police$135,287
San Fernando Police$134,988
San Bernardino County Sheriff$134,618
Torrance Police$134,139
Anaheim Police$133,994
Seal Beach Police$133,610
Chula Vista Police$133,273
Inglewood Police$133,134
Ventura County Sheriff$132,749
Burbank Police$132,474
Costa Mesa Police$131,940
Alhambra Police$131,290
Tustin Police$130,759
Manhattan Beach Police$130,584
Palm Springs Police$130,500
Orange Police$130,188

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

Starting salary: the 30 highest

Santa Monica Police$120,636
Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Police$120,307
Vernon Police$115,288
Seal Beach Police$109,921
Inglewood Police$109,109
Manhattan Beach Police$107,412
Newport Beach Police$106,835
Pasadena Police$106,813
Burbank Police$106,075
Hermosa Beach Police$106,068
Santa Ana Police$105,816
Beverly Hills Police$104,986
San Diego Harbor Police$104,915
Buena Park Police$104,582
Chula Vista Police$104,423
Carlsbad Police$104,421
National City Police$103,957
Pomona Police$103,368
Alhambra Police$102,869
La Mesa Police$102,707
Ventura Police$102,585
Irvine Police$101,691
Port Hueneme Police$101,383
El Segundo Police$101,173
Montebello Police$100,608
El Cajon Police$100,043
Huntington Beach Police$100,027
Chino Police$100,005
Placentia Police$99,778
Ontario Police$99,757

Lowest published base salary for an officer or deputy.

Median total pay with overtime: the 30 highest

Santa Monica Police$236,643
Los Angeles Port Police$222,126
Torrance Police$216,196
Inglewood Police$214,900
Anaheim Police$214,112
Irvine Police$205,738
Long Beach Police$201,825
Burbank Police$198,053
Huntington Beach Police$195,144
Culver City Police$194,342
Beverly Hills Police$192,155
Buena Park Police$191,706
Pasadena Police$187,897
El Monte Police$187,024
Gardena Police$186,786
Los Angeles County Sheriff$186,708
Ontario Police$186,413
Newport Beach Police$185,798
Port Hueneme Police$184,558
Manhattan Beach Police$183,264
Signal Hill Police$181,789
Santa Ana Police$180,863
Hermosa Beach Police$178,650
South Pasadena Police$177,597
El Segundo Police$176,158
Azusa Police$175,151
Los Angeles Police$174,456
Costa Mesa Police$173,811
Laguna Beach Police$173,626
Glendale Police$172,919

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

The 10 lowest top salaries

Hawthorne Police$109,192
Sierra Madre Police$107,404
Redlands Police$107,042
Santa Paula Police$104,478
Imperial Police$100,110
Bell Police$98,162
Calexico Police$86,901
El Centro Police$86,064
Imperial County Sheriff$75,343
Brawley Police$63,553

Common questions

Which of these departments pays the most?
By top base salary for an officer or deputy, Newport Beach Police at $157,844 in 2025, then Port Hueneme Police at $155,211.
Which has the highest starting salary?
Santa Monica Police, where the lowest published salary for an officer or deputy was $120,636 in 2025.
Which pays the most with overtime?
Santa Monica Police, where full-year officers were paid a median of $236,643 in 2025.
Which pays the least?
Brawley Police has the lowest top salary of the 111, $63,553.

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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.

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