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Police jobs for academy graduates in California

Departments with an open posting for people who have finished, or are attending, a police academy. Ordered by top salary.

Departments with a posting open, checked Nov 14, 2026

34

Highest top salary among them: $209,149 at Concord Police. Each title below links to the official posting.

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Concord Police2025 salary range $123,790 to $209,149

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Officer - Academy GradCloses: Continuous

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Milpitas Police2025 salary range $138,261 to $168,059

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Officer (Entry Level/ Academy Graduate)

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Hayward Police2025 salary range $138,965 to $167,731

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Officer (Academy Graduate/ Participant/ FTO)Closes: Continuous

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San Leandro Police2025 salary range $118,008 to $158,148

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Recruit Trainee and Academy AttendeeCloses: Continuous

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Newport Beach Police2025 salary range $106,835 to $157,844

Academy graduatesOpenPOLICE OFFICER - RECRUIT & ACADEMY GRADUATE/ACADEMY ENROLLED

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Napa County Sheriff2025 salary range $114,691 to $151,944

Academy graduatesOpenDeputy Sheriff I - Academy Grad - Continuous Opening - $15K Signing BonusCloses: Continuous

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Pleasanton Police2025 salary range $122,470 to $148,782

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Officer (Academy Graduate)Closes: Continuous

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Gilroy Police2025 salary range $109,611 to $146,894

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Officer - Academy Graduate

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Orange County Sheriff2025 salary range $96,325 to $145,995

Academy graduatesOpenDeputy Sheriff I (Orange County Sheriff's Regional Training Academy Graduates Only)Closes: Continuous

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Truckee Police2025 salary range $105,664 to $142,626

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Officer - Academy GraduateCloses: Continuous

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Vacaville Police2025 salary range $114,288 to $138,836

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Officer - Academy Graduate **$20,000 Hiring Incentive**Closes: Continuous

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Buena Park Police2025 salary range $104,582 to $137,467

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Officer (Academy Enrolled)Closes: Continuous

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Officer - Pre-Trained (Academy Graduated)Closes: Continuous

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Santa Barbara Police2025 salary range $113,049 to $137,412

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Officer - Academy GraduateCloses: Continuous

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Vallejo Police2025 salary range $102,773 to $136,414

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Officer (Entry Level - Academy Graduate)Closes: 12/01/26

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Martinez Police2025 salary range $110,032 to $133,310

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Officer- Academy GraduatesCloses: 12/31/26

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Officer- Current Academy AttendeesCloses: 12/31/26

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Tustin Police2025 salary range $97,011 to $130,759

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Recruit (Academy Enrolled)Closes: Continuous

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Pinole Police2025 salary range $107,134 to $130,222

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Officer (Academy Graduate)Closes: 12/31/26

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La Habra Police2025 salary range $99,684 to $130,037

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Officer - Academy Trained

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Santa Ana Police2025 salary range $105,816 to $128,628

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Officer Academy GraduateCloses: Continuous

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Garden Grove Police2025 salary range $91,859 to $128,024

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Officer - Academy TrainedCloses: 11/16/26

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Recruit - Academy EnrolledCloses: 11/16/26

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Westminster Police2025 salary range $89,340 to $125,424

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Officer I (Academy Graduate)Closes: Continuous

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Officer Recruit (Academy Enrolled Only)Closes: Continuous

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Long Beach Police2025 salary range $95,122 to $123,674

Academy graduatesOpenPOLICE OFFICER (ACADEMY GRADUATE)Closes: 11/27/26

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Petaluma Police2025 salary range $100,589 to $122,325

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Officer - Current Academy Attendees and Graduates

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West Sacramento Police2025 salary range $102,504 to $121,860

Academy graduatesOpenAcademy Graduate/Attendee Police Officer

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Paso Robles Police2025 salary range $96,009 to $121,737

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Officer (Academy Grad/Entry Level)Closes: Continuous

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Menifee Police2025 salary range $92,121 to $118,212

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Recruit (Current Academy Students)

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Santa Maria Police2025 salary range $97,088 to $118,011

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Officer - Academy Graduate

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Fountain Valley Police2025 salary range $95,930 to $116,603

Academy graduatesOpenAcademy Enrolled/Self-Sponsored Police RecruitCloses: Continuous

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Stockton Police2025 salary range $89,715 to $115,265

Academy graduatesOpenPOLICE OFFICER ACADEMY GRADUATECloses: 12/31/26

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Glendora Police2025 salary range $94,403 to $114,747

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Officer (Academy Trained)Closes: Continuous

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Baldwin Park Police2025 salary range $91,925 to $111,736

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Officer - Academy GraduateCloses: Continuous

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Hanford Police2025 salary range $79,082 to $96,117

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Officer (Academy Graduate)Closes: Continuous

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Atwater Police2025 salary range $70,895 to $90,482

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Officer (Must be California POST academy graduate)

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Madera Police2025 salary range $66,233 to $87,972

Academy graduatesOpenPolice Officer 1 (Academy Graduate)Closes: Continuous

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Read from each city or county's jobs page on governmentjobs.com on Nov 14, 2026. Departments that hire through another site are not covered. Postings open and close often. Always apply on the agency's own page.

Common questions

How many departments are hiring?: 34 had a matching posting open when their official jobs pages were read on Nov 14, 2026.
Which of them pays the most?: Concord Police had the highest top salary in 2025, $209,149.

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