California / Who is hiring / Bay Area / New officers Entry-level police jobs in the Bay Area Departments in the Bay Area (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma) with an open posting for recruits or trainees, ordered by top salary.
Departments with a posting open, checked Nov 14, 2026
27
Highest top salary among them: $209,149 at Concord Police. Each title below links to the official posting.
Open now, highest top salary first Concord Police 2025 salary range $123,790 to $209,149 Official jobs page San Jose Police 2025 salary range $137,141 to $183,689 Official jobs page Morgan Hill Police 2025 salary range $129,296 to $173,269 Official jobs page Hayward Police 2025 salary range $138,965 to $167,731 Official jobs page Emeryville Police 2025 salary range $136,320 to $162,672 Official jobs page San Ramon Police 2025 salary range $133,153 to $161,847 Official jobs page Los Gatos Police 2025 salary range $132,394 to $160,925 Official jobs page Campbell Police 2025 salary range $131,747 to $160,077 Official jobs page Oakland Police 2025 salary range $105,968 to $155,823 Official jobs page Livermore Police 2025 salary range $126,895 to $154,241 Official jobs page Napa County Sheriff 2025 salary range $114,691 to $151,944 Official jobs page San Mateo County Sheriff 2025 salary range $119,350 to $149,198 Official jobs page Pleasanton Police 2025 salary range $122,470 to $148,782 Official jobs page Napa Police 2025 salary range $115,149 to $147,083 Official jobs page Gilroy Police 2025 salary range $109,611 to $146,894 Official jobs page Contra Costa County Sheriff 2025 salary range $113,162 to $144,427 Official jobs page El Cerrito Police 2025 salary range $108,168 to $143,160 Official jobs page Marin County Sheriff 2025 salary range $117,603 to $142,646 Official jobs page Antioch Police 2025 salary range $115,608 to $140,532 Official jobs page Pittsburg Police 2025 salary range $109,200 to $139,380 Official jobs page Santa Rosa Police 2025 salary range $101,079 to $139,368 Official jobs page Fairfield Police 2025 salary range $104,339 to $137,266 Official jobs page Vallejo Police 2025 salary range $102,773 to $136,414 Official jobs page Martinez Police 2025 salary range $110,032 to $133,310 Official jobs page Benicia Police 2025 salary range $108,405 to $131,766 Official jobs page Hercules Police 2025 salary range $111,558 to $129,327 Official jobs page Novato Police 2025 salary range $97,585 to $118,442 Official jobs page 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? 27 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. Bay Area police salaries · Every department with an open posting · Lateral jobs by salary · What the written test covers · Compare salaries
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