California / Who is hiring / Inland Empire / New officers Entry-level police jobs in the Inland Empire Departments in the Inland Empire (Riverside, San Bernardino) with an open posting for recruits or trainees, ordered by top salary.
Departments with a posting open, checked Nov 14, 2026
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Highest top salary among them: $134,618 at San Bernardino County Sheriff. Each title below links to the official posting.
Open now, highest top salary first San Bernardino County Sheriff 2025 salary range $80,642 to $134,618 Official jobs page Palm Springs Police 2025 salary range $88,344 to $130,500 Official jobs page San Bernardino Police 2025 salary range $95,617 to $127,696 Official jobs page Riverside Police 2025 salary range $97,092 to $123,888 Official jobs page Chino Police 2025 salary range $100,005 to $121,536 Official jobs page Hemet Police 2025 salary range $89,280 to $119,652 Official jobs page Cathedral City Police 2025 salary range $88,314 to $117,292 Official jobs page Indio Police 2025 salary range $86,345 to $115,711 Official jobs page Upland Police 2025 salary range $90,625 to $115,663 Official jobs page Fontana Police 2025 salary range $92,310 to $112,216 Official jobs page Montclair Police 2025 salary range $91,935 to $111,756 Official jobs page Desert Hot Springs Police 2025 salary range $90,932 to $110,528 Official jobs page Barstow Police 2025 salary range $79,354 to $109,669 Official jobs page Rialto Police 2025 salary range not published 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? 14 had a matching posting open when their official jobs pages were read on Nov 14, 2026.
Which of them pays the most? San Bernardino County Sheriff had the highest top salary in 2025, $134,618. Inland Empire police salaries · Every department with an open posting · Lateral jobs by salary · What the written test covers · Compare salaries
More for the Inland Empire How to read this. Stop figures count people stopped in 2024, from the California Department of Justice stop data. A stop is a detention or search, so calls with no detention are not counted. "On foot" means any stop that is not a vehicle or bicycle. Pay is base pay a year, without overtime. Hiring and pay details come from each agency's own pages on the date shown and can change. "Not published" means the agency does not publish it.
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