California / Who is hiring / Southern California / New officers Entry-level police jobs in the Southern California Departments in the Southern California (Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Ventura) with an open posting for recruits or trainees, ordered by top salary.
Departments with a posting open, checked Nov 14, 2026
36
Highest top salary among them: $145,995 at Orange County Sheriff. Each title below links to the official posting.
Open now, highest top salary first Orange County Sheriff 2025 salary range $96,325 to $145,995 Official jobs page Vernon Police 2025 salary range $115,288 to $140,133 Official jobs page Irvine Police 2025 salary range $101,691 to $139,984 Official jobs page Beverly Hills Police 2025 salary range $104,986 to $138,443 Official jobs page San Bernardino County Sheriff 2025 salary range $80,642 to $134,618 Official jobs page Torrance Police 2025 salary range $98,758 to $134,139 Official jobs page Ventura County Sheriff 2025 salary range $95,085 to $132,749 Official jobs page Burbank Police 2025 salary range $106,075 to $132,474 Official jobs page Costa Mesa Police 2025 salary range $98,448 to $131,940 Official jobs page Tustin Police 2025 salary range $97,011 to $130,759 Official jobs page Palm Springs Police 2025 salary range $88,344 to $130,500 Official jobs page Santa Ana Police 2025 salary range $105,816 to $128,628 Official jobs page Monrovia Police 2025 salary range $86,580 to $128,164 Official jobs page Garden Grove Police 2025 salary range $91,859 to $128,024 Official jobs page San Bernardino Police 2025 salary range $95,617 to $127,696 Official jobs page Pomona Police 2025 salary range $103,368 to $126,192 Official jobs page Montebello Police 2025 salary range $100,608 to $125,646 Official jobs page Huntington Beach Police 2025 salary range $100,027 to $123,906 Official jobs page Riverside Police 2025 salary range $97,092 to $123,888 Official jobs page Pasadena Police 2025 salary range $106,813 to $123,871 Official jobs page Chino Police 2025 salary range $100,005 to $121,536 Official jobs page Signal Hill Police 2025 salary range $95,041 to $121,300 Official jobs page Bell Gardens Police 2025 salary range $98,664 to $119,928 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 Glendora Police 2025 salary range $94,403 to $114,747 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 Los Angeles County Sheriff 2025 salary range $82,080 to $110,616 Official jobs page Desert Hot Springs Police 2025 salary range $90,932 to $110,528 Official jobs page Huntington Park Police 2025 salary range $40,328 to $110,079 Official jobs page Barstow Police 2025 salary range $79,354 to $109,669 Official jobs page El Centro Police 2025 salary range $65,568 to $86,064 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? 36 had a matching posting open when their official jobs pages were read on Nov 14, 2026.
Which of them pays the most? Orange County Sheriff had the highest top salary in 2025, $145,995. Southern California police salaries · Every department with an open posting · Lateral jobs by salary · What the written test covers · Compare salaries
More for the Southern California 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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