California · 2025 pay · 113 people
How much does a sergeant range make in California?
$156,099typical pay for a sergeant range in 2025
$137,637 – $183,544what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 3.6% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where sergeant ranges work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- San Diego State University9 people$154,947
- California State University, Northridge8 people$171,456
- California State University, Long Beach7 people$154,556
- California State University, Channel Islands6 people$173,677
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo6 people$174,733
- California State University, Fullerton6 people$201,986
- California State University, Los Angeles6 people$177,640
- California State University, Sacramento6 people$136,266
- California State University, Fresno6 people$133,676
- San Jose State University6 people$237,874
- San Francisco State University5 people$159,590
- California State University, Monterey Bay5 people$162,807
- California State University, Dominguez Hills5 people$147,855
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona4 people$125,608
- California State University, East Bay4 people$149,987
- California State University, Chico4 people$130,294
- California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt4 people$176,030
- California State University, San Marcos4 people$167,205
- California State University, San Bernardino4 people$140,756
- California State University, Bakersfield4 people$150,534
- Sonoma State University3 people$164,491
- California State University, Stanislaus1 person$123,139
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Highest-paid sergeant ranges, 2025
Common questions
How much does a sergeant range make in California?
The typical sergeant range was paid $156,099 in 2025; most earned between $137,637 and $183,544. This counts all 113 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 17.2% of all pay for sergeant ranges in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Sergeant Range, at any level (for example "Sergeant Range"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this