California · 2025 pay · 95 people
How much are police and sheriff employees paid in California?
$110,196typical pay for police and sheriff employees, 2025
$50,388 – $160,794what most people earned
Counts everyone paid during the year, including part-year workers, at the 5 employers listed below.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Pay by employer
Typical pay counts everyone paid during each employer's latest year. Short, seasonal roles (typical pay under $5,000) are listed last.
Other types of employer in California
- Colleges and universities570,629 people$43,529
- Counties399,217 people$82,156
- Cities and towns350,494 people$82,188
- State government265,680 people$86,684
- State prisons and corrections60,834 people$102,127
- Hospitals and health51,611 people$60,534
- Transit and transportation39,254 people$84,247
- State transportation agencies34,370 people$81,318
- Water, sewer and power utilities31,327 people$117,365
- State environment and natural resources agencies31,162 people$71,734
- State police and public safety28,644 people$113,678
- State health agencies26,796 people$86,734
- Courts21,892 people$80,684
- State labor and workforce agencies20,235 people$74,935
- State revenue and finance agencies19,133 people$81,267
- Natural resources and agriculture12,134 people$73,399
- Parks, libraries and recreation12,049 people$8,740
- Fire and EMS11,002 people$85,158
- State regulation and licensing agencies10,110 people$85,824
- State social services agencies9,938 people$79,932
- State administration and technology agencies6,736 people$83,687
- State courts and legal offices6,069 people$89,784
- State education agencies3,486 people$82,359
- Airports and ports2,339 people$82,953
- State economic development and housing agencies1,916 people$83,265
- Governor's and statewide elected offices1,222 people$74,938
- Housing and community development959 people$69,080
- State legislature756 people$122,696
- Schools257 people$19,004
Each employer is placed in one type, following the US Census Bureau's types of government; state agencies are also grouped by what they do. This page: Police and sheriffs. Employers we could not place with confidence are left out. "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this