Blythe police officer salary, 2025

Blythe is a city in Riverside County. 19 people worked as police officers for Blythe in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $103,645, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Blythe?

Official pay range1

$63,232 to $100,726

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest police officer title

Average total pay, full-year police officers1

$103,645

average base pay $71,906

Based on the 15 of 19 police officers who worked the full year.

Most of Blythe's police officers (15 of 19) hold the title Officer, with an official range of $63,232 to $89,085. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $94,004, $4,919 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$99,815
the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$19,811
average per full-year police officer
Starting salary
$63,232
bottom of the Officer range
Average pay rank
272nd
of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Blythe pay?

Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1

  1. Officer$63,232 to $89,085 · 15 people
    $94,004
  2. Corporal$71,469 to $100,726 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5

official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does Blythe pay police officers more than other employers in Riverside County?

Average total pay of full-year police officers: Blythe next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year police officers at Blythe earned $56,015 less than the Riverside County average and $75,982 less than the California average.

Where does Blythe rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year police officers, by average total pay.1

All 301 California employers

Blythe ranks 272nd of 301, below the middle employer.

Blythe
$100k$150k$200k$250k

Middle employer: $159,513

The 10 employers in Riverside County

Blythe ranks 10th of 10, below the middle employer.

Blythe
$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k

Middle employer: $160,800

Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.

Pension and health cover at Blythe

As reported by the city. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year police officer, on top of wages.1

Pension formula
2.7% at 57
the most common formula among Blythe's police officers
Employer pension contribution
$12,788
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$9,518
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Blythe

What is the average police officer salary at Blythe?

Police officers at Blythe who worked the full year earned an average of $103,645 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $99,815: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $63,232 to $100,726.

How much overtime do police officers at Blythe earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $19,811 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $17,296: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What is the starting salary for a police officer at Blythe?

$63,232 a year: the bottom of the official range for Blythe's Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $103,645 in total pay.

What pension do police officers at Blythe get?

The most common pension formula among Blythe's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $12,788 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Blythe figures

Every person who held a police officer position at Blythe at any point in 2025 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who worked roughly the full year: those whose regular pay reached at least 90% of the bottom of their official range. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with very high pay. Every figure covers at least 5 people.

  1. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Blythe.

How we read the data