Brentwood police officer salary, 2025

Brentwood is a city in Contra Costa County. 52 people worked as police officers for Brentwood in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $185,750, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Brentwood?

Official pay range¹

$116,109 to $141,131

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers¹

$185,750

average base pay $135,744

Based on the 41 of 52 police officers who worked the full year.

Most of Brentwood's police officers (52 of 52) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $116,109 to $141,131. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $185,750, $44,619 above the top of the range.

Median total pay: $179,009; the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime: $27,682; average per full-year police officer
Starting salary: $116,109; bottom of the Police Officer range
Average pay rank: 62nd; of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Brentwood 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

Police Officer$116,109 to $141,131 · 52 people
$185,750

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

Police sergeant and lieutenant pay at Brentwood

Ranks above officer, kept out of the officer figures on this page. Each rank's name leads to its statewide overview. Range: the middle reported bottom and top of each rank's official range. Pay: average total pay of full-year staff, overtime included.¹

Rank	People	Official range	Average total pay
Officers	52	$116,109 to $141,131	$185,750
Sergeants	13	$141,660 to $172,189	$225,504
Lieutenants	5	$180,789 to $219,751	$246,370

Full-year sergeants averaged $225,504, $39,754 more than officers.

Does Brentwood pay police officers more than other employers in Contra Costa County?

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

Brentwood$185,750
All employers in Contra Costa County$196,173
All employers in California$179,627

Full-year police officers at Brentwood earned $10,423 less than the Contra Costa County average and $6,123 more than the California average.

Where does Brentwood rank among California employers?

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

All 301 California employers

Brentwood ranks 62nd of 301, above the middle employer.

Brentwood

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

Middle employer: $159,513

The 17 employers in Contra Costa County

Brentwood ranks 7th of 17, above the middle employer.

Brentwood

$140k$160k$180k$200k$220k

Middle employer: $170,639

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 Brentwood

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 Brentwood's police officers
Employer pension contribution: $26,509; average per year
Health, dental and vision: $28,854; average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Brentwood

What is the average police officer salary at Brentwood?

Police officers at Brentwood who worked the full year earned an average of $185,750 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $179,009: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $116,109 to $141,131.

How much overtime do police officers at Brentwood earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $27,682 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $24,083: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$116,109 a year: the bottom of the official range for Brentwood's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $185,750 in total pay.

How much does a police sergeant make at Brentwood?

Full-year sergeants at Brentwood averaged $225,504 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $141,660 to $172,189.

What pension do police officers at Brentwood get?

The most common pension formula among Brentwood's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $26,509 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Contra Costa County

Sources for the Brentwood figures

Every person who held a police officer position at Brentwood 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.

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

How we read the data