Brisbane police officer salary, 2025

Brisbane is a city in San Mateo County. 10 people worked as police officers for Brisbane in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $188,409, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Brisbane?

Official pay range1

$112,127 to $156,658

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers1

$188,409

average base pay $139,390

Based on the 8 of 10 police officers who worked the full year.

Median total pay
$187,784
the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$18,832
average per full-year police officer
Starting salary
$112,127
bottom of the Police Officer range
Average pay rank
58th
of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Brisbane 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. Police Officer$112,127 to $142,419 · 6 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Police Corporal$123,330 to $156,658 · 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 Brisbane pay police officers more than other employers in San Mateo County?

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

Full-year police officers at Brisbane earned $13,363 less than the San Mateo County average and $8,782 more than the California average.

Where does Brisbane rank among California employers?

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

All 301 California employers

Brisbane ranks 58th of 301, above the middle employer.

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

Middle employer: $159,513

The 15 employers in San Mateo County

Brisbane ranks 10th of 15, below the middle employer.

Brisbane
$150k$200k$250k

Middle employer: $195,813

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 Brisbane

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 Brisbane's police officers
Employer pension contribution
$27,835
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$27,839
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Brisbane

What is the average police officer salary at Brisbane?

Police officers at Brisbane who worked the full year earned an average of $188,409 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $187,784: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $112,127 to $156,658.

How much overtime do police officers at Brisbane earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $18,832 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $16,236: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$112,127 a year: the bottom of the official range for Brisbane's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $188,409 in total pay.

What pension do police officers at Brisbane get?

The most common pension formula among Brisbane's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $27,835 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in San Mateo County

Sources for the Brisbane figures

Every person who held a police officer position at Brisbane 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 Brisbane.

How we read the data