Buena Park police officer salary, 2025
Buena Park is a city in Orange County. 71 people worked as police officers for Buena Park in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $198,640, overtime included.
What is the average police officer salary at Buena Park?
Official pay range1
$104,582 to $148,200
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest police officer title
Based on the 61 of 71 police officers who worked the full year.
Most of Buena Park's police officers (49 of 71) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $104,582 to $137,467. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $190,360, $52,893 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $192,758
- the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $49,396
- average per full-year police officer
- Starting salary
- $104,582
- bottom of the Police Officer range
- Average pay rank
- 42nd
- of 301 California employers
What does each police officer title at Buena Park 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$190,360
- Police Corporal$215,614
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 Buena Park
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 | 71 | $104,582 to $148,200 | $198,640 |
| Sergeants | 14 | $135,678 to $178,298 | $242,184 |
| Lieutenants | 6 | $170,186 to $212,618 | $272,650 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $242,184, $43,544 more than officers.
Does Buena Park pay police officers more than other employers in Orange County?
Average total pay of full-year police officers: Buena Park next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Buena Park$198,640
- All employers in Orange County$187,775
- All employers in California$179,627
Full-year police officers at Buena Park earned $10,865 more than the Orange County average and $19,013 more than the California average.
Where does Buena Park rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year police officers, by average total pay.1
All 301 California employers
Buena Park ranks 42nd of 301, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $159,513
The 21 employers in Orange County
Buena Park ranks 4th of 21, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $171,068
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 Buena Park
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 Buena Park's police officers
- Employer pension contribution
- $25,512
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $14,535
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about police officer pay at Buena Park
What is the average police officer salary at Buena Park?
Police officers at Buena Park who worked the full year earned an average of $198,640 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $192,758: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $104,582 to $148,200.
How much overtime do police officers at Buena Park earn?
Full-year police officers were paid an average of $49,396 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $48,611: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a police officer at Buena Park?
$104,582 a year: the bottom of the official range for Buena Park's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $198,640 in total pay.
How much does a police sergeant make at Buena Park?
Full-year sergeants at Buena Park averaged $242,184 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $135,678 to $178,298.
What pension do police officers at Buena Park get?
The most common pension formula among Buena Park's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $25,512 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Orange County
- Anaheim$219,428 average total pay
- Irvine$208,549 average total pay
- Newport Beach$201,247 average total pay
- Huntington Beach$196,114 average total pay
- Santa Ana$185,412 average total pay
- Costa Mesa$178,948 average total pay
- Highest police officer salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Teacher salaries in Orange CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Buena Park figures
Every person who held a police officer position at Buena Park 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 Buena Park.