Campbell police officer salary, 2025

Campbell is a city in Santa Clara County. 35 people worked as police officers for Campbell in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $200,620, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Campbell?

Official pay range1

$131,747 to $171,995

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers1

$200,620

average base pay $152,975

Based on the 29 of 35 police officers who worked the full year.

Most of Campbell's police officers (29 of 35) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $131,747 to $160,077. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $193,670, $33,593 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$200,342
the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$16,726
average per full-year police officer
Starting salary
$131,747
bottom of the Police Officer range
Average pay rank
38th
of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Campbell 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$131,747 to $160,077 · 29 people
    $193,670
  2. Police Agent$141,523 to $171,995 · 6 people
    $233,983

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

Does Campbell pay police officers more than other employers in Santa Clara County?

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

Full-year police officers at Campbell earned $41,338 less than the Santa Clara County average and $20,993 more than the California average.

Where does Campbell rank among California employers?

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

All 301 California employers

Campbell ranks 38th of 301, above the middle employer.

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

Middle employer: $159,513

The 10 employers in Santa Clara County

Campbell ranks 8th of 10, below the middle employer.

Campbell
$180k$200k$220k$240k$260k$280k

Middle employer: $219,598

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 Campbell

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 Campbell's police officers
Employer pension contribution
$26,969
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$26,231
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Campbell

What is the average police officer salary at Campbell?

Police officers at Campbell who worked the full year earned an average of $200,620 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $200,342: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $131,747 to $171,995.

How much overtime do police officers at Campbell earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $16,726 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $15,525: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$131,747 a year: the bottom of the official range for Campbell's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $200,620 in total pay.

What pension do police officers at Campbell get?

The most common pension formula among Campbell's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $26,969 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Campbell figures

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

How we read the data