Capitola police officer salary, 2025
Capitola is a city in Santa Cruz County. 16 people worked as police officers for Capitola in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $163,429, overtime included.
What is the average police officer salary at Capitola?
Official pay range1
$99,299 to $126,734
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest police officer title
Based on the 11 of 16 police officers who worked the full year.
Most of Capitola's police officers (16 of 16) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $99,299 to $126,734. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $163,429, $36,695 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $164,352
- the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $30,816
- average per full-year police officer
- Starting salary
- $99,299
- bottom of the Police Officer range
- Average pay rank
- 137th
- of 301 California employers
What does each police officer title at Capitola 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$163,429
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Capitola pay police officers more than other employers in Santa Cruz County?
Average total pay of full-year police officers: Capitola next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Capitola$163,429
- All employers in Santa Cruz County$159,647
- All employers in California$179,627
Full-year police officers at Capitola earned $3,782 more than the Santa Cruz County average and $16,198 less than the California average.
Where does Capitola rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year police officers, by average total pay.1
All 301 California employers
Capitola ranks 137th of 301, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $159,513
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 Capitola
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 Capitola's police officers
- Employer pension contribution
- $20,939
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $16,605
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about police officer pay at Capitola
What is the average police officer salary at Capitola?
Police officers at Capitola who worked the full year earned an average of $163,429 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $164,352: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $99,299 to $126,734.
How much overtime do police officers at Capitola earn?
Full-year police officers were paid an average of $30,816 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $24,684: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a police officer at Capitola?
$99,299 a year: the bottom of the official range for Capitola's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $163,429 in total pay.
What pension do police officers at Capitola get?
The most common pension formula among Capitola's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $20,939 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Santa Cruz County
Sources for the Capitola figures
Every person who held a police officer position at Capitola 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 Capitola.