Carmel-By-The-Sea police officer salary, 2025

Carmel-By-The-Sea is a city in Monterey County. 10 people worked as police officers for Carmel-By-The-Sea in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $193,166, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Carmel-By-The-Sea?

Official pay range1

$129,230 to $140,109

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers1

$193,166

average base pay $147,641

Based on the 5 of 10 police officers who worked the full year.

Most of Carmel-By-The-Sea's police officers (10 of 10) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $129,230 to $140,109. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $193,166, $53,057 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$193,884
the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$38,219
average per full-year police officer
Starting salary
$129,230
bottom of the Police Officer range
Average pay rank
53rd
of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Carmel-By-The-Sea 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$129,230 to $140,109 · 10 people
    $193,166

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

Does Carmel-By-The-Sea pay police officers more than other employers in Monterey County?

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

Full-year police officers at Carmel-By-The-Sea earned $17,676 more than the Monterey County average and $13,539 more than the California average.

Where does Carmel-By-The-Sea rank among California employers?

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

All 301 California employers

Carmel-By-The-Sea ranks 53rd of 301, above the middle employer.

Carmel-By-The-Sea
$100k$150k$200k$250k

Middle employer: $159,513

The 11 employers in Monterey County

Carmel-By-The-Sea ranks 1st of 11, above the middle employer.

Carmel-By-The-Sea
$140k$160k$180k

Middle employer: $172,596

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 Carmel-By-The-Sea

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 Carmel-By-The-Sea's police officers
Employer pension contribution
$25,371
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$24,593
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Carmel-By-The-Sea

What is the average police officer salary at Carmel-By-The-Sea?

Police officers at Carmel-By-The-Sea who worked the full year earned an average of $193,166 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $193,884: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $129,230 to $140,109.

How much overtime do police officers at Carmel-By-The-Sea earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $38,219 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $39,451: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What is the starting salary for a police officer at Carmel-By-The-Sea?

$129,230 a year: the bottom of the official range for Carmel-By-The-Sea's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $193,166 in total pay.

What pension do police officers at Carmel-By-The-Sea get?

The most common pension formula among Carmel-By-The-Sea's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $25,371 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Monterey County

Sources for the Carmel-By-The-Sea figures

Every person who held a police officer position at Carmel-By-The-Sea 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 Carmel-By-The-Sea.

How we read the data