Central Marin Police Authority police officer salary, 2025

Central Marin Police Authority is a joint powers authority in Marin County: a public agency that two or more public agencies set up by agreement to run a shared service.1 34 people worked as police officers for Central Marin Police Authority in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $138,819, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Central Marin Police Authority?

Official pay range2

$93,732 to $134,220

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers2

$138,819

average base pay $109,998

Based on the 24 of 34 police officers who worked the full year.

Most of Central Marin Police Authority's police officers (29 of 34) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $93,732 to $125,448. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $129,700, $4,252 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$139,464
the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$11,264
average per full-year police officer
Starting salary
$93,732
bottom of the Police Officer range
Average pay rank
210th
of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Central Marin Police Authority 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.2

  1. Police Officer$93,732 to $125,448 · 29 people
    $129,700
  2. Police Corporal$100,308 to $134,220 · 5 people
    $173,470

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

Police sergeant pay at Central Marin Police Authority

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.2

RankPeopleOfficial rangeAverage total pay
Officers34$93,732 to $134,220$138,819
Sergeants6$114,336 to $153,012$200,163

Full-year sergeants averaged $200,163, $61,344 more than officers.

Does Central Marin Police Authority pay police officers more than other employers in Marin County?

Average total pay of full-year police officers: Central Marin Police Authority next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.2

Full-year police officers at Central Marin Police Authority earned $14,367 less than the Marin County average and $40,808 less than the California average.

Where does Central Marin Police Authority rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year police officers, by average total pay.2

All 301 California employers

Central Marin Police Authority ranks 210th of 301, below the middle employer.

Central Marin Police Authority
$100k$150k$200k$250k

Middle employer: $159,513

The 8 employers in Marin County

Central Marin Police Authority ranks 6th of 8, below the middle employer.

Central Marin Police Authority
$120k$140k$160k$180k

Middle employer: $141,382

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 Central Marin Police Authority

As reported by the agency. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year police officer, on top of wages.2

Pension formula
2.7% at 57
the most common formula among Central Marin Police Authority's police officers
Employer pension contribution
$18,243
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$24,442
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Central Marin Police Authority

What is the average police officer salary at Central Marin Police Authority?

Police officers at Central Marin Police Authority who worked the full year earned an average of $138,819 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $139,464: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $93,732 to $134,220.

How much overtime do police officers at Central Marin Police Authority earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $11,264 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $10,077: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What is the starting salary for a police officer at Central Marin Police Authority?

$93,732 a year: the bottom of the official range for Central Marin Police Authority's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $138,819 in total pay.

How much does a police sergeant make at Central Marin Police Authority?

Full-year sergeants at Central Marin Police Authority averaged $200,163 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $114,336 to $153,012.

What pension do police officers at Central Marin Police Authority get?

The most common pension formula among Central Marin Police Authority's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $18,243 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Central Marin Police Authority figures

Every person who held a police officer position at Central Marin Police Authority 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. California Government Code, section 6502: public agencies may jointly exercise their common powers by agreement.
  2. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Central Marin Police Authority.

How we read the data