Citrus Heights police officer salary, 2025
Citrus Heights is a city in Sacramento County. 65 people worked as police officers for Citrus Heights in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $123,099, overtime included.
What is the average police officer salary at Citrus Heights?
Official pay range1
$87,693 to $109,470
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest police officer title
Based on the 50 of 65 police officers who worked the full year.
Most of Citrus Heights's police officers (65 of 65) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $87,693 to $109,470. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $123,099, $13,629 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $127,776
- the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $17,757
- average per full-year police officer
- Starting salary
- $87,693
- bottom of the Police Officer range
- Average pay rank
- 245th
- of 301 California employers
What does each police officer title at Citrus Heights 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$123,099
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 Citrus Heights
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 | 65 | $87,693 to $109,470 | $123,099 |
| Sergeants | 11 | $108,950 to $136,094 | $165,839 |
| Lieutenants | 6 | $134,625 to $168,128 | $188,664 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $165,839, $42,740 more than officers.
Does Citrus Heights pay police officers more than other employers in Sacramento County?
Average total pay of full-year police officers: Citrus Heights next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Citrus Heights$123,099
- All employers in Sacramento County$152,768
- All employers in California$179,627
Full-year police officers at Citrus Heights earned $29,669 less than the Sacramento County average and $56,528 less than the California average.
Where does Citrus Heights rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year police officers, by average total pay.1
All 301 California employers
Citrus Heights ranks 245th of 301, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $159,513
The 5 employers in Sacramento County
Citrus Heights ranks 4th of 5, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $137,637
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 Citrus Heights
As reported by the city. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year police officer, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- 2% at 62
- the most common formula among Citrus Heights's police officers
- Employer pension contribution
- $16,249
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $17,387
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about police officer pay at Citrus Heights
What is the average police officer salary at Citrus Heights?
Police officers at Citrus Heights who worked the full year earned an average of $123,099 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $127,776: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $87,693 to $109,470.
How much overtime do police officers at Citrus Heights earn?
Full-year police officers were paid an average of $17,757 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $14,524: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a police officer at Citrus Heights?
$87,693 a year: the bottom of the official range for Citrus Heights's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $123,099 in total pay.
How much does a police sergeant make at Citrus Heights?
Full-year sergeants at Citrus Heights averaged $165,839 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $108,950 to $136,094.
What pension do police officers at Citrus Heights get?
The most common pension formula among Citrus Heights's police officers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $16,249 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Sacramento County
Sources for the Citrus Heights figures
Every person who held a police officer position at Citrus Heights 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 Citrus Heights.