Clayton police officer salary, 2025

Clayton is a city in Contra Costa County. 6 people worked as police officers for Clayton in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $135,513, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Clayton?

Official pay range1

$95,630 to $116,239

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers1

$135,513

average base pay $106,531

Based on the 5 of 6 police officers who worked the full year.

Most of Clayton's police officers (6 of 6) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $95,630 to $116,239. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $135,513, $19,274 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$138,892
the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$19,317
average per full-year police officer
Starting salary
$95,630
bottom of the Police Officer range
Average pay rank
218th
of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Clayton 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$95,630 to $116,239 · 6 people
    $135,513

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

Does Clayton pay police officers more than other employers in Contra Costa County?

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

Full-year police officers at Clayton earned $60,660 less than the Contra Costa County average and $44,114 less than the California average.

Where does Clayton rank among California employers?

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

All 301 California employers

Clayton ranks 218th of 301, below the middle employer.

Clayton
$100k$150k$200k$250k

Middle employer: $159,513

The 17 employers in Contra Costa County

Clayton ranks 16th of 17, below the middle employer.

Clayton
$140k$160k$180k$200k$220k

Middle employer: $170,639

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 Clayton

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 Clayton's police officers
Employer pension contribution
$16,060
average per year
Health, dental and vision
Not reported
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Clayton

What is the average police officer salary at Clayton?

Police officers at Clayton who worked the full year earned an average of $135,513 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $138,892: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $95,630 to $116,239.

How much overtime do police officers at Clayton earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $19,317 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $17,792: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$95,630 a year: the bottom of the official range for Clayton's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $135,513 in total pay.

What pension do police officers at Clayton get?

The most common pension formula among Clayton's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $16,060 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Contra Costa County

Sources for the Clayton figures

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

How we read the data