Colma police officer salary, 2025
Colma is a city in San Mateo County. 12 people worked as police officers for Colma in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $227,701, overtime included.
What is the average police officer salary at Colma?
Official pay range1
$142,659 to $168,343
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest police officer title
Based on the 11 of 12 police officers who worked the full year.
Most of Colma's police officers (7 of 12) hold the title Police Officer III, with an official range of $145,454 to $168,343. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $238,637, $70,294 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $222,757
- the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $60,166
- average per full-year police officer
- Starting salary
- Not reported
- no official range reported
- Average pay rank
- 13th
- of 301 California employers
What does each police officer title at Colma 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 IIFewer than 5
- Police Officer III$238,637
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 Colma
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 | 12 | $142,659 to $168,343 | $227,701 |
| Sergeants | 5 | $184,308 to $202,653 | $233,430 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $233,430, $5,729 more than officers.
Does Colma pay police officers more than other employers in San Mateo County?
Average total pay of full-year police officers: Colma next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Colma$227,701
- All employers in San Mateo County$201,772
- All employers in California$179,627
Full-year police officers at Colma earned $25,929 more than the San Mateo County average and $48,074 more than the California average.
Where does Colma rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year police officers, by average total pay.1
All 301 California employers
Colma ranks 13th of 301, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $159,513
The 15 employers in San Mateo County
Colma ranks 2nd of 15, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $195,813
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 Colma
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 Colma's police officers
- Employer pension contribution
- $24,987
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $24,566
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about police officer pay at Colma
What is the average police officer salary at Colma?
Police officers at Colma who worked the full year earned an average of $227,701 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $222,757: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $142,659 to $168,343.
How much overtime do police officers at Colma earn?
Full-year police officers were paid an average of $60,166 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $51,321: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
How much does a police sergeant make at Colma?
Full-year sergeants at Colma averaged $233,430 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $184,308 to $202,653.
What pension do police officers at Colma get?
The most common pension formula among Colma's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $24,987 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in San Mateo County
- Menlo Park$251,301 average total pay
- Atherton$216,606 average total pay
- South San Francisco$208,917 average total pay
- San Mateo$208,430 average total pay
- San Bruno$207,345 average total pay
- Foster City$196,428 average total pay
- Highest police officer salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Teacher salaries in San Mateo CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Colma figures
Every person who held a police officer position at Colma 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 Colma.