Colusa police officer salary, 2025

Colusa is a city in Colusa County. 7 people worked as police officers for Colusa in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $82,703, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Colusa?

Official pay range1

$55,440 to $74,400

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers1

$82,703

average base pay $61,764

Based on the 5 of 7 police officers who worked the full year.

Most of Colusa's police officers (6 of 7) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $55,440 to $74,400. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $82,703, $8,303 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$77,128
the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$12,103
average per full-year police officer
Starting salary
$55,440
bottom of the Police Officer range
Average pay rank
300th
of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Colusa 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$55,440 to $74,400 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Police Officer$55,440 to $74,400 · 6 people
    $82,703

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

Does Colusa pay police officers more than other employers in Colusa County?

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

Full-year police officers at Colusa earned $1,425 less than the Colusa County average and $96,924 less than the California average.

Where does Colusa rank among California employers?

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

All 301 California employers

Colusa ranks 300th of 301, below the middle employer.

Colusa
$100k$150k$200k$250k

Middle employer: $159,513

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 Colusa

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 Colusa's police officers
Employer pension contribution
$10,406
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$18,909
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Colusa

What is the average police officer salary at Colusa?

Police officers at Colusa who worked the full year earned an average of $82,703 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $77,128: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $55,440 to $74,400.

How much overtime do police officers at Colusa earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $12,103 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $12,732: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$55,440 a year: the bottom of the official range for Colusa's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $82,703 in total pay.

What pension do police officers at Colusa get?

The most common pension formula among Colusa's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $10,406 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Colusa County

Sources for the Colusa figures

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

How we read the data