Crescent City police officer salary, 2025
Crescent City is a city in Del Norte County. 10 people worked as police officers for Crescent City in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $89,611, overtime included.
What is the average police officer salary at Crescent City?
Official pay range1
$63,482 to $84,781
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest police officer title
Based on the 5 of 10 police officers who worked the full year.
Most of Crescent City's police officers (10 of 10) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $63,482 to $84,781. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $89,611, $4,830 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $92,823
- the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $12,887
- average per full-year police officer
- Starting salary
- $63,482
- bottom of the Police Officer range
- Average pay rank
- 289th
- of 301 California employers
What does each police officer title at Crescent City 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$89,611
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Crescent City pay police officers more than other California employers?
Average total pay of full-year police officers: Crescent City next to every California employer together.1
- Crescent City$89,611
- All employers in California$179,627
Full-year police officers at Crescent City earned $90,016 less than the California average.
Where does Crescent City rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year police officers, by average total pay.1
All 301 California employers
Crescent City ranks 289th of 301, below the middle employer.
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 Crescent City
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 Crescent City's police officers
- Employer pension contribution
- $10,620
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $15,082
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about police officer pay at Crescent City
What is the average police officer salary at Crescent City?
Police officers at Crescent City who worked the full year earned an average of $89,611 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $92,823: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $63,482 to $84,781.
How much overtime do police officers at Crescent City earn?
Full-year police officers were paid an average of $12,887 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $10,889: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a police officer at Crescent City?
$63,482 a year: the bottom of the official range for Crescent City's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $89,611 in total pay.
What pension do police officers at Crescent City get?
The most common pension formula among Crescent City's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $10,620 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Crescent City figures
Every person who held a police officer position at Crescent City 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 Crescent City.