Delano police officer salary, 2025
Delano is a city in Kern County. 50 people worked as police officers for Delano in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $143,288, overtime included.
What is the average police officer salary at Delano?
Official pay range1
$76,428 to $107,772
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest police officer title
Based on the 36 of 50 police officers who worked the full year.
Most of Delano's police officers (44 of 50) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $76,428 to $97,584. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $137,810, $40,226 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $135,857
- the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $36,525
- average per full-year police officer
- Starting salary
- $76,428
- bottom of the Police Officer range
- Average pay rank
- 200th
- of 301 California employers
What does each police officer title at Delano 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$137,810
- Police Corporal$170,675
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 Delano
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 | 50 | $76,428 to $107,772 | $143,288 |
| Sergeants | 9 | $93,300 to $119,112 | $168,933 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $168,933, $25,645 more than officers.
Does Delano pay police officers more than other employers in Kern County?
Average total pay of full-year police officers: Delano next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Delano$143,288
- All employers in Kern County$121,328
- All employers in California$179,627
Full-year police officers at Delano earned $21,960 more than the Kern County average and $36,339 less than the California average.
Where does Delano rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year police officers, by average total pay.1
All 301 California employers
Delano ranks 200th of 301, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $159,513
The 8 employers in Kern County
Delano ranks 1st of 8, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $118,345
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 Delano
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 Delano's police officers
- Employer pension contribution
- $15,751
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $13,114
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about police officer pay at Delano
What is the average police officer salary at Delano?
Police officers at Delano who worked the full year earned an average of $143,288 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $135,857: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $76,428 to $107,772.
How much overtime do police officers at Delano earn?
Full-year police officers were paid an average of $36,525 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $34,841: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a police officer at Delano?
$76,428 a year: the bottom of the official range for Delano's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $143,288 in total pay.
How much does a police sergeant make at Delano?
Full-year sergeants at Delano averaged $168,933 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $93,300 to $119,112.
What pension do police officers at Delano get?
The most common pension formula among Delano's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $15,751 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Kern County
- Arvin$126,895 average total pay
- California City$125,821 average total pay
- Bakersfield$120,052 average total pay
- Tehachapi$116,638 average total pay
- McFarland$114,080 average total pay
- Ridgecrest$106,981 average total pay
- Taft$85,200 average total pay
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Sources for the Delano figures
Every person who held a police officer position at Delano 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 Delano.