Dinuba police officer salary, 2025
Dinuba is a city in Tulare County. 29 people worked as police officers for Dinuba in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $119,147, overtime included.
What is the average police officer salary at Dinuba?
Official pay range1
$77,917 to $94,661
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest police officer title
Based on the 23 of 29 police officers who worked the full year.
Most of Dinuba's police officers (29 of 29) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $77,917 to $94,661. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $119,147, $24,486 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $121,014
- the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $18,246
- average per full-year police officer
- Starting salary
- $77,917
- bottom of the Police Officer range
- Average pay rank
- 251st
- of 301 California employers
What does each police officer title at Dinuba 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$119,147
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 Dinuba
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 | 29 | $77,917 to $94,661 | $119,147 |
| Sergeants | 7 | $95,035 to $115,482 | $141,766 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $141,766, $22,619 more than officers.
Does Dinuba pay police officers more than other employers in Tulare County?
Average total pay of full-year police officers: Dinuba next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Dinuba$119,147
- All employers in Tulare County$123,797
- All employers in California$179,627
Full-year police officers at Dinuba earned $4,650 less than the Tulare County average and $60,480 less than the California average.
Where does Dinuba rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year police officers, by average total pay.1
All 301 California employers
Dinuba ranks 251st of 301, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $159,513
The 6 employers in Tulare County
Dinuba ranks 3rd of 6, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $107,804
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 Dinuba
As reported by the city. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year police officer, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- 2% at 57
- the most common formula among Dinuba's police officers
- Employer pension contribution
- $15,644
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $20,000
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about police officer pay at Dinuba
What is the average police officer salary at Dinuba?
Police officers at Dinuba who worked the full year earned an average of $119,147 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $121,014: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $77,917 to $94,661.
How much overtime do police officers at Dinuba earn?
Full-year police officers were paid an average of $18,246 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $14,925: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a police officer at Dinuba?
$77,917 a year: the bottom of the official range for Dinuba's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $119,147 in total pay.
How much does a police sergeant make at Dinuba?
Full-year sergeants at Dinuba averaged $141,766 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $95,035 to $115,482.
What pension do police officers at Dinuba get?
The most common pension formula among Dinuba's police officers is 2% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $15,644 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Tulare County
- Tulare$137,320 average total pay
- Visalia$135,568 average total pay
- Porterville$96,461 average total pay
- Farmersville$83,901 average total pay
- Woodlake$80,971 average total pay
- Exeterpolice officer pay
- Highest police officer salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Teacher salaries in Tulare CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Dinuba figures
Every person who held a police officer position at Dinuba 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 Dinuba.