Fairfax police officer salary, 2025

Fairfax is a city in Marin County. 8 people worked as police officers for Fairfax in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $141,572, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Fairfax?

Official pay range1

$94,158 to $129,335

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers1

$141,572

average base pay $114,748

Based on the 7 of 8 police officers who worked the full year.

Most of Fairfax's police officers (7 of 8) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $94,158 to $120,172. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $137,135, $16,963 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$151,971
the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$17,757
average per full-year police officer
Starting salary
$94,158
bottom of the Police Officer range
Average pay rank
204th
of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Fairfax 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$94,158 to $120,172 · 7 people
    $137,135
  2. Police Corporal$101,337 to $129,335 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5

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

Does Fairfax pay police officers more than other employers in Marin County?

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

Full-year police officers at Fairfax earned $11,614 less than the Marin County average and $38,055 less than the California average.

Where does Fairfax rank among California employers?

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

All 301 California employers

Fairfax ranks 204th of 301, below the middle employer.

Fairfax
$100k$150k$200k$250k

Middle employer: $159,513

The 8 employers in Marin County

Fairfax ranks 4th of 8, above the middle employer.

Fairfax
$120k$140k$160k$180k

Middle employer: $141,382

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 Fairfax

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 Fairfax's police officers
Employer pension contribution
$20,612
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$16,184
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Fairfax

What is the average police officer salary at Fairfax?

Police officers at Fairfax who worked the full year earned an average of $141,572 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $151,971: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $94,158 to $129,335.

How much overtime do police officers at Fairfax earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $17,757 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $19,282: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$94,158 a year: the bottom of the official range for Fairfax's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $141,572 in total pay.

What pension do police officers at Fairfax get?

The most common pension formula among Fairfax's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $20,612 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Fairfax figures

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

How we read the data