Fairfield police officer salary, 2025

Fairfield is a city in Solano County. 88 people worked as police officers for Fairfield in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $186,649, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Fairfield?

Official pay range¹

$104,339 to $156,382

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers¹

$186,649

average base pay $138,815

Based on the 78 of 88 police officers who worked the full year.

The largest group of Fairfield's police officers (36 of 88) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $104,339 to $137,266. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $168,275, $31,009 above the top of the range.

Median total pay: $182,176; the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime: $21,699; average per full-year police officer
Starting salary: $104,339; bottom of the Police Officer range
Average pay rank: 60th; of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Fairfield 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$104,339 to $137,266 · 36 people
$168,275
Police Officer-A$104,964 to $140,011 · fewer than 5 people
Fewer than 5
Police Officer-B$105,479 to $140,696 · fewer than 5 people
Fewer than 5
Police Officer - C$106,507 to $149,173 · 6 people
$183,280
Police Officer-C$106,507 to $142,071 · fewer than 5 people
Fewer than 5
Police Officer - D$107,536 to $150,616 · fewer than 5 people
Fewer than 5
Police Officer-E$108,051 to $144,129 · fewer than 5 people
Fewer than 5
Police Officer - F$109,080 to $152,777 · fewer than 5 people
Fewer than 5
Police Officer-F$109,080 to $145,501 · fewer than 5 people
Fewer than 5
Police Officer-G$110,109 to $146,876 · fewer than 5 people
Fewer than 5
Police Officer - H$111,652 to $156,382 · 17 people
$198,396
Police Officer-H$111,652 to $148,934 · 9 people
$213,568

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

Police sergeant and lieutenant pay at Fairfield

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	88	$104,339 to $156,382	$186,649
Sergeants	24	$158,781 to $192,999	$283,442
Lieutenants	7	$182,598 to $221,950	$282,075

Full-year sergeants averaged $283,442, $96,793 more than officers.

Does Fairfield pay police officers more than other employers in Solano County?

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

Fairfield$186,649
All employers in Solano County$178,199
All employers in California$179,627

Full-year police officers at Fairfield earned $8,450 more than the Solano County average and $7,022 more than the California average.

Where does Fairfield rank among California employers?

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

All 301 California employers

Fairfield ranks 60th of 301, above the middle employer.

Fairfield

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

Middle employer: $159,513

The 6 employers in Solano County

Fairfield ranks 1st of 6, above the middle employer.

Fairfield

$160k$180k

Middle employer: $178,620

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 Fairfield

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 Fairfield's police officers
Employer pension contribution: $28,176; average per year
Health, dental and vision: $14,501; average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Fairfield

What is the average police officer salary at Fairfield?

Police officers at Fairfield who worked the full year earned an average of $186,649 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $182,176: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $104,339 to $156,382.

How much overtime do police officers at Fairfield earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $21,699 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $16,785: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$104,339 a year: the bottom of the official range for Fairfield's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $186,649 in total pay.

How much does a police sergeant make at Fairfield?

Full-year sergeants at Fairfield averaged $283,442 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $158,781 to $192,999.

What pension do police officers at Fairfield get?

The most common pension formula among Fairfield's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $28,176 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Solano County

Sources for the Fairfield figures

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

How we read the data