Gilroy police officer salary, 2025

Gilroy is a city in Santa Clara County. 53 people worked as police officers for Gilroy in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $180,254, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Gilroy?

Official pay range1

$109,611 to $157,234

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers1

$180,254

average base pay $128,284

Based on the 45 of 53 police officers who worked the full year.

Most of Gilroy's police officers (44 of 53) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $109,611 to $146,894. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $174,067, $27,173 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$177,118
the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$26,524
average per full-year police officer
Starting salary
$109,611
bottom of the Police Officer range
Average pay rank
76th
of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Gilroy 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$109,611 to $146,894 · 44 people
    $174,067
  2. Police Corporal$117,329 to $157,234 · 9 people
    $205,005

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 Gilroy

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

RankPeopleOfficial rangeAverage total pay
Officers53$109,611 to $157,234$180,254
Sergeants12$130,073 to $174,304$228,225

Full-year sergeants averaged $228,225, $47,971 more than officers.

Does Gilroy pay police officers more than other employers in Santa Clara County?

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

Full-year police officers at Gilroy earned $61,704 less than the Santa Clara County average and $627 more than the California average.

Where does Gilroy rank among California employers?

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

All 301 California employers

Gilroy ranks 76th of 301, above the middle employer.

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

Middle employer: $159,513

The 10 employers in Santa Clara County

Gilroy ranks 10th of 10, below the middle employer.

Gilroy
$180k$200k$220k$240k$260k$280k

Middle employer: $219,598

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 Gilroy

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 Gilroy's police officers
Employer pension contribution
$31,654
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$26,138
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Gilroy

What is the average police officer salary at Gilroy?

Police officers at Gilroy who worked the full year earned an average of $180,254 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $177,118: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $109,611 to $157,234.

How much overtime do police officers at Gilroy earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $26,524 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $23,615: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$109,611 a year: the bottom of the official range for Gilroy's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $180,254 in total pay.

How much does a police sergeant make at Gilroy?

Full-year sergeants at Gilroy averaged $228,225 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $130,073 to $174,304.

What pension do police officers at Gilroy get?

The most common pension formula among Gilroy's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $31,654 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Santa Clara County

Sources for the Gilroy figures

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

How we read the data