Gonzales police officer salary, 2025

Gonzales is a city in Monterey County. 9 people worked as police officers for Gonzales in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $142,823, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Gonzales?

Official pay range1

$80,880 to $123,659

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers1

$142,823

average base pay $106,430

Based on the 6 of 9 police officers who worked the full year.

Median total pay
$136,818
the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$20,071
average per full-year police officer
Starting salary
$80,880
bottom of the Police Officer range
Average pay rank
201st
of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Gonzales 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$80,880 to $110,066 · 7 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Police Corporal$84,923 to $123,659 · 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 Gonzales pay police officers more than other employers in Monterey County?

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

Full-year police officers at Gonzales earned $32,667 less than the Monterey County average and $36,804 less than the California average.

Where does Gonzales rank among California employers?

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

All 301 California employers

Gonzales ranks 201st of 301, below the middle employer.

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

Middle employer: $159,513

The 11 employers in Monterey County

Gonzales ranks 8th of 11, below the middle employer.

Gonzales
$140k$160k$180k

Middle employer: $172,596

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 Gonzales

As reported by the city. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year police officer, on top of wages.1

Pension formula
Not reported
the most common formula among Gonzales's police officers
Employer pension contribution
$15,222
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$19,405
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Gonzales

What is the average police officer salary at Gonzales?

Police officers at Gonzales who worked the full year earned an average of $142,823 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $136,818: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $80,880 to $123,659.

How much overtime do police officers at Gonzales earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $20,071 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $18,020: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$80,880 a year: the bottom of the official range for Gonzales's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $142,823 in total pay.

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Sources for the Gonzales figures

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

How we read the data