Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District police officer salary, 2025

Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District is a community services district in Contra Costa County. 6 people worked as police officers for Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $132,076, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District?

Official pay range1

$100,155 to $124,180

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers1

$132,076

average base pay $111,524

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

Most of Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District's police officers (6 of 6) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $100,155 to $124,180. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $132,076, $7,896 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$129,980
the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$13,521
average per full-year police officer
Starting salary
$100,155
bottom of the Police Officer range
Average pay rank
227th
of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District 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$100,155 to $124,180 · 6 people
    $132,076

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

Does Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District pay police officers more than other employers in Contra Costa County?

Average total pay of full-year police officers: Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year police officers at Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District earned $64,097 less than the Contra Costa County average and $47,551 less than the California average.

Where does Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District rank among California employers?

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

All 301 California employers

Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District ranks 227th of 301, below the middle employer.

Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District
$100k$150k$200k$250k

Middle employer: $159,513

The 17 employers in Contra Costa County

Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District ranks 17th of 17, below the middle employer.

Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District
$140k$160k$180k$200k$220k

Middle employer: $170,639

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 Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District

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

Pension formula
2% at 62
the most common formula among Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District's police officers
Employer pension contribution
$8,158
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$1,726
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District

What is the average police officer salary at Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District?

Police officers at Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District who worked the full year earned an average of $132,076 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $129,980: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $100,155 to $124,180.

How much overtime do police officers at Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $13,521 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $12,348: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What is the starting salary for a police officer at Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District?

$100,155 a year: the bottom of the official range for Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $132,076 in total pay.

What pension do police officers at Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District get?

The most common pension formula among Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District's police officers is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $8,158 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District figures

Every person who held a police officer position at Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District 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 Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District.

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