La Palma police officer salary, 2025
La Palma is a city in Orange County. 14 people worked as police officers for La Palma in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $129,494, overtime included.
What is the average police officer salary at La Palma?
Official pay range1
$87,034 to $111,080
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest police officer title
Based on the 12 of 14 police officers who worked the full year.
Most of La Palma's police officers (14 of 14) hold the title Police Officer - Patrol, with an official range of $87,034 to $111,080. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $129,494, $18,414 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $129,454
- the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $25,010
- average per full-year police officer
- Starting salary
- $87,034
- bottom of the Police Officer - Patrol range
- Average pay rank
- 233rd
- of 301 California employers
What does each police officer title at La Palma 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 - Patrol$129,494
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 La Palma
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 | 14 | $87,034 to $111,080 | $129,494 |
| Sergeants | 5 | $110,610 to $141,170 | $181,159 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $181,159, $51,665 more than officers.
Does La Palma pay police officers more than other employers in Orange County?
Average total pay of full-year police officers: La Palma next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- La Palma$129,494
- All employers in Orange County$187,775
- All employers in California$179,627
Full-year police officers at La Palma earned $58,281 less than the Orange County average and $50,133 less than the California average.
Where does La Palma rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year police officers, by average total pay.1
All 301 California employers
La Palma ranks 233rd of 301, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $159,513
The 21 employers in Orange County
La Palma ranks 21st of 21, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $171,068
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 La Palma
As reported by the city. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year police officer, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- 2% at 57
- the most common formula among La Palma's police officers
- Employer pension contribution
- $11,896
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $11,572
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about police officer pay at La Palma
What is the average police officer salary at La Palma?
Police officers at La Palma who worked the full year earned an average of $129,494 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $129,454: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $87,034 to $111,080.
How much overtime do police officers at La Palma earn?
Full-year police officers were paid an average of $25,010 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $25,766: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a police officer at La Palma?
$87,034 a year: the bottom of the official range for La Palma's Police Officer - Patrol title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $129,494 in total pay.
How much does a police sergeant make at La Palma?
Full-year sergeants at La Palma averaged $181,159 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $110,610 to $141,170.
What pension do police officers at La Palma get?
The most common pension formula among La Palma's police officers is 2% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $11,896 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Orange County
- Brea$165,120 average total pay
- Seal Beach$164,582 average total pay
- La Habra$164,499 average total pay
- Westminster$156,135 average total pay
- Cypress$146,104 average total pay
- Los Alamitos$144,260 average total pay
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Sources for the La Palma figures
Every person who held a police officer position at La Palma 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 La Palma.