Livingston police officer salary, 2025

Livingston is a city in Merced County. 16 people worked as police officers for Livingston in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $100,648, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Livingston?

Official pay range1

$58,890 to $95,980

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers1

$100,648

average base pay $79,796

Based on the 11 of 16 police officers who worked the full year.

Median total pay
$96,383
the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$8,460
average per full-year police officer
Starting salary
$58,890
bottom of the Police Officer range
Average pay rank
277th
of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Livingston 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$58,890 to $71,581 · 7 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. School Resource Officer - LHS$58,890 to $71,561 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  3. Police Officer w/Degree$61,867 to $75,200 · 5 people
    $97,590
  4. Police Corporal$75,161 to $91,358 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  5. Police Corporal (with Degree)$78,963 to $95,980 · 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 Livingston pay police officers more than other employers in Merced County?

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

Full-year police officers at Livingston earned $20,515 less than the Merced County average and $78,979 less than the California average.

Where does Livingston rank among California employers?

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

All 301 California employers

Livingston ranks 277th of 301, below the middle employer.

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

Middle employer: $159,513

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 Livingston

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 Livingston's police officers
Employer pension contribution
$11,136
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$16,789
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Livingston

What is the average police officer salary at Livingston?

Police officers at Livingston who worked the full year earned an average of $100,648 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $96,383: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $58,890 to $95,980.

How much overtime do police officers at Livingston earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $8,460 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $7,340: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$58,890 a year: the bottom of the official range for Livingston's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $100,648 in total pay.

What pension do police officers at Livingston get?

The most common pension formula among Livingston's police officers is 2% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $11,136 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Livingston figures

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

How we read the data