Los Altos police officer salary, 2025
Los Altos is a city in Santa Clara County. 22 people worked as police officers for Los Altos in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $237,743, overtime included.
What is the average police officer salary at Los Altos?
Official pay range1
$133,086 to $171,290
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest police officer title
Based on the 16 of 22 police officers who worked the full year.
Most of Los Altos's police officers (16 of 22) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $133,086 to $161,766. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $223,248, $61,482 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $246,780
- the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $49,258
- average per full-year police officer
- Starting salary
- $133,086
- bottom of the Police Officer range
- Average pay rank
- 8th
- of 301 California employers
What does each police officer title at Los Altos 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$223,248
- Police Corporal$261,901
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 Los Altos
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 | 22 | $133,086 to $171,290 | $237,743 |
| Sergeants | 6 | $158,996 to $193,260 | $281,936 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $281,936, $44,193 more than officers.
Does Los Altos pay police officers more than other employers in Santa Clara County?
Average total pay of full-year police officers: Los Altos next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Los Altos$237,743
- All employers in Santa Clara County$241,958
- All employers in California$179,627
Full-year police officers at Los Altos earned $4,215 less than the Santa Clara County average and $58,116 more than the California average.
Where does Los Altos rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year police officers, by average total pay.1
All 301 California employers
Los Altos ranks 8th of 301, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $159,513
The 10 employers in Santa Clara County
Los Altos ranks 3rd of 10, above the middle employer.
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 Los Altos
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 Los Altos's police officers
- Employer pension contribution
- $29,946
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $29,688
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about police officer pay at Los Altos
What is the average police officer salary at Los Altos?
Police officers at Los Altos who worked the full year earned an average of $237,743 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $246,780: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $133,086 to $171,290.
How much overtime do police officers at Los Altos earn?
Full-year police officers were paid an average of $49,258 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $48,102: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a police officer at Los Altos?
$133,086 a year: the bottom of the official range for Los Altos's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $237,743 in total pay.
How much does a police sergeant make at Los Altos?
Full-year sergeants at Los Altos averaged $281,936 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $158,996 to $193,260.
What pension do police officers at Los Altos get?
The most common pension formula among Los Altos's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $29,946 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Santa Clara County
- Santa Clara$279,286 average total pay
- San Jose$251,199 average total pay
- Mountain View$235,394 average total pay
- Palo Alto$229,335 average total pay
- Morgan Hill$209,862 average total pay
- Los Gatos$204,468 average total pay
- Campbell$200,620 average total pay
- Milpitas$195,378 average total pay
- Gilroy$180,254 average total pay
- Highest police officer salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Teacher salaries in Santa Clara CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Los Altos figures
Every person who held a police officer position at Los Altos 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 Los Altos.