Los Angeles (LAPD) police officer salary, 2025

Los Angeles is a city in Los Angeles County. 7,013 people worked as police officers for Los Angeles in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $175,345, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Los Angeles?

Official pay range¹

$77,443 to $127,702

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers¹

$175,345

average base pay $133,793

Based on the 6,279 of 7,013 police officers who worked the full year.

Most of Los Angeles's police officers (3,898 of 7,013) hold the title Police Officer II, with an official range of $83,687 to $113,983. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $164,829, $50,846 above the top of the range.

Median total pay: $167,749; the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime: $33,505; average per full-year police officer
Starting salary: $83,687; bottom of the Police Officer I range
Average pay rank: 96th; of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Los Angeles 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

Port Police Officer II$77,443 to $107,218 · 53 people
$211,746
Port Police Officer III$81,828 to $113,357 · 42 people
$251,629
Police Officer I$83,687 to $91,788 · 556 people
$100,871
Police Officer II$83,687 to $113,983 · 3,898 people
$164,829
Airport Police Officer I$87,257 · 37 people
$102,057
Airport Police Officer II$87,257 to $120,832 · 212 people
$161,346
Municipal Police Officer III$87,257 to $120,832 · 15 people
$166,900
Port Police Officer I$89,700 · 28 people
$111,991
Police Officer III$91,788 to $120,498 · 2,039 people
$200,694
Airport Police Officer III$92,226 to $127,702 · 133 people
$201,790

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

Police detective, sergeant, lieutenant and captain pay at Los Angeles

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	7,013	$77,443 to $127,702	$175,345
Detectives	1,210	$127,075 to $141,691	$222,974
Sergeants	1,230	$127,075 to $141,691	$225,148
Lieutenants	284	$157,915 to $175,872	$269,251
Captains	101	$275,887	$312,038

Full-year sergeants averaged $225,148, $49,803 more than officers.

Does Los Angeles pay police officers more than other employers in Los Angeles County?

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

Los Angeles$175,345
All employers in Los Angeles County$180,466
All employers in California$179,627

Full-year police officers at Los Angeles earned $5,121 less than the Los Angeles County average and $4,282 less than the California average.

Where does Los Angeles rank among California employers?

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

All 301 California employers

Los Angeles ranks 96th of 301, above the middle employer.

Los Angeles

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

Middle employer: $159,513

The 45 employers in Los Angeles County

Los Angeles ranks 22nd of 45, above the middle employer.

Los Angeles

$150k$200k$250k

Middle employer: $175,125

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 Angeles

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

Pension formula: 2.16% at 55; the most common formula among Los Angeles's police officers
Employer pension contribution: $34,180; average per year
Health, dental and vision: $18,840; average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Los Angeles

What is the average police officer salary at Los Angeles?

Police officers at Los Angeles who worked the full year earned an average of $175,345 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $167,749: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $77,443 to $127,702.

How much overtime do police officers at Los Angeles earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $33,505 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $24,928: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$83,687 a year: the bottom of the official range for Los Angeles's Police Officer I title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $175,345 in total pay.

How much does a police sergeant make at LAPD?

Full-year sergeants at Los Angeles averaged $225,148 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $127,075 to $141,691.

What pension do police officers at Los Angeles get?

The most common pension formula among Los Angeles's police officers is 2.16% at 55, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $34,180 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Los Angeles County

Sources for the Los Angeles figures

Every person who held a police officer position at Los Angeles 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 Angeles.

How we read the data