Los Banos police officer salary, 2025
Los Banos is a city in Merced County. 39 people worked as police officers for Los Banos in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $120,293, overtime included.
What is the average police officer salary at Los Banos?
Official pay range1
$85,416 to $109,020
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest police officer title
Based on the 24 of 39 police officers who worked the full year.
Most of Los Banos's police officers (39 of 39) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $85,416 to $109,020. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $120,293, $11,273 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $114,980
- the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $17,000
- average per full-year police officer
- Starting salary
- $85,416
- bottom of the Police Officer range
- Average pay rank
- 249th
- of 301 California employers
What does each police officer title at Los Banos 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$120,293
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 Banos
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 | 39 | $85,416 to $109,020 | $120,293 |
| Sergeants | 10 | $116,652 to $145,332 | $176,141 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $176,141, $55,848 more than officers.
Does Los Banos pay police officers more than other employers in Merced County?
Average total pay of full-year police officers: Los Banos next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Los Banos$120,293
- All employers in Merced County$121,163
- All employers in California$179,627
Full-year police officers at Los Banos earned $870 less than the Merced County average and $59,334 less than the California average.
Where does Los Banos rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year police officers, by average total pay.1
All 301 California employers
Los Banos ranks 249th of 301, below the middle employer.
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 Los Banos
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 Banos's police officers
- Employer pension contribution
- $17,438
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $23,280
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about police officer pay at Los Banos
What is the average police officer salary at Los Banos?
Police officers at Los Banos who worked the full year earned an average of $120,293 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $114,980: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $85,416 to $109,020.
How much overtime do police officers at Los Banos earn?
Full-year police officers were paid an average of $17,000 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $12,614: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a police officer at Los Banos?
$85,416 a year: the bottom of the official range for Los Banos's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $120,293 in total pay.
How much does a police sergeant make at Los Banos?
Full-year sergeants at Los Banos averaged $176,141 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $116,652 to $145,332.
What pension do police officers at Los Banos get?
The most common pension formula among Los Banos's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $17,438 a year into the pension plan.
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- Merced$135,061 average total pay
- Atwater$105,434 average total pay
- Livingston$100,648 average total pay
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Sources for the Los Banos figures
Every person who held a police officer position at Los Banos 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 Banos.