Los Gatos police officer salary, 2025
Los Gatos is a city in Santa Clara County. 29 people worked as police officers for Los Gatos in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $204,468, overtime included.
What is the average police officer salary at Los Gatos?
Official pay range1
$132,394 to $168,927
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest police officer title
Based on the 20 of 29 police officers who worked the full year.
Most of Los Gatos's police officers (24 of 29) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $132,394 to $160,925. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $198,285, $37,360 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $206,980
- the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $32,726
- average per full-year police officer
- Starting salary
- $132,394
- bottom of the Police Officer range
- Average pay rank
- 35th
- of 301 California employers
What does each police officer title at Los Gatos 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$198,285
- Police CorporalFewer than 5
- Police Officer T/HNot reported
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 Gatos
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 | 29 | $132,394 to $168,927 | $204,468 |
| Sergeants | 7 | $167,516 to $193,920 | $232,004 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $232,004, $27,536 more than officers.
Does Los Gatos pay police officers more than other employers in Santa Clara County?
Average total pay of full-year police officers: Los Gatos next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Los Gatos$204,468
- All employers in Santa Clara County$241,958
- All employers in California$179,627
Full-year police officers at Los Gatos earned $37,490 less than the Santa Clara County average and $24,841 more than the California average.
Where does Los Gatos rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year police officers, by average total pay.1
All 301 California employers
Los Gatos ranks 35th of 301, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $159,513
The 10 employers in Santa Clara County
Los Gatos ranks 7th of 10, below 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 Gatos
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 Gatos's police officers
- Employer pension contribution
- $30,451
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $20,936
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about police officer pay at Los Gatos
What is the average police officer salary at Los Gatos?
Police officers at Los Gatos who worked the full year earned an average of $204,468 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $206,980: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $132,394 to $168,927.
How much overtime do police officers at Los Gatos earn?
Full-year police officers were paid an average of $32,726 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $28,459: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a police officer at Los Gatos?
$132,394 a year: the bottom of the official range for Los Gatos's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $204,468 in total pay.
How much does a police sergeant make at Los Gatos?
Full-year sergeants at Los Gatos averaged $232,004 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $167,516 to $193,920.
What pension do police officers at Los Gatos get?
The most common pension formula among Los Gatos's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $30,451 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
- Los Altos$237,743 average total pay
- Mountain View$235,394 average total pay
- Palo Alto$229,335 average total pay
- Morgan Hill$209,862 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 Gatos figures
Every person who held a police officer position at Los Gatos 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 Gatos.