Mammoth Lakes police officer salary, 2025

Mammoth Lakes is a city in Mono County. 14 people worked as police officers for Mammoth Lakes in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $156,677, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Mammoth Lakes?

Official pay range1

$89,889 to $133,407

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers1

$156,677

average base pay $107,570

Based on the 9 of 14 police officers who worked the full year.

Most of Mammoth Lakes's police officers (13 of 14) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $89,889 to $109,261. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $155,875, $46,614 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$162,689
the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$26,196
average per full-year police officer
Starting salary
$89,889
bottom of the Police Officer range
Average pay rank
164th
of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Mammoth Lakes 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$89,889 to $109,261 · 13 people
    $155,875
  2. Police Corporal$109,755 to $133,407 · 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 Mammoth Lakes pay police officers more than other California employers?

Average total pay of full-year police officers: Mammoth Lakes next to every California employer together.1

Full-year police officers at Mammoth Lakes earned $22,950 less than the California average.

Where does Mammoth Lakes rank among California employers?

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

All 301 California employers

Mammoth Lakes ranks 164th of 301, below the middle employer.

Mammoth Lakes
$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 Mammoth Lakes

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 Mammoth Lakes's police officers
Employer pension contribution
$24,381
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$26,924
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Mammoth Lakes

What is the average police officer salary at Mammoth Lakes?

Police officers at Mammoth Lakes who worked the full year earned an average of $156,677 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $162,689: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $89,889 to $133,407.

How much overtime do police officers at Mammoth Lakes earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $26,196 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $21,948: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What is the starting salary for a police officer at Mammoth Lakes?

$89,889 a year: the bottom of the official range for Mammoth Lakes's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $156,677 in total pay.

What pension do police officers at Mammoth Lakes get?

The most common pension formula among Mammoth Lakes's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $24,381 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Mammoth Lakes figures

Every person who held a police officer position at Mammoth Lakes 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 Mammoth Lakes.

How we read the data