Mill Valley police officer salary, 2025

Mill Valley is a city in Marin County. 14 people worked as police officers for Mill Valley in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $156,023, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Mill Valley?

Official pay range1

$104,412 to $126,924

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers1

$156,023

average base pay $104,985

Based on the 10 of 14 police officers who worked the full year.

Most of Mill Valley's police officers (14 of 14) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $104,412 to $126,924. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $156,023, $29,099 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$152,131
the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$23,153
average per full-year police officer
Starting salary
$104,412
bottom of the Police Officer range
Average pay rank
167th
of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Mill Valley 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$104,412 to $126,924 · 14 people
    $156,023

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 Mill Valley

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

RankPeopleOfficial rangeAverage total pay
Officers14$104,412 to $126,924$156,023
Sergeants5$124,848 to $151,752$201,979

Full-year sergeants averaged $201,979, $45,956 more than officers.

Does Mill Valley pay police officers more than other employers in Marin County?

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

Full-year police officers at Mill Valley earned $2,837 more than the Marin County average and $23,604 less than the California average.

Where does Mill Valley rank among California employers?

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

All 301 California employers

Mill Valley ranks 167th of 301, below the middle employer.

Mill Valley
$100k$150k$200k$250k

Middle employer: $159,513

The 8 employers in Marin County

Mill Valley ranks 2nd of 8, above the middle employer.

Mill Valley
$120k$140k$160k$180k

Middle employer: $141,382

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 Mill Valley

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

Pension formula
2% at 62
the most common formula among Mill Valley's police officers
Employer pension contribution
$19,719
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$22,181
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Mill Valley

What is the average police officer salary at Mill Valley?

Police officers at Mill Valley who worked the full year earned an average of $156,023 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $152,131: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $104,412 to $126,924.

How much overtime do police officers at Mill Valley earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $23,153 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $21,312: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What is the starting salary for a police officer at Mill Valley?

$104,412 a year: the bottom of the official range for Mill Valley's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $156,023 in total pay.

How much does a police sergeant make at Mill Valley?

Full-year sergeants at Mill Valley averaged $201,979 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $124,848 to $151,752.

What pension do police officers at Mill Valley get?

The most common pension formula among Mill Valley's police officers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $19,719 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Mill Valley figures

Every person who held a police officer position at Mill Valley 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 Mill Valley.

How we read the data