Milpitas police officer salary, 2025

Milpitas is a city in Santa Clara County. 71 people worked as police officers for Milpitas in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $195,378, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Milpitas?

Official pay range1

$126,438 to $168,059

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers1

$195,378

average base pay $152,100

Based on the 52 of 71 police officers who worked the full year.

Most of Milpitas's police officers (70 of 71) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $138,261 to $168,059. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $195,378, $27,319 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$198,452
the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$5,011
average per full-year police officer
Starting salary
$126,438
bottom of the Patrol Officer range
Average pay rank
49th
of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Milpitas 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. Patrol Officer$126,438 to $153,684 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Police Officer$138,261 to $168,059 · 70 people
    $195,378

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

Police sergeant and lieutenant pay at Milpitas

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
Officers71$126,438 to $168,059$195,378
Sergeants14$167,023 to $203,020$243,789
Lieutenants5$193,937 to $235,733Fewer than 5

Full-year sergeants averaged $243,789, $48,411 more than officers.

Does Milpitas pay police officers more than other employers in Santa Clara County?

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

Full-year police officers at Milpitas earned $46,580 less than the Santa Clara County average and $15,751 more than the California average.

Where does Milpitas rank among California employers?

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

All 301 California employers

Milpitas ranks 49th of 301, above the middle employer.

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

Middle employer: $159,513

The 10 employers in Santa Clara County

Milpitas ranks 9th of 10, below the middle employer.

Milpitas
$180k$200k$220k$240k$260k$280k

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 Milpitas

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 Milpitas's police officers
Employer pension contribution
$35,732
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$25,551
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Milpitas

What is the average police officer salary at Milpitas?

Police officers at Milpitas who worked the full year earned an average of $195,378 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $198,452: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $126,438 to $168,059.

How much overtime do police officers at Milpitas earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $5,011 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $3,353: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$126,438 a year: the bottom of the official range for Milpitas's Patrol Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $195,378 in total pay.

How much does a police sergeant make at Milpitas?

Full-year sergeants at Milpitas averaged $243,789 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $167,023 to $203,020.

What pension do police officers at Milpitas get?

The most common pension formula among Milpitas's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $35,732 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Santa Clara County

Sources for the Milpitas figures

Every person who held a police officer position at Milpitas 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 Milpitas.

How we read the data