Oakland (OPD) police officer salary, 2025

Oakland is a city in Alameda County. 651 people worked as police officers for Oakland in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $220,747, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Oakland?

Official pay range¹

$105,968 to $148,403

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers¹

$220,747

average base pay $131,324

Based on the 431 of 651 police officers who worked the full year.

Most of Oakland's police officers (651 of 651) hold the title Police Officer (Pers), with an official range of $105,968 to $148,403. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $220,747, $72,344 above the top of the range.

Median total pay: $211,413; the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime: $55,591; average per full-year police officer
Starting salary: $105,968; bottom of the Police Officer (Pers) range
Average pay rank: 18th; of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Oakland 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 (Pers)$105,968 to $148,403 · 651 people
$220,747

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

Police sergeant, lieutenant and captain pay at Oakland

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	651	$105,968 to $148,403	$220,747
Sergeants	142	$171,222	$316,778
Lieutenants	40	$198,044	$413,858
Captains	9	$241,310	Fewer than 5

Full-year sergeants averaged $316,778, $96,031 more than officers.

Does Oakland pay police officers more than other employers in Alameda County?

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

Oakland$220,747
All employers in Alameda County$220,161
All employers in California$179,627

Full-year police officers at Oakland earned $586 more than the Alameda County average and $41,120 more than the California average.

Where does Oakland rank among California employers?

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

All 301 California employers

Oakland ranks 18th of 301, above the middle employer.

Oakland

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

Middle employer: $159,513

The 14 employers in Alameda County

Oakland ranks 4th of 14, above the middle employer.

Oakland

$180k$200k$220k$240k

Middle employer: $208,256

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 Oakland

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 Oakland's police officers
Employer pension contribution: $103,567; average per year
Health, dental and vision: $26,509; average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Oakland

What is the average police officer salary at Oakland?

Police officers at Oakland who worked the full year earned an average of $220,747 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $211,413: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $105,968 to $148,403.

How much overtime do police officers at Oakland earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $55,591 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $46,126: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$105,968 a year: the bottom of the official range for Oakland's Police Officer (Pers) title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $220,747 in total pay.

How much does a police sergeant make at OPD?

Full-year sergeants at Oakland averaged $316,778 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $171,222 to $171,222.

What pension do police officers at Oakland get?

The most common pension formula among Oakland's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $103,567 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Alameda County

Sources for the Oakland figures

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

How we read the data