Ontario police officer salary, 2025
Ontario is a city in San Bernardino County. 222 people worked as police officers for Ontario in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $183,570, overtime included.
What is the average police officer salary at Ontario?
Official pay range1
$99,757 to $134,014
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest police officer title
Based on the 206 of 222 police officers who worked the full year.
Most of Ontario's police officers (170 of 222) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $99,757 to $121,285. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $176,169, $54,884 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $181,598
- the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $48,645
- average per full-year police officer
- Starting salary
- $99,757
- bottom of the Police Officer range
- Average pay rank
- 70th
- of 301 California employers
What does each police officer title at Ontario 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$176,169
- Police Corporal$206,663
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Police detective, sergeant, lieutenant and captain pay at Ontario
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 | 222 | $99,757 to $134,014 | $183,570 |
| Detectives | 32 | $121,805 to $148,034 | $241,758 |
| Sergeants | 41 | $148,762 to $180,773 | $266,190 |
| Lieutenants | 17 | $168,522 to $204,714 | $314,619 |
| Captains | 6 | $188,698 to $229,382 | Fewer than 5 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $266,190, $82,620 more than officers.
Does Ontario pay police officers more than other employers in San Bernardino County?
Average total pay of full-year police officers: Ontario next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Ontario$183,570
- All employers in San Bernardino County$166,919
- All employers in California$179,627
Full-year police officers at Ontario earned $16,651 more than the San Bernardino County average and $3,943 more than the California average.
Where does Ontario rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year police officers, by average total pay.1
All 301 California employers
Ontario ranks 70th of 301, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $159,513
The 9 employers in San Bernardino County
Ontario ranks 1st of 9, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $169,545
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 Ontario
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 Ontario's police officers
- Employer pension contribution
- $31,754
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $24,476
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about police officer pay at Ontario
What is the average police officer salary at Ontario?
Police officers at Ontario who worked the full year earned an average of $183,570 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $181,598: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $99,757 to $134,014.
How much overtime do police officers at Ontario earn?
Full-year police officers were paid an average of $48,645 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $43,658: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a police officer at Ontario?
$99,757 a year: the bottom of the official range for Ontario's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $183,570 in total pay.
How much does a police sergeant make at Ontario?
Full-year sergeants at Ontario averaged $266,190 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $148,762 to $180,773.
What pension do police officers at Ontario get?
The most common pension formula among Ontario's police officers is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $31,754 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in San Bernardino County
- Chino$176,221 average total pay
- Fontana$171,919 average total pay
- Redlands$171,340 average total pay
- Colton$169,545 average total pay
- Upland$157,550 average total pay
- Barstow$157,351 average total pay
- San Bernardino$147,415 average total pay
- Montclair$135,103 average total pay
- Highest police officer salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Teacher salaries in San Bernardino CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Ontario figures
Every person who held a police officer position at Ontario 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 Ontario.