Orange Cove police officer salary, 2025

Orange Cove is a city in Fresno County. 11 people worked as police officers for Orange Cove in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $85,754, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Orange Cove?

Official pay range1

$56,871 to $92,668

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers1

$85,754

average base pay $67,393

Based on the 7 of 11 police officers who worked the full year.

Most of Orange Cove's police officers (10 of 11) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $56,871 to $74,547. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $85,754, $11,207 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$84,539
the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$16,358
average per full-year police officer
Starting salary
$56,871
bottom of the Police Officer range
Average pay rank
295th
of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Orange Cove 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$56,871 to $74,547 · 10 people
    $85,754
  2. Police Corporal$70,696 to $92,668 · 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 Orange Cove pay police officers more than other employers in Fresno County?

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

Full-year police officers at Orange Cove earned $43,721 less than the Fresno County average and $93,873 less than the California average.

Where does Orange Cove rank among California employers?

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

All 301 California employers

Orange Cove ranks 295th of 301, below the middle employer.

Orange Cove
$100k$150k$200k$250k

Middle employer: $159,513

The 13 employers in Fresno County

Orange Cove ranks 12th of 13, below the middle employer.

Orange Cove
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k

Middle employer: $101,733

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 Orange Cove

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

Pension formula
2.75% at 57
the most common formula among Orange Cove's police officers
Employer pension contribution
$9,942
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$11,872
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Orange Cove

What is the average police officer salary at Orange Cove?

Police officers at Orange Cove who worked the full year earned an average of $85,754 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $84,539: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $56,871 to $92,668.

How much overtime do police officers at Orange Cove earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $16,358 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $18,159: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What is the starting salary for a police officer at Orange Cove?

$56,871 a year: the bottom of the official range for Orange Cove's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $85,754 in total pay.

What pension do police officers at Orange Cove get?

The most common pension formula among Orange Cove's police officers is 2.75% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $9,942 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Orange Cove figures

Every person who held a police officer position at Orange Cove 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 Orange Cove.

How we read the data