Oxnard police officer salary, 2025

Oxnard is a city in Ventura County. 193 people worked as police officers for Oxnard in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $159,159, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Oxnard?

Official pay range1

$94,003 to $159,589

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers1

$159,159

average base pay $116,541

Based on the 164 of 193 police officers who worked the full year.

Most of Oxnard's police officers (159 of 193) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $94,003 to $140,829. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $148,046, $7,217 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$155,506
the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$26,575
average per full-year police officer
Starting salary
$94,003
bottom of the Police Officer range
Average pay rank
153rd
of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Oxnard 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$94,003 to $140,829 · 159 people
    $148,046
  2. Police Corporal$116,776 to $159,589 · 34 people
    $205,000

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 Oxnard

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
Officers193$94,003 to $159,589$159,159
Sergeants33$122,503 to $183,526$222,781

Full-year sergeants averaged $222,781, $63,622 more than officers.

Does Oxnard pay police officers more than other employers in Ventura County?

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

Full-year police officers at Oxnard earned $2,926 less than the Ventura County average and $20,468 less than the California average.

Where does Oxnard rank among California employers?

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

All 301 California employers

Oxnard ranks 153rd of 301, below the middle employer.

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

Middle employer: $159,513

The 5 employers in Ventura County

Oxnard ranks 3rd of 5, level with the middle employer.

Oxnard
$160k$180k

Middle employer: $159,159

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 Oxnard

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 Oxnard's police officers
Employer pension contribution
$27,271
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$14,753
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Oxnard

What is the average police officer salary at Oxnard?

Police officers at Oxnard who worked the full year earned an average of $159,159 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $155,506: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $94,003 to $159,589.

How much overtime do police officers at Oxnard earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $26,575 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $21,696: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$94,003 a year: the bottom of the official range for Oxnard's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $159,159 in total pay.

How much does a police sergeant make at Oxnard?

Full-year sergeants at Oxnard averaged $222,781 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $122,503 to $183,526.

What pension do police officers at Oxnard get?

The most common pension formula among Oxnard's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $27,271 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Ventura County

Sources for the Oxnard figures

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

How we read the data