Pacific Grove police officer salary, 2025

Pacific Grove is a city in Monterey County. 18 people worked as police officers for Pacific Grove in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $131,551, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Pacific Grove?

Official pay range1

$104,220 to $143,860

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers1

$131,551

average base pay $120,185

Based on the 8 of 18 police officers who worked the full year.

Most of Pacific Grove's police officers (18 of 18) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $104,220 to $143,860. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $131,551, within the range.

Median total pay
$132,318
the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$2,188
average per full-year police officer
Starting salary
$104,220
bottom of the Police Officer range
Average pay rank
230th
of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Pacific Grove 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$104,220 to $143,860 · 18 people
    $131,551

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

Does Pacific Grove pay police officers more than other employers in Monterey County?

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

Full-year police officers at Pacific Grove earned $43,939 less than the Monterey County average and $48,076 less than the California average.

Where does Pacific Grove rank among California employers?

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

All 301 California employers

Pacific Grove ranks 230th of 301, below the middle employer.

Pacific Grove
$100k$150k$200k$250k

Middle employer: $159,513

The 11 employers in Monterey County

Pacific Grove ranks 9th of 11, below the middle employer.

Pacific Grove
$140k$160k$180k

Middle employer: $172,596

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 Pacific Grove

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 Pacific Grove's police officers
Employer pension contribution
$21,324
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$14,384
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Pacific Grove

What is the average police officer salary at Pacific Grove?

Police officers at Pacific Grove who worked the full year earned an average of $131,551 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $132,318: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $104,220 to $143,860.

How much overtime do police officers at Pacific Grove earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $2,188 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $2,468: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What is the starting salary for a police officer at Pacific Grove?

$104,220 a year: the bottom of the official range for Pacific Grove's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $131,551 in total pay.

What pension do police officers at Pacific Grove get?

The most common pension formula among Pacific Grove's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $21,324 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Monterey County

Sources for the Pacific Grove figures

Every person who held a police officer position at Pacific Grove 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 Pacific Grove.

How we read the data