Pacifica police officer salary, 2025

Pacifica is a city in San Mateo County. 23 people worked as police officers for Pacifica in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $171,968, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Pacifica?

Official pay range1

$101,568 to $133,380

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers1

$171,968

average base pay $123,389

Based on the 19 of 23 police officers who worked the full year.

Most of Pacifica's police officers (16 of 23) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $101,568 to $123,468. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $161,633, $38,165 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$182,077
the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$37,672
average per full-year police officer
Starting salary
$101,568
bottom of the Police Officer range
Average pay rank
105th
of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Pacifica 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$101,568 to $123,468 · 16 people
    $161,633
  2. Police Corporal$109,740 to $133,380 · 7 people
    $189,686

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 Pacifica

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
Officers23$101,568 to $133,380$171,968
Sergeants8$136,020 to $165,336$207,626

Full-year sergeants averaged $207,626, $35,658 more than officers.

Does Pacifica pay police officers more than other employers in San Mateo County?

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

Full-year police officers at Pacifica earned $29,804 less than the San Mateo County average and $7,659 less than the California average.

Where does Pacifica rank among California employers?

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

All 301 California employers

Pacifica ranks 105th of 301, above the middle employer.

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

Middle employer: $159,513

The 15 employers in San Mateo County

Pacifica ranks 14th of 15, below the middle employer.

Pacifica
$150k$200k$250k

Middle employer: $195,813

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 Pacifica

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 Pacifica's police officers
Employer pension contribution
$16,436
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$22,597
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Pacifica

What is the average police officer salary at Pacifica?

Police officers at Pacifica who worked the full year earned an average of $171,968 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $182,077: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $101,568 to $133,380.

How much overtime do police officers at Pacifica earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $37,672 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $40,001: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$101,568 a year: the bottom of the official range for Pacifica's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $171,968 in total pay.

How much does a police sergeant make at Pacifica?

Full-year sergeants at Pacifica averaged $207,626 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $136,020 to $165,336.

What pension do police officers at Pacifica get?

The most common pension formula among Pacifica's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $16,436 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in San Mateo County

Sources for the Pacifica figures

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

How we read the data