Porterville police officer salary, 2025

Porterville is a city in Tulare County. 60 people worked as police officers for Porterville in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $96,461, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Porterville?

Official pay range¹

$67,140 to $81,936

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers¹

$96,461

average base pay $78,046

Based on the 45 of 60 police officers who worked the full year.

Most of Porterville's police officers (32 of 60) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $67,140 to $81,936. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $90,820, $8,884 above the top of the range.

Median total pay: $97,656; the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime: $13,783; average per full-year police officer
Starting salary: $67,140; bottom of the Police Officer range
Average pay rank: 284th; of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Porterville 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 Corporal$67,140 to $81,936 · fewer than 5 people
Fewer than 5
Police Corporal-Meas H$67,140 to $81,936 · fewer than 5 people
Fewer than 5
Police Corporal-Meas I$67,140 to $81,936 · fewer than 5 people
Fewer than 5
Police Officer$67,140 to $81,936 · 32 people
$90,820
Police Officer - K9$67,140 to $81,936 · fewer than 5 people
Fewer than 5
Police Officer - Meas I$67,140 to $81,936 · fewer than 5 people
Fewer than 5
Police Officer K9$67,140 to $81,936 · fewer than 5 people
Fewer than 5
Police Officer-Meas H$67,140 to $81,936 · 5 people
$98,829
Police Officer-Meas I$67,140 to $81,936 · 12 people
$100,334
Police Officer-Measure I$67,140 to $81,936 · 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.

Police sergeant and lieutenant pay at Porterville

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	60	$67,140 to $81,936	$96,461
Sergeants	14	$83,580 to $102,000	$125,627
Lieutenants	6	$94,200 to $114,936	$129,676

Full-year sergeants averaged $125,627, $29,166 more than officers.

Does Porterville pay police officers more than other employers in Tulare County?

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

Porterville$96,461
All employers in Tulare County$123,797
All employers in California$179,627

Full-year police officers at Porterville earned $27,336 less than the Tulare County average and $83,166 less than the California average.

Where does Porterville rank among California employers?

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

All 301 California employers

Porterville ranks 284th of 301, below the middle employer.

Porterville

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

Middle employer: $159,513

The 6 employers in Tulare County

Porterville ranks 4th of 6, below the middle employer.

Porterville

$80k$100k$120k$140k

Middle employer: $107,804

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 Porterville

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 Porterville's police officers
Employer pension contribution: $11,841; average per year
Health, dental and vision: $14,808; average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Porterville

What is the average police officer salary at Porterville?

Police officers at Porterville who worked the full year earned an average of $96,461 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $97,656: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $67,140 to $81,936.

How much overtime do police officers at Porterville earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $13,783 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $13,502: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$67,140 a year: the bottom of the official range for Porterville's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $96,461 in total pay.

How much does a police sergeant make at Porterville?

Full-year sergeants at Porterville averaged $125,627 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $83,580 to $102,000.

What pension do police officers at Porterville get?

The most common pension formula among Porterville's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $11,841 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Tulare County

Sources for the Porterville figures

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

How we read the data