Ripon police officer salary, 2025

Ripon is a city in San Joaquin County. 19 people worked as police officers for Ripon in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $115,140, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Ripon?

Official pay range1

$90,974 to $110,579

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers1

$115,140

average base pay $97,023

Based on the 13 of 19 police officers who worked the full year.

Most of Ripon's police officers (19 of 19) hold the title Officer, with an official range of $90,974 to $110,579. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $115,140, $4,561 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$115,968
the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$11,120
average per full-year police officer
Starting salary
Not reported
no official range reported
Average pay rank
254th
of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Ripon 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. Officer$90,974 to $110,579 · 19 people
    $115,140

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

Does Ripon pay police officers more than other employers in San Joaquin County?

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

Full-year police officers at Ripon earned $57,315 less than the San Joaquin County average and $64,487 less than the California average.

Where does Ripon rank among California employers?

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

All 301 California employers

Ripon ranks 254th of 301, below the middle employer.

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

Middle employer: $159,513

The 7 employers in San Joaquin County

Ripon ranks 7th of 7, below the middle employer.

Ripon
$120k$140k$160k$180k$200k

Middle employer: $172,103

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 Ripon

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 Ripon's police officers
Employer pension contribution
$15,861
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$21,898
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Ripon

What is the average police officer salary at Ripon?

Police officers at Ripon who worked the full year earned an average of $115,140 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $115,968: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $90,974 to $110,579.

How much overtime do police officers at Ripon earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $11,120 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $9,606: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do police officers at Ripon get?

The most common pension formula among Ripon's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $15,861 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Ripon figures

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

How we read the data