Riverside police officer salary, 2025
Riverside is a city in Riverside County. 253 people worked as police officers for Riverside in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $162,210, overtime included.
What is the average police officer salary at Riverside?
Official pay range1
$97,092 to $123,888
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest police officer title
Based on the 202 of 253 police officers who worked the full year.
Most of Riverside's police officers (253 of 253) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $97,092 to $123,888. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $162,210, $38,322 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $156,613
- the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $24,307
- average per full-year police officer
- Starting salary
- $97,092
- bottom of the Police Officer range
- Average pay rank
- 138th
- of 301 California employers
What does each police officer title at Riverside 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 Officer$162,210
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Police detective, sergeant, lieutenant and captain pay at Riverside
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 | 253 | $97,092 to $123,888 | $162,210 |
| Detectives | 75 | $112,368 to $136,596 | $211,662 |
| Sergeants | 54 | $136,596 to $158,088 | $231,604 |
| Lieutenants | 21 | $176,892 to $231,444 | $282,743 |
| Captains | 5 | $255,144 to $267,900 | $349,602 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $231,604, $69,394 more than officers.
Does Riverside pay police officers more than other employers in Riverside County?
Average total pay of full-year police officers: Riverside next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Riverside$162,210
- All employers in Riverside County$159,660
- All employers in California$179,627
Full-year police officers at Riverside earned $2,550 more than the Riverside County average and $17,417 less than the California average.
Where does Riverside rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year police officers, by average total pay.1
All 301 California employers
Riverside ranks 138th of 301, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $159,513
The 10 employers in Riverside County
Riverside ranks 4th of 10, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $160,800
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 Riverside
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 Riverside's police officers
- Employer pension contribution
- $29,247
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $22,877
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about police officer pay at Riverside
What is the average police officer salary at Riverside?
Police officers at Riverside who worked the full year earned an average of $162,210 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $156,613: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $97,092 to $123,888.
How much overtime do police officers at Riverside earn?
Full-year police officers were paid an average of $24,307 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $19,112: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a police officer at Riverside?
$97,092 a year: the bottom of the official range for Riverside's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $162,210 in total pay.
How much does a police sergeant make at Riverside?
Full-year sergeants at Riverside averaged $231,604 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $136,596 to $158,088.
What pension do police officers at Riverside get?
The most common pension formula among Riverside's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $29,247 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Riverside County
- Desert Hot Springs$183,886 average total pay
- Indio$166,975 average total pay
- Palm Springs$165,245 average total pay
- Hemet$161,080 average total pay
- Corona$160,520 average total pay
- Cathedral City$158,062 average total pay
- Menifee$157,906 average total pay
- Beaumont$149,661 average total pay
- Blythe$103,645 average total pay
- Highest police officer salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Teacher salaries in Riverside CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Riverside figures
Every person who held a police officer position at Riverside 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 Riverside.