Salinas police officer salary, 2025
Salinas is a city in Monterey County. 115 people worked as police officers for Salinas in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $188,105, overtime included.
What is the average police officer salary at Salinas?
Official pay range1
$98,239 to $131,644
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest police officer title
Based on the 99 of 115 police officers who worked the full year.
Most of Salinas's police officers (93 of 115) hold the title Police Officer - New Hire, with an official range of $98,239 to $131,644. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $179,314, $47,670 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $185,613
- the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $32,843
- average per full-year police officer
- Starting salary
- $98,239
- bottom of the Police Officer range
- Average pay rank
- 59th
- of 301 California employers
What does each police officer title at Salinas 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$222,831
- Police Officer - New Hire$179,314
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 Salinas
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 | 115 | $98,239 to $131,644 | $188,105 |
| Sergeants | 19 | $138,886 to $177,269 | $261,383 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $261,383, $73,278 more than officers.
Does Salinas pay police officers more than other employers in Monterey County?
Average total pay of full-year police officers: Salinas next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Salinas$188,105
- All employers in Monterey County$175,490
- All employers in California$179,627
Full-year police officers at Salinas earned $12,615 more than the Monterey County average and $8,478 more than the California average.
Where does Salinas rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year police officers, by average total pay.1
All 301 California employers
Salinas ranks 59th of 301, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $159,513
The 11 employers in Monterey County
Salinas ranks 2nd of 11, above the middle employer.
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 Salinas
As reported by the city. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year police officer, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- 2.5% at 57
- the most common formula among Salinas's police officers
- Employer pension contribution
- $33,669
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $23,444
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about police officer pay at Salinas
What is the average police officer salary at Salinas?
Police officers at Salinas who worked the full year earned an average of $188,105 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $185,613: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $98,239 to $131,644.
How much overtime do police officers at Salinas earn?
Full-year police officers were paid an average of $32,843 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $25,600: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a police officer at Salinas?
$98,239 a year: the bottom of the official range for Salinas's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $188,105 in total pay.
How much does a police sergeant make at Salinas?
Full-year sergeants at Salinas averaged $261,383 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $138,886 to $177,269.
What pension do police officers at Salinas get?
The most common pension formula among Salinas's police officers is 2.5% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $33,669 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Monterey County
- Carmel-By-The-Sea$193,166 average total pay
- Seaside$185,396 average total pay
- Monterey$180,544 average total pay
- Sand City$180,059 average total pay
- Marina$172,596 average total pay
- Greenfield$155,507 average total pay
- Highest police officer salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Teacher salaries in Monterey CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Salinas figures
Every person who held a police officer position at Salinas 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 Salinas.