Sand City police officer salary, 2025

Sand City is a city in Monterey County. 6 people worked as police officers for Sand City in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $180,059, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Sand City?

Official pay range1

$108,111 to $137,980

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers1

$180,059

average base pay $130,843

Based on the 6 of 6 police officers who worked the full year.

Most of Sand City's police officers (6 of 6) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $108,111 to $137,980. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $180,059, $42,079 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$172,256
the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$10,341
average per full-year police officer
Starting salary
$108,111
bottom of the Police Officer range
Average pay rank
78th
of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Sand City 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$108,111 to $137,980 · 6 people
    $180,059

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

Does Sand City pay police officers more than other employers in Monterey County?

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

Full-year police officers at Sand City earned $4,569 more than the Monterey County average and $432 more than the California average.

Where does Sand City rank among California employers?

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

All 301 California employers

Sand City ranks 78th of 301, above the middle employer.

Sand City
$100k$150k$200k$250k

Middle employer: $159,513

The 11 employers in Monterey County

Sand City ranks 5th of 11, above the middle employer.

Sand City
$140k$160k$180k

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 Sand City

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 Sand City's police officers
Employer pension contribution
$26,730
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$23,294
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Sand City

What is the average police officer salary at Sand City?

Police officers at Sand City who worked the full year earned an average of $180,059 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $172,256: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $108,111 to $137,980.

How much overtime do police officers at Sand City earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $10,341 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $9,336: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What is the starting salary for a police officer at Sand City?

$108,111 a year: the bottom of the official range for Sand City's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $180,059 in total pay.

What pension do police officers at Sand City get?

The most common pension formula among Sand City's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $26,730 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Sand City figures

Every person who held a police officer position at Sand City 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 Sand City.

How we read the data