Sanger police officer salary, 2025

Sanger is a city in Fresno County. 33 people worked as police officers for Sanger in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $118,174, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Sanger?

Official pay range1

$66,600 to $89,244

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers1

$118,174

average base pay $76,252

Based on the 23 of 33 police officers who worked the full year.

Most of Sanger's police officers (28 of 33) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $66,600 to $80,952. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $113,460, $32,508 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$111,571
the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$14,280
average per full-year police officer
Starting salary
$66,600
bottom of the Police Officer range
Average pay rank
252nd
of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Sanger 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$66,600 to $80,952 · 28 people
    $113,460
  2. Corporal$73,428 to $89,244 · 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 pay at Sanger

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

RankPeopleOfficial rangeAverage total pay
Officers33$66,600 to $89,244$118,174
Sergeants6$80,952 to $98,400$142,730

Full-year sergeants averaged $142,730, $24,556 more than officers.

Does Sanger pay police officers more than other employers in Fresno County?

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

Full-year police officers at Sanger earned $11,301 less than the Fresno County average and $61,453 less than the California average.

Where does Sanger rank among California employers?

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

All 301 California employers

Sanger ranks 252nd of 301, below the middle employer.

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

Middle employer: $159,513

The 13 employers in Fresno County

Sanger ranks 3rd of 13, above the middle employer.

Sanger
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k

Middle employer: $101,733

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 Sanger

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 Sanger's police officers
Employer pension contribution
$8,871
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$24,017
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Sanger

What is the average police officer salary at Sanger?

Police officers at Sanger who worked the full year earned an average of $118,174 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $111,571: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $66,600 to $89,244.

How much overtime do police officers at Sanger earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $14,280 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $11,447: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$66,600 a year: the bottom of the official range for Sanger's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $118,174 in total pay.

How much does a police sergeant make at Sanger?

Full-year sergeants at Sanger averaged $142,730 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $80,952 to $98,400.

What pension do police officers at Sanger get?

The most common pension formula among Sanger's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $8,871 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Fresno County

Sources for the Sanger figures

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

How we read the data