Santa Clara police officer salary, 2025
Santa Clara is a city in Santa Clara County. 90 people worked as police officers for Santa Clara in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $279,286, overtime included.
What is the average police officer salary at Santa Clara?
Official pay range1
$163,619 to $208,808
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest police officer title
Based on the 64 of 90 police officers who worked the full year.
Most of Santa Clara's police officers (90 of 90) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $163,619 to $208,808. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $279,286, $70,478 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $273,342
- the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $26,033
- average per full-year police officer
- Starting salary
- $163,619
- bottom of the Police Officer range
- Average pay rank
- 1st
- of 301 California employers
What does each police officer title at Santa Clara 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$279,286
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Police sergeant and lieutenant pay at Santa Clara
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 | 90 | $163,619 to $208,808 | $279,286 |
| Sergeants | 29 | $189,399 to $241,705 | $336,905 |
| Lieutenants | 9 | $219,260 to $279,821 | $378,183 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $336,905, $57,619 more than officers.
Does Santa Clara pay police officers more than other employers in Santa Clara County?
Average total pay of full-year police officers: Santa Clara next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Santa Clara$279,286
- All employers in Santa Clara County$241,958
- All employers in California$179,627
Full-year police officers at Santa Clara earned $37,328 more than the Santa Clara County average and $99,659 more than the California average.
Where does Santa Clara rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year police officers, by average total pay.1
All 301 California employers
Santa Clara ranks 1st of 301, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $159,513
The 10 employers in Santa Clara County
Santa Clara ranks 1st of 10, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $219,598
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 Santa Clara
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 Santa Clara's police officers
- Employer pension contribution
- $135,264
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $22,881
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about police officer pay at Santa Clara
What is the average police officer salary at Santa Clara?
Police officers at Santa Clara who worked the full year earned an average of $279,286 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $273,342: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $163,619 to $208,808.
How much overtime do police officers at Santa Clara earn?
Full-year police officers were paid an average of $26,033 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $24,101: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a police officer at Santa Clara?
$163,619 a year: the bottom of the official range for Santa Clara's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $279,286 in total pay.
How much does a police sergeant make at Santa Clara?
Full-year sergeants at Santa Clara averaged $336,905 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $189,399 to $241,705.
What pension do police officers at Santa Clara get?
The most common pension formula among Santa Clara's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $135,264 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Santa Clara County
- San Jose$251,199 average total pay
- Los Altos$237,743 average total pay
- Mountain View$235,394 average total pay
- Palo Alto$229,335 average total pay
- Morgan Hill$209,862 average total pay
- Los Gatos$204,468 average total pay
- Campbell$200,620 average total pay
- Milpitas$195,378 average total pay
- Gilroy$180,254 average total pay
- Highest police officer salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Teacher salaries in Santa Clara CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Santa Clara figures
Every person who held a police officer position at Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara.