Seaside police officer salary, 2025
Seaside is a city in Monterey County. 25 people worked as police officers for Seaside in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $185,396, overtime included.
What is the average police officer salary at Seaside?
Official pay range1
$118,050 to $148,967
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest police officer title
Based on the 18 of 25 police officers who worked the full year.
Most of Seaside's police officers (25 of 25) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $118,050 to $148,967. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $185,396, $36,429 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $187,916
- the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $34,952
- average per full-year police officer
- Starting salary
- $118,050
- bottom of the Police Officer range
- Average pay rank
- 66th
- of 301 California employers
What does each police officer title at Seaside 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$185,396
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 Seaside
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 | 25 | $118,050 to $148,967 | $185,396 |
| Sergeants | 5 | $144,445 to $182,386 | $238,028 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $238,028, $52,632 more than officers.
Does Seaside pay police officers more than other employers in Monterey County?
Average total pay of full-year police officers: Seaside next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Seaside$185,396
- All employers in Monterey County$175,490
- All employers in California$179,627
Full-year police officers at Seaside earned $9,906 more than the Monterey County average and $5,769 more than the California average.
Where does Seaside rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year police officers, by average total pay.1
All 301 California employers
Seaside ranks 66th of 301, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $159,513
The 11 employers in Monterey County
Seaside ranks 3rd 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 Seaside
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 Seaside's police officers
- Employer pension contribution
- $16,555
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $27,322
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about police officer pay at Seaside
What is the average police officer salary at Seaside?
Police officers at Seaside who worked the full year earned an average of $185,396 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $187,916: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $118,050 to $148,967.
How much overtime do police officers at Seaside earn?
Full-year police officers were paid an average of $34,952 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $33,506: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a police officer at Seaside?
$118,050 a year: the bottom of the official range for Seaside's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $185,396 in total pay.
How much does a police sergeant make at Seaside?
Full-year sergeants at Seaside averaged $238,028 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $144,445 to $182,386.
What pension do police officers at Seaside get?
The most common pension formula among Seaside's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $16,555 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Monterey County
- Carmel-By-The-Sea$193,166 average total pay
- Salinas$188,105 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 Seaside figures
Every person who held a police officer position at Seaside 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 Seaside.