Signal Hill police officer salary, 2025

Signal Hill is a city in Los Angeles County. 18 people worked as police officers for Signal Hill in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $185,690, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Signal Hill?

Official pay range1

$95,041 to $130,276

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers1

$185,690

average base pay $113,933

Based on the 13 of 18 police officers who worked the full year.

Most of Signal Hill's police officers (14 of 18) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $95,041 to $121,300. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $173,995, $52,695 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$177,866
the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$47,572
average per full-year police officer
Starting salary
$95,041
bottom of the Police Officer range
Average pay rank
63rd
of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Signal Hill 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$95,041 to $121,300 · 14 people
    $173,995
  2. Police Corporal$102,074 to $130,276 · fewer than 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.

Does Signal Hill pay police officers more than other employers in Los Angeles County?

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

Full-year police officers at Signal Hill earned $5,224 more than the Los Angeles County average and $6,063 more than the California average.

Where does Signal Hill rank among California employers?

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

All 301 California employers

Signal Hill ranks 63rd of 301, above the middle employer.

Signal Hill
$100k$150k$200k$250k

Middle employer: $159,513

The 45 employers in Los Angeles County

Signal Hill ranks 13th of 45, above the middle employer.

Signal Hill
$150k$200k$250k

Middle employer: $175,125

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 Signal Hill

As reported by the city. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year police officer, on top of wages.1

Pension formula
2.75% at 57
the most common formula among Signal Hill's police officers
Employer pension contribution
$20,866
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$12,307
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Signal Hill

What is the average police officer salary at Signal Hill?

Police officers at Signal Hill who worked the full year earned an average of $185,690 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $177,866: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $95,041 to $130,276.

How much overtime do police officers at Signal Hill earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $47,572 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $39,776: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What is the starting salary for a police officer at Signal Hill?

$95,041 a year: the bottom of the official range for Signal Hill's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $185,690 in total pay.

What pension do police officers at Signal Hill get?

The most common pension formula among Signal Hill's police officers is 2.75% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $20,866 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Signal Hill figures

Every person who held a police officer position at Signal Hill 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 Signal Hill.

How we read the data