Sonora police officer salary, 2025
Sonora is a city in Tuolumne County. 10 people worked as police officers for Sonora in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $113,090, overtime included.
What is the average police officer salary at Sonora?
Official pay range1
$76,378 to $118,768
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest police officer title
Based on the 6 of 10 police officers who worked the full year.
Most of Sonora's police officers (10 of 10) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $76,378 to $118,768. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $113,090, within the range.
- Median total pay
- $112,052
- the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $6,415
- average per full-year police officer
- Starting salary
- $76,378
- bottom of the Police Officer range
- Average pay rank
- 258th
- of 301 California employers
What does each police officer title at Sonora 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$113,090
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Sonora pay police officers more than other California employers?
Average total pay of full-year police officers: Sonora next to every California employer together.1
- Sonora$113,090
- All employers in California$179,627
Full-year police officers at Sonora earned $66,537 less than the California average.
Where does Sonora rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year police officers, by average total pay.1
All 301 California employers
Sonora ranks 258th of 301, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $159,513
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 Sonora
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 Sonora's police officers
- Employer pension contribution
- $13,090
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $25,363
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about police officer pay at Sonora
What is the average police officer salary at Sonora?
Police officers at Sonora who worked the full year earned an average of $113,090 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $112,052: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $76,378 to $118,768.
How much overtime do police officers at Sonora earn?
Full-year police officers were paid an average of $6,415 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $0: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a police officer at Sonora?
$76,378 a year: the bottom of the official range for Sonora's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $113,090 in total pay.
What pension do police officers at Sonora get?
The most common pension formula among Sonora's police officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $13,090 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Sonora figures
Every person who held a police officer position at Sonora 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 Sonora.