Taft police officer salary, 2025

Taft is a city in Kern County. 8 people worked as police officers for Taft in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $85,200, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Taft?

Official pay range1

$56,277 to $71,825

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers1

$85,200

average base pay $61,218

Based on the 8 of 8 police officers who worked the full year.

Most of Taft's police officers (8 of 8) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $56,277 to $71,825. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $85,200, $13,375 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$85,495
the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$13,021
average per full-year police officer
Starting salary
$56,277
bottom of the Police Officer range
Average pay rank
296th
of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Taft 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$56,277 to $71,825 · 8 people
    $85,200

official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does Taft pay police officers more than other employers in Kern County?

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

Full-year police officers at Taft earned $36,128 less than the Kern County average and $94,427 less than the California average.

Where does Taft rank among California employers?

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

All 301 California employers

Taft ranks 296th of 301, below the middle employer.

Taft
$100k$150k$200k$250k

Middle employer: $159,513

The 8 employers in Kern County

Taft ranks 8th of 8, below the middle employer.

Taft
$100k$120k$140k

Middle employer: $118,345

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 Taft

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

Pension formula
2% at 57
the most common formula among Taft's police officers
Employer pension contribution
$7,747
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$8,916
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Taft

What is the average police officer salary at Taft?

Police officers at Taft who worked the full year earned an average of $85,200 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $85,495: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $56,277 to $71,825.

How much overtime do police officers at Taft earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $13,021 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $13,600: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$56,277 a year: the bottom of the official range for Taft's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $85,200 in total pay.

What pension do police officers at Taft get?

The most common pension formula among Taft's police officers is 2% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $7,747 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Kern County

Sources for the Taft figures

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

How we read the data