Woodlake police officer salary, 2025

Woodlake is a city in Tulare County. 14 people worked as police officers for Woodlake in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $80,971, overtime included.

What is the average police officer salary at Woodlake?

Official pay range1

$62,616 to $76,104

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

Average total pay, full-year police officers1

$80,971

average base pay $64,211

Based on the 5 of 14 police officers who worked the full year.

Most of Woodlake's police officers (14 of 14) hold the title Police Officer, with an official range of $62,616 to $76,104. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $80,971, $4,867 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$74,987
the middle police officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$12,724
average per full-year police officer
Starting salary
$62,616
bottom of the Police Officer range
Average pay rank
301st
of 301 California employers

What does each police officer title at Woodlake 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$62,616 to $76,104 · 14 people
    $80,971

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

Does Woodlake pay police officers more than other employers in Tulare County?

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

Full-year police officers at Woodlake earned $42,826 less than the Tulare County average and $98,656 less than the California average.

Where does Woodlake rank among California employers?

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

All 301 California employers

Woodlake ranks 301st of 301, below the middle employer.

Woodlake
$100k$150k$200k$250k

Middle employer: $159,513

The 6 employers in Tulare County

Woodlake ranks 6th of 6, below the middle employer.

Woodlake
$80k$100k$120k$140k

Middle employer: $107,804

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 Woodlake

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 Woodlake's police officers
Employer pension contribution
$8,331
average per year
Health, dental and vision
Not reported
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about police officer pay at Woodlake

What is the average police officer salary at Woodlake?

Police officers at Woodlake who worked the full year earned an average of $80,971 in 2025, overtime included. The middle police officer earned $74,987: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its police officer titles runs from $62,616 to $76,104.

How much overtime do police officers at Woodlake earn?

Full-year police officers were paid an average of $12,724 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $9,166: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$62,616 a year: the bottom of the official range for Woodlake's Police Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $80,971 in total pay.

What pension do police officers at Woodlake get?

The most common pension formula among Woodlake's police officers is 2% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $8,331 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Tulare County

Sources for the Woodlake figures

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

How we read the data