California · SOC 33-3051
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California
State salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$115,400
per year in this state
+51% above
National Median
$76,290
per year nationally
Hourly Rate
$55.48/hr
median hourly
Employment
65,170
jobs in CA
Salary Range in California
Annual Salary Distribution
10th Percentile
$76,010
25th Percentile
$92,330
Median
$115,400
75th Percentile
$128,470
90th Percentile
$151,160
Top Paying Jobs in California
1. Chief Executives $220,600 2. Computer and Information Systems Managers $211,340 3. Natural Sciences Managers $204,100 4. Architectural and Engineering Managers $201,810 5. Physicians, All Other $201,510 6. Lawyers $197,790 7. Nurse Midwives $196,700 8. Podiatrists $193,510 9. Physicists $180,900 10. Computer Hardware Engineers $179,880