municipal police · California

Folsom Police Department

Closes in 2 daysFolsom, CASacramento CountySacramento Area76 sworn officers (FBI, 2025)

What Folsom PD pays

How we get pay data
Starting pay
$95,492
▲ 4% vs Sacramento Area avgJob posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source
Top of scale
$120,967
Posting · verified Oct 1, 2026
Lateral start
—
Not published

Tracked since Oct 1, 2026. We keep every figure a posting has ever stated, so changes show here.

Rank 5 of 14 Sacramento Area departments with published starting pay. Compare all

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Requirements

From the department's postings
  • Minimum age21
  • EducationHigh school or GED
  • Certification required to applyYes
  • Takes out-of-state lateralsYes
  • Lateral termsPossession of a valid State of California Basic POST Certificate or equivalent which has been accepted by the State of California.
  • Lateral experience required1 years
  • Schedule4/10 or 3/12.5 work schedules
  • PensionCalPERS retirement and Social Security

How Folsom PD compares nearby

All 27 Sacramento Area agencies

2 nearby departments start higher than Folsom PD.

DepartmentStatusStarting payvs FolsomBonusMiles
Folsom PDCloses in 2 days$95,492—None—
Citrus Heights PDHiring$92,577−$2,915None7
Rocklin PDHiring$96,628+$1,136None8
Roseville PDHiring$98,604+$3,112None9
Auburn PDHiringNot published—None16
Lincoln PDNot postingNot published—None16

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