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Fountain Valley Police Department

Hiring · 1 openingFountain Valley, CAOrange CountyLos Angeles Area53 sworn officers (FBI, 2025)

What Fountain Valley PD pays

How we get pay data
Starting pay
$89,790
▼ 1% vs Los Angeles Area avgJob posting · verified Oct 12, 2026 · source
Top of scale
$89,790
Posting · verified Oct 12, 2026
Lateral start
—
Not published

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

Rank 30 of 56 Los Angeles Area departments with published starting pay. Compare all

Hiring bonus

$5,000 for new officers, paid in two (2) installments: $2,500 upon graduation from the Police Academy and Sworn in as a Police Officer; and $2,500 after successfully completing the probationary period.

$5,000 paid in two (2) installments: $2,500 upon graduation from the Police Academy and Sworn in as a Police Officer; and $2,500 after successfully completing the probationary period.Job posting · verified Oct 12, 2026 · source

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Requirements

From the department's postings
  • EducationHigh school or GED

How Fountain Valley PD compares nearby

All 142 Los Angeles Area agencies
DepartmentStatusStarting payvs Fountain ValleyBonusMiles
Fountain Valley PDHiring$89,790—$5,000—
Westminster PDHiring$68,412−$21,378$10,0004
Tustin PDHiring$79,102−$10,688None8
Orange PDHiring$74,940−$14,850$10,0009
Los Alamitos PDHiringNot published—None10
Anaheim PDNot postingNot published—None10

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