municipal police · California

Grover Beach Police Department

Hiring · 1 openingGrover Beach, CASan Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo Area21 sworn officers (FBI, 2025)

Call (805) 473-4511

What Grover Beach PD pays

How we get pay data

Starting pay

$91,248

▲ 0% vs San Luis Obispo Area avgJob posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source

Top of scale

$116,460

Posting · verified Oct 1, 2026

Lateral start

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Not published

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

Rank 3 of 5 San Luis Obispo Area departments with published starting pay. Compare all

Hiring bonus

$11,000 for new officers.

UP TO $11,000 HIRING INCENTIVEJob posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source

Open jobs at Grover Beach PD

Police Officer - Lateral or Academy Graduate
Grover Beach, CAOpen$11,000 bonus
$91,248starting

Requirements

From the department's postings

EducationHigh school or GED
Certification required to applyYes

How Grover Beach PD compares nearby

All 11 San Luis Obispo Area agencies

2 nearby departments start higher than Grover Beach PD.

Department	Status	Starting pay	vs Grover Beach	Bonus	Miles
Grover Beach PD	Hiring	$91,248	—	$11,000	—
Arroyo Grande PD	Hiring	$75,571	−$15,677	$10,000	2
Pismo Beach PD	Not posting	Not published	—	None	2
Guadalupe PD	Not posting	Not published	—	None	11
San Luis Obispo PD	Hiring	$108,420	+$17,172	None	12
Santa Maria PD	Hiring	$98,058	+$6,810	$20,000	16

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