municipal police · California

Pleasant Hill Police Department

Hiring · 5 openingsPleasant Hill, CAContra Costa CountySan Francisco Bay Area42 sworn officers (FBI, 2025)

What Pleasant Hill PD pays

How we get pay data
Starting pay
$101,028
▼ 6% vs San Francisco Bay Area avgJob posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source
Top of scale
$157,536
Posting · verified Oct 1, 2026
Lateral start
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Not published
Monthly Salary: $8,419 to $11,416, and up to $13,128 in incentives!

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

Rank 26 of 44 San Francisco Bay Area departments with published starting pay. Compare all

Hiring bonus

$20,000 for certified laterals.

$20,000 Lateral signing bonusJob posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source

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Requirements

From the department's postings
  • Minimum age21
  • EducationSome college
  • Academy paid by departmentYes
  • Certification required to applyNo
  • Schedule12-hour shifts as part of a team concept. Shift schedules include 4-10 and 3-12
  • Lateral termsmust have passed (within the last 12 months) or be able to pass the P.O.S.T. Basic Entry Level written exam with a minimum T-Score of 48

How Pleasant Hill PD compares nearby

All 73 San Francisco Bay Area agencies
DepartmentStatusStarting payvs Pleasant HillBonusMiles
Pleasant Hill PDHiring$101,028—$20,000—
Martinez PDHiring$82,123−$18,905None5
Danville PDNot postingNot published—None5
Lafayette PDNot postingNot published—None5
Contra Costa County SheriffNot postingNot published—None5
Antioch PDHiring$66,144−$34,884None7

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