municipal police · California

Vallejo Police Department

Hiring · 3 openingsVallejo, CASolano CountyVallejo Area80 sworn officers (FBI, 2025)

What Vallejo PD pays

How we get pay data
Starting pay
$66,560
▼ 34% vs Vallejo Area avgJob posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source
Top of scale
$131,167
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 7 of 7 Vallejo Area departments with published starting pay. Compare all

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Requirements

From the department's postings
  • Minimum age20
  • EducationHigh school or GED
  • Academy paid by departmentNo
  • Certification required to applyYes
  • Schedule4/10 or 3/12.5 shifts
  • PensionCalPERS retirement
  • Takes out-of-state lateralsYes
  • Lateral termsCurrently employed as a peace officer with a general law enforcement agency of a state other than California with one year of full-time experience, or having been so employed within the last two years; Certification: Possession of a current California P.O.S.T. Basic Certificate Waiver
  • Lateral experience required1 years

How Vallejo PD compares nearby

All 9 Vallejo Area agencies

5 nearby departments start higher than Vallejo PD.

DepartmentStatusStarting payvs VallejoBonusMiles
Vallejo PDHiring$66,560—None—
Solano County SheriffHiring$114,444+$47,884None0
Suisun City PDHiring$101,275+$34,715None6
Fairfield PDHiring$84,656+$18,096$20,0006
Vacaville PDHiring$107,078+$40,518$20,0006
Dixon PDHiring$100,831+$34,271$30,00014

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