California · 621 agencies
Police Jobs in California
Every opening at California police departments, sheriff's offices and state police, with the pay each one publishes.
Open jobs
718
Updated 2026-10-09Agencies hiring
304
of 621Median starting pay
$87,984
249 departments with published payBy area
| Area | Open jobs | Agencies | Median start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Area | 165 | 142 | $91,630 |
| San Francisco Bay Area | 118 | 73 | $99,762 |
| Inland Empire | 62 | 65 | $77,796 |
| Sacramento Area | 34 | 27 | $91,186 |
| San Diego County | 28 | 26 | $81,442 |
| Fresno Area | 13 | 23 | $70,739 |
| San Jose & Silicon Valley | 39 | 23 | $117,636 |
| Bakersfield Area | 15 | 15 | $71,072 |
| Salinas Area | 20 | 14 | $90,317 |
| Ventura County | 7 | 13 | $92,196 |
| Santa Rosa Area | 21 | 12 | $70,990 |
| Santa Maria Area | 10 | 11 | $86,992 |
| San Luis Obispo Area | 11 | 11 | $90,168 |
| Modesto Area | 19 | 11 | $66,963 |
| Visalia Area | 9 | 11 | — |
| Stockton Area | 20 | 10 | $86,642 |
| Vallejo Area | 16 | 9 | $101,275 |
| Merced Area | 7 | 8 | $72,313 |
| El Centro Area | 8 | 8 | $61,080 |
| Chico Area | 7 | 7 | — |
| Napa Area | 10 | 7 | $92,227 |
| Santa Cruz Area | 8 | 6 | $100,256 |
| Hanford Area | 4 | 5 | — |
| Yuba City Area | 4 | 5 | — |
| Redding Area | 3 | 3 | — |
| Rest of California | 60 | 76 | — |
Best starting pay in California
Every California department by pay- Sunnyvale PDSan Jose & Silicon Valley$142,327
- Los Altos PDSan Jose & Silicon Valley$139,740
- Mountain View PDSan Jose & Silicon Valley$133,141
- Los Gatos PDSan Jose & Silicon Valley$130,811
- Palo Alto PDSan Jose & Silicon Valley$128,669
- San Pablo PDSan Francisco Bay Area$127,824
- Fremont PDSan Francisco Bay Area$126,525
- Walnut Creek PDSan Francisco Bay Area$124,289
- San Jose PDSan Jose & Silicon Valley$123,653
- Foster City PDSan Francisco Bay Area$123,551
Latest openings
- $85,176starting
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- $26.04/hrstarting
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- $57,864starting
- $229,389starting
- Not published
- $25.00/hrstarting
- $67,995starting
- $6,599/mostarting
- $89,383starting
- $5,732/mostarting
Also hiring in California
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