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Napa County Sheriff's Office entry pay
What this agency pays a new officer to start, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Entry pay onlyEvery salary here is what an officer is paid on day one, out of the academy — base pay on a 40-hour week, with no overtime, shift differential, specialty or education pay counted. Nobody stays on it.
Napa County Sheriff's Office starts at $111,072 a year — about $53.40 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $42,682 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $45,698 above the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Napa, CA run about 13% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $98,683 somewhere at average prices — $12,389 less than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 197 against a national average of 100, where goods are 105. Based on price levels for this metropolitan area, from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2024. The salary above is what the employer publishes; this line is our arithmetic on it, and nothing on this site is ranked on it.
How big the department isNapa County Sheriff's Office reported 104 sworn officers and 48 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025.No rate is shown: this agency does not police a single population the FBI publishes a figure for. Reporting to the FBI is voluntary, so a count can reflect a partial return as easily as a small agency, and the FBI asks that agencies not be compared on staffing. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Full-time Law Enforcement Employees, 2025.
What Napa County says about itself
The Napa County Sheriff's Office is committed to providing the highest level of professional services to our community, while fostering partnerships based on trust and respect. The members of the Napa County Sheriff's Office are dedicated to preserving and defending our core values. These values include obedience to the Constitution of the United States, uncompromising personal and professional integrity, compassion, fairness, and respect for the dignity of those we protect.
What Napa County does
Napa County Sheriff's Office says it is committed to providing the highest level of professional services while fostering partnerships based on trust and respect. Its core values include constitutional obedience, personal and professional integrity, compassion, fairness and respect for the dignity of those it protects.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 10 August 2026. Napa County official Deputy Sheriff I - Academy Grad recruitment — open the source document
The published $105,809.60 is Deputy Sheriff Trainee pay. Napa County states trainees are civilian employees until satisfactory academy completion, when they are sworn and appointed Deputy Sheriff I. The current Deputy Sheriff I - Academy Grad recruitment starts at $111,072 annually.
Entry-level base salary only. Overtime, bonuses, education incentives, shift
differentials, locality pay and lateral rates are excluded, so most officers earn more
than this.
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How this level compares
Where Napa County sits is partly about the agency and partly about which level of policing it belongs to. The three levels do not pay the same.
| Level | Lowest | Median | Highest | Agencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal | $35,006 | $71,287 | $163,619 | 1046 |
| County | $36,492 | $65,374 | $132,263 | 416 |
| Special jurisdiction | $31,200 | $60,195 | $107,954 | 69 |
| State | $33,994 | $64,998 | $102,692 | 143 |
| Federal | $70,477 | $73,502 | $86,530 | 5 |
| Territory | $16,640 | $28,236 | $43,354 | 9 |
Federal agencies pay the most to start
The middle federal agency starts at $73,502 — about $2,200 more than the middle municipal agency and about $8,100 more than the middle county agency and about $13,300 more than the middle special jurisdiction agency and about $8,500 more than the middle state agency and about $45,300 more than the middle territory agency. Napa County starts at $111,072, so $45,698 above the county middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Napa County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Napa County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $111,072 a year, about $53.40 an hour on a 2,080-hour year. That is base salary before overtime, bonuses, education incentives, shift differentials and locality pay, so most serving officers earn more. The figure comes from Napa County official Deputy Sheriff I - Academy Grad recruitment.
Is that good pay for a police officer in California?
It ranks #50 of 222 agencies we have verified in California — 172 pay less, 49 pay more in the state — and #51 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $42,682 above, and against other county agencies $45,698 above.
Compare with another department
Put Napa County Sheriff's Office side by side with any other agency on the site — the two salaries, what each is worth once local prices are counted, and which comes out ahead.
The agencies either side of it
Other agencies in CA
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Napa | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Clara Police Department | Municipal | 141 | $163,619 | +$52,547 | #1 |
| 2 | Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety | Municipal | 227 | $149,443 | +$38,371 | #2 |
| 3 | Redwood City Police Department | Municipal | 83 | $147,942 | +$36,870 | #3 |
| 4 | San Jose Police Department | Municipal | 1,065 | $144,003 | +$32,931 | #4 |
| 5 | Mountain View Police Department | Municipal | 90 | $143,096 | +$32,024 | #5 |
| 6 | San Mateo Police Department | Municipal | 111 | $141,024 | +$29,952 | #6 |
| 7 | Los Altos Police Department | Municipal | 31 | $139,740 | +$28,668 | #7 |
| 8 | Hayward Police Department | Municipal | 171 | $138,965 | +$27,893 | #8 |
| 9 | Milpitas Police Department | Municipal | 84 | $138,261 | +$27,189 | #9 |
| 10 | Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office | County | 1,071 | $132,263 | +$21,191 | #10 |
| 11 | Menlo Park Police Department | Municipal | 43 | $132,036 | +$20,964 | #11 |
| 12 | Campbell Police Department | Municipal | 44 | $131,747 | +$20,675 | #12 |
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