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Sacramento 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.
Sacramento County Sheriff's Office starts at $97,447 a year — about $46.85 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $29,057 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $32,073 above the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA run about 7% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $91,354 somewhere at average prices — $6,093 less than the headline figure. Most of that is utilities, at 151 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 isSacramento County Sheriff's Office reported 1,319 sworn officers and 812 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 Sacramento County says about itself
The mission of the Sacramento Sheriff's Office is the protection of life and property, the preservation of the public peace and the enforcement of the law in partnership with our communities. To accomplish our mission, we dedicate ourselves to service with concern.
What Sacramento County does
Sacramento County Sheriff's Office provides law-enforcement services to unincorporated communities and contract cities, operates correctional facilities and provides court security, civil and specialized services. Official materials emphasize public safety, professional service, integrity and community partnership.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. County continuous Deputy Sheriff recruitment — open the source document
$97,446.96. 2026 filing cycle
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.
How this level compares
Where Sacramento 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. Sacramento County starts at $97,447, so $32,073 above the county middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Sacramento County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Sacramento County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $97,447 a year, about $46.85 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 County continuous Deputy Sheriff recruitment.
Is that good pay for a police officer in California?
It ranks #104 of 222 agencies we have verified in California — 118 pay less, 103 pay more in the state — and #120 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $29,057 above, and against other county agencies $32,073 above.
Compare with another department
Put Sacramento 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 Sacramento | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Clara Police Department | Municipal | 141 | $163,619 | +$66,172 | #1 |
| 2 | Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety | Municipal | 227 | $149,443 | +$51,996 | #2 |
| 3 | Redwood City Police Department | Municipal | 83 | $147,942 | +$50,495 | #3 |
| 4 | San Jose Police Department | Municipal | 1,065 | $144,003 | +$46,556 | #4 |
| 5 | Mountain View Police Department | Municipal | 90 | $143,096 | +$45,649 | #5 |
| 6 | San Mateo Police Department | Municipal | 111 | $141,024 | +$43,577 | #6 |
| 7 | Los Altos Police Department | Municipal | 31 | $139,740 | +$42,293 | #7 |
| 8 | Hayward Police Department | Municipal | 171 | $138,965 | +$41,518 | #8 |
| 9 | Milpitas Police Department | Municipal | 84 | $138,261 | +$40,814 | #9 |
| 10 | Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office | County | 1,071 | $132,263 | +$34,816 | #10 |
| 11 | Menlo Park Police Department | Municipal | 43 | $132,036 | +$34,589 | #11 |
| 12 | Campbell Police Department | Municipal | 44 | $131,747 | +$34,300 | #12 |
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