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San Joaquin 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.
San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office starts at $65,424 a year — about $31.45 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $1,261 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $1,864 above the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Stockton-Lodi, CA run about 5% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $62,256 somewhere at average prices — $3,168 less than the headline figure. Most of that is utilities, at 158 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 isSan Joaquin County Sheriff's Office reported 319 sworn officers and 459 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 San Joaquin County says about itself
The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office is dedicated to delivering quality service through the creation of partnerships with the people we serve. All members of this department will carry out their duties and responsibilities in such a manner as to afford dignity, respect, and compassion to every individual with whom they come in contact. With community partnerships as our foundation, we are driven by goals to enhance the quality of life, investigating problems as well as incidents, seeking solutions, and fostering a sense of security in communities and individuals.
What San Joaquin County does
San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office provides law-enforcement, custody, court-security, civil and specialized services throughout the county. Official materials emphasize protection of life and property, professional public service, crime prevention and cooperation with the community.
Shifts at San Joaquin County
The Patrol Division has 138 deputies providing law enforcement services to the community. The deputies are deployed onto 10 patrol teams on two days off sequences (5 teams on duty each day). The county is divided into 8 geographical areas or beats.
Ten teams split across two days-off sequences is a rota that never repeats weekly, so five teams are on at once and your sequence decides your weekends. BlueShifts holds the sequence and lays out the year.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office official recruiting page — Join the Team — open the source document
Current official recruiting page verified 8 August 2026; Deputy Sheriff Trainee minimum $5,452/month, annualized at $65,424; Deputy Sheriff DS I is separately listed at $6,430.67/month
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 San Joaquin 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 | $33,280 | $68,140 | $163,619 | 1549 |
| County | $35,000 | $63,565 | $132,263 | 516 |
| Special jurisdiction | $31,200 | $60,204 | $107,954 | 71 |
| State | $33,994 | $65,166 | $110,916 | 145 |
| 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 $5,400 more than the middle municipal agency and about $9,900 more than the middle county agency and about $13,300 more than the middle special jurisdiction agency and about $8,300 more than the middle state agency and about $45,300 more than the middle territory agency. San Joaquin County starts at $65,424, so $1,859 above the county middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office officer make?
San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $65,424 a year, about $31.45 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 San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office official recruiting page — Join the Team.
Is that good pay for a police officer in California?
It ranks #268 of 278 agencies we have verified in California — 10 pay less, 267 pay more in the state — and #1,224 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $1,261 below, and against other county agencies $1,864 above.
What shifts do San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office officers work?
The Patrol Division has 138 deputies providing law enforcement services to the community. The deputies are deployed onto 10 patrol teams on two days off sequences (5 teams on duty each day). The county is divided into 8 geographical areas or beats. That is the agency's own published wording; the pattern is drawn on this page.
Compare with another department
Put San Joaquin 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 San | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Clara Police Department | Municipal | 141 | $163,619 | +$98,195 | #1 |
| 2 | Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety | Municipal | 227 | $149,443 | +$84,019 | #2 |
| 3 | Redwood City Police Department | Municipal | 83 | $147,942 | +$82,518 | #3 |
| 4 | San Jose Police Department | Municipal | 1,065 | $144,003 | +$78,579 | #4 |
| 5 | Mountain View Police Department | Municipal | 90 | $143,096 | +$77,672 | #5 |
| 6 | San Mateo Police Department | Municipal | 111 | $141,024 | +$75,600 | #6 |
| 7 | Los Altos Police Department | Municipal | 31 | $139,740 | +$74,316 | #7 |
| 8 | Hayward Police Department | Municipal | 171 | $138,965 | +$73,541 | #8 |
| 9 | Milpitas Police Department | Municipal | 84 | $138,261 | +$72,837 | #9 |
| 10 | Los Gatos Police Department | Municipal | 34 | $132,394 | +$66,970 | #10 |
| 11 | Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office | County | 1,071 | $132,263 | +$66,839 | #11 |
| 12 | Menlo Park Police Department | Municipal | 43 | $132,036 | +$66,612 | #12 |
Base pay is only part of the year
Whatever the figure above, the rotation is what decides your year — which weekends you lose, when the changeovers land, what you can plan around. Save yours once and BlueShifts shows it a year ahead, with the off-duty jobs you take and what each one paid.
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