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Siskiyou 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.
Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office starts at $56,098 a year — about $26.97 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $10,587 below the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $7,462 below the median for county agencies.
How big the department isSiskiyou County Sheriff's Office reported 68 sworn officers and 29 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 Siskiyou County says about itself
We, the members of the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office, are committed to providing competent, effective, and responsive public safety services to the citizens of Siskiyou County and visitors to our community, recognising our responsibility to maintain order while affording dignity and respect to all persons and holding ourselves to the highest standards of professional and ethical conduct. We value, as our highest priorities, the sanctity and protection of human life and the equitable, fair, and impartial application of laws and ordinances.
What Siskiyou County does
Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office says it seeks to improve quality of life and safety for residents and guests through fresh and innovative approaches and aims to be engaging, responsive and efficient. Its Enforcement Division includes patrol, detectives, civil functions, search and rescue and administrative functions.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. Siskiyou County official GovernmentJobs posting — Deputy Sheriff I/II — open the source document
Opening 14 July 2026; closes 9 August 2026; Deputy Sheriff I annual minimum $56,097.60
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 Siskiyou 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. Siskiyou County starts at $56,098, so $7,467 below the county middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $56,098 a year, about $26.97 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 Siskiyou County official GovernmentJobs posting — Deputy Sheriff I/II.
Is that good pay for a police officer in California?
It ranks #274 of 278 agencies we have verified in California — 4 pay less, 273 pay more in the state — and #1,793 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $10,587 below, and against other county agencies $7,462 below.
Compare with another department
Put Siskiyou 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 Siskiyou | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Clara Police Department | Municipal | 141 | $163,619 | +$107,522 | #1 |
| 2 | Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety | Municipal | 227 | $149,443 | +$93,345 | #2 |
| 3 | Redwood City Police Department | Municipal | 83 | $147,942 | +$91,845 | #3 |
| 4 | San Jose Police Department | Municipal | 1,065 | $144,003 | +$87,906 | #4 |
| 5 | Mountain View Police Department | Municipal | 90 | $143,096 | +$86,998 | #5 |
| 6 | San Mateo Police Department | Municipal | 111 | $141,024 | +$84,926 | #6 |
| 7 | Los Altos Police Department | Municipal | 31 | $139,740 | +$83,642 | #7 |
| 8 | Hayward Police Department | Municipal | 171 | $138,965 | +$82,867 | #8 |
| 9 | Milpitas Police Department | Municipal | 84 | $138,261 | +$82,163 | #9 |
| 10 | Los Gatos Police Department | Municipal | 34 | $132,394 | +$76,296 | #10 |
| 11 | Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office | County | 1,071 | $132,263 | +$76,165 | #11 |
| 12 | Menlo Park Police Department | Municipal | 43 | $132,036 | +$75,938 | #12 |
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