PAYING THE POLICE

Captain/ City Population Chief Commander Lieutenant Anaheim 244,300 $88,259 $63,455 $52,213 to $87,264 to 71,793 Brea *81,450 88,440 52,716 44,376 to 67,644 to 56,940 Buena Park 66,200 73,428 42,800 45,528 to 66,000 to 56,916 Costa Mesa 92,900 80,760 36,108 48,960 to 75,936 to 59,508 Cypress 45,350 74,196 54,036 46,992 to 71,328 to 62,028 Fountain Valley 56,100 69,504 55,980 48,672 to 67,740 to 49,176 Fullerton 111,700 85,390 54,708 46,223 to 66,498 to 58,993 Garden Grove 134,800 70,821 51,024 44,820 to 62,220 to 54,684 Huntington Beach 188,700 87,732 57,444 48,948 to 71,160 to 60,636 Irvine 100,500 83,451 51,276 45,603 to 76,914 to 68,405 Laguna Beach 24,550 77,484 45,228 43,068 to 60,132 to 57,252 La Habra 49,000 69,314 54,780 47,437 to 66,679 to 57,660 La Palma 16,100 72,048 42,936 -- to 57,528 Los Alamitos 12,150 70,044 48,348 -- to 61,044 Newport Beach 69,900 87,360 57,996 49,860 to 70,500 to 60,612 Orange 106,400 79,487 46,656 40,584 to 59,832 to 52,032 Placentia 41,650 69,793 49,938 44,174 to 61,630 to 54,517 Santa Ana 237,300 90,984 70,860 60,024 to 78,120 to 66,180 Seal Beach 27,350 71,520 52,500 43,944 to 64,080 to 53,448 Tustin 46,800 71,891 53,393 45,741 to 64,899 to 55,599 Westminster 73,800 80,532 76,680 55,368 to 66,576

Senior Police City Sergeant + Officer Officer Anaheim $47,216 -- $30,826 to 49,566 to 41,309 Brea 38,004 -- 31,476 to 48,768 to ** 40,392 Buena Park 36,744 -- 29,412 to 46,896 to 37,512 Costa Mesa 41,796 33,108 34,380 to 50,808 to 43,884 to 41,796 Cypress 39,276 35,292 32,784 to 47,748 to 42,900 to 39,840 Fountain Valley 39,684 34,008 32,388 to 48,240 to 41,340 to 39,372 Fullerton 38,804 34,217 35,072 49,425 to 43,671 to 40,600 Garden Grove 36,792 32,332 30,792 to 44,736 to 39,274 to 37,404 Huntington Beach 39,120 33,360 31,404 to 48,444 to 41,328 to 38,916 Irvine 43,236 37,584 32,604 to 58,368 to 50,748 to 44,016 Laguna Beach 35,436 -- 31,044 to 47,484 to 39,636 La Habra 39,277 34,024 32,776 to 47,740 to 41,357 to 39,110 La Palma 33,804 -- 27,804 to 45,300 to 37,272 Los Alamitos 36,672 32,028 30,324 to 45,156 to 39,336 to 37,248 Newport Beach 41,616 41,706 32,676 to 50,580 to 45,678 to 39,720 Orange 34,080 -- 29,670 to 42,504 to ** 38,004 Placentia 36,118 -- 30,200 to 44,475 to 37,419 Santa Ana 40,020 47,196 32,436 to 48,648 to 49,560 to 39,420 Seal Beach 37,056 -- 31,704 to 45,072 to 38,556 Tustin 39,774 -- 32,827 to 48,346 to 39,902 Westminster 43,728 -- 34,572 to 52,260 to ** 41,292

City Population Sheriff Captain Lieutenant Orange County *** 414,600 $101,520 $48,552 $43,536 Sheriff’s Dept. to 73,176 to 65,604

City Sergeant Investigator Trainee Orange County $37,860 $37,860 $26,100 Sheriff’s Dept. to 51,132 to 48,480

Note: Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, Stanton and Villa Park are policed by Sheriff’s Department

+ Called Master Officer in Garden Grove, La Habra and Newport Beach and Police Agent in Cypress; Los Alamitos rank is corporal

* Includes Yorba Linda, which is policed by the Brea force

**Officers on special assignment receive an extra 5% in Brea and Orange and an extra 7% in Westminster. Assignments may include detectives, K-9 officers, traffic investigators, motorcycle officers, public relations, school liaison, Neighborhood Watch, background investigations for new hires, departmental research activities for the chief and vehicle equipment acquisition/modification, depending on the department.

***Includes those areas Sheriff’s Department polices--unincorporated areas and cities of Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, Stanton and Villa Park

Source: City personnel and police departments; Sheriff’s Department