Police Captain Salary


What is the salary of a Police Captain? In the United States, a Police Captain earns an average salary of $125,196. The salary range for a Police Captain is usually between $101,682 and $172,139 per year, representing the 25th to 75th percentiles respectively. The top 10% of earners, that is the 90th percentile, have an annual salary of $349,532. The highest Police Captain salary in the United States was $795,414. The average hourly pay for a Police Captain is $60.19.

What are Top Paying States and Employers for Police Captain Jobs?

Top 3 states paying the highest average Police Captain salary are California, with an average salary of $333,689, followed by Nevada, with an average salary of $234,347, and New York, with an average salary of $183,384. Employers paying the highest salary for a Police Captain job are Campbell (CA), Santa Ana (CA) and Union City (CA).

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Police Captain Salary Lookup
Average Salary
$125,196/yr
Records Number
2,416
Employers Number
605
Job Pay Rank
12,363th

Police Captain Salary Statistics


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Top Paying Employers for Police Captain Jobs

EmployerAverage Salary
Campbell, CA$582,638
Santa Ana, CA$560,476
Union City, CA$553,324
Newark, CA$541,771
Gardena, CA$500,912
Santa Clara, CA$486,100
Santa Monica, CA$485,503
El Segundo, CA$474,867
San Bernardino, CA$474,445
Antioch, CA$473,886

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Job TitleAverage Salary
Police Chief$110,745
Police Officer$83,048
Police Sergeant$113,586
Police Lieutenant$123,317
Police Deputy Chief$140,311
Police$72,295
Police Corporal$91,352
Police Detective$160,619
Police Records Clerk$43,846
Police Dispatcher$66,757

Police Captain Salary in States

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StateAverage SalaryRecords Number
Alaska$108,4857
Alabama$99,22827
Arkansas$99,71621
Arizona$142,90914
California$333,689486
Colorado$130,5627
Connecticut$158,41550
Delaware$115,95116
Florida$133,177197
Georgia$95,08063
Iowa$140,39731
Idaho$130,21014
Illinois$110,8667
Indiana$75,271159
Kansas$108,379106
Kentucky$86,52134
Louisiana$102,27271
Massachusetts$177,54384
Maryland$154,69666
Maine$77,6391
Michigan$128,48214
Minnesota$131,29932
Missouri$93,11618
Mississippi$70,23427
Montana$39,1172
Nebraska$119,54125
New Jersey$156,058155
New Mexico$101,1606
Nevada$234,34736
New York$183,38417
Ohio$125,44953
Oklahoma$117,52168
Oregon$139,61220
Pennsylvania$123,03686
Rhode Island$85,80310
South Carolina$99,25338
South Dakota$126,1524
Tennessee$75,63085
Texas$123,351207
Utah$128,47522
Virginia$132,895132
Vermont$113,2321
Washington$171,21457
Wisconsin$123,68664
West Virginia$75,87121
Wyoming$86,0466
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