$87,883 - $159,869*/year

*Reflects top step with max incentives
(additional pay increase totaling 4% effective July 2025)

  • $12,000 Sign-On Bonus for Lateral and Academy-Graduate Hires

  • The Only Agency in the Region with the Desirable 3% @ 50 Retirement for All Officers

  • Specialty Assignment Pay 5% (Stackable to 15%)

Specialty Assignments include:

  • Investigations
  • Corporals
  • Field Training Officer
  • Community Outreach Crime Prevention Team
  • Motorcycle Officer
  • Firearms Instructor
  • Defensive Tactics
  • Systemwide Response Team
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A university police officer drives a patrol car, wearing a UC police uniform and earpiece, focused on the road ahead.

Benefits & Incentives

  • Lifetime Medical Insurance Option After 20 Years of Service
  • Primary Retirement Benefits through UCRP, not CalPERS
  • Uniform and Fitness Allowance
  • POST Certificate Pay
  • Education Pay
  • Bilingual Pay
  • Paid On-Duty Physical Training Time
  • And Much More...