Independent Police Auditor

Source file: City of San Jose — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Independent Police Auditor provides law enforcement and public safety — patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency response.

In 2025, this agency had 6 employees with median total compensation of $176,690; the highest distinct record was $321,370.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $1.1M
Employees: 6
Median total: $176,690
Highest record: $321,370

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$89,244$321,370+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 6 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($176,690) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $147,495 (80%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $7,857 (4%)
Benefits — $28,680 (16%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$89,244

$129,211

$176,690

$210,987

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $210,987 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $89,244. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).