Police Recruit

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

89 employees hold this title in Police. Median total compensation for the role is $28,448, below the department median of $204,814.

Employees: 89
Total payroll: $3.7M
Role median: $28,448
Agency median: $204,814
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$577$99,468+

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

How total compensation varies among the 89 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compare jurisdictions

Police Recruit beyond City of San Jose

This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In City of San Jose, the median of $28,448 ranks #4 of 6. See Police Recruit across all of City of San Jose →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Seattle

$82,222 · 74

City of Cincinnati

$60,242 · 58

City of Memphis

$56,250 · 53

City of Phoenix, Arizona

$25,848 · 402

Louisville Metro, Kentucky

$10,702 · 265

Median total compensation for comparable Police Recruitroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Vanessa Chavez

Police Recruit/Police

2025 total comp

$46,194

Base pay: $33,201
Overtime: $2,401
Other pay: $5,016
Benefits: $5,576
Total compensation: $46,194

Source-specific fields

Id: 6318
Total Cash Compensation: $40,618

Vanessa Chavez works as a Police Recruit for Police. Vanessa earned $46,194 in 2025.