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City of San Jose / Police / Police Recruit

Job-title file

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
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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

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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Jose Lomeli

Police Recruit/Police

2025 total comp
$83,222
Base pay
$57,885
Overtime
$2,639
Other pay
$4,480
Benefits
$18,218
Total compensation
$83,222

Source-specific fields

Id
5905
Total Cash Compensation
$65,004

Jose Lomeli works as a Police Recruit for Police. Jose earned $83,222 in 2025.

Steven Torres

Police Recruit/Police

2025 total comp
$80,459
Base pay
$63,040
Overtime
$2,462
Other pay
$5,809
Benefits
$9,148
Total compensation
$80,459

Source-specific fields

Id
5755
Total Cash Compensation
$71,311

Steven Torres holds the role of Police Recruit at Police. In 2025, their total compensation was $80,459.