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: 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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Rebeca Samaniego

Police Recruit/Police

2025 total comp

$5,249

Base pay: $4,529
Overtime: $85
Other pay: $350
Benefits: $285
Total compensation: $5,249

Source-specific fields

Id: 8100
Total Cash Compensation: $4,965

At Police, Rebeca Samaniego serves as a Police Recruit. Their 2025 pay totaled $5,249.

Erica Hinojosa

Police Recruit/Police

2025 total comp

$4,072

Base pay: $3,315
Overtime: $278
Other pay: $257
Benefits: $222
Total compensation: $4,072

Source-specific fields

Id: 8201
Total Cash Compensation: $3,849

Erica Hinojosa works as a Police Recruit for Police. Erica earned $4,072 in 2025.

Hunter Niemann

Police Recruit/Police

2025 total comp

$3,235

Base pay: $2,783
Overtime: $85
Other pay: $215
Benefits: $151
Total compensation: $3,235

Source-specific fields

Id: 8276
Total Cash Compensation: $3,083

Hunter Niemann works as a Police Recruit for Police. Hunter earned $3,235 in 2025.

Erika Benitez

Police Recruit/Police

2025 total comp

$3,235

Base pay: $2,783
Overtime: $85
Other pay: $215
Benefits: $151
Total compensation: $3,235

Source-specific fields

Id: 8275
Total Cash Compensation: $3,083

At Police, Erika Benitez serves as a Police Recruit. Their 2025 pay totaled $3,235.

Sebastian Torres

Police Recruit/Police

2025 total comp

$3,077

Base pay: $1,869
Overtime: $21
Other pay: $105
Benefits: $1,081
Total compensation: $3,077

Source-specific fields

Id: 8403
Total Cash Compensation: $1,995

At Police, Sebastian Torres serves as a Police Recruit. Their 2025 pay totaled $3,077.

Jean Neves

Police Recruit/Police

2025 total comp

$2,523

Base pay: $2,193
Overtime: $40
Other pay: $170
Benefits: $121
Total compensation: $2,523

Source-specific fields

Id: 8354
Total Cash Compensation: $2,402

Jean Neves is a Police Recruit at Police. 2025 total compensation came to $2,523.

Ahmadshah Walai

Police Recruit/Police

2025 total comp

$2,040

Base pay: $1,683
Overtime: $134
Other pay: $130
Benefits: $93
Total compensation: $2,040

Source-specific fields

Id: 8405
Total Cash Compensation: $1,947

Ahmadshah Walai is a Police Recruit at Police. 2025 total compensation came to $2,040.

Maria Carrillo

Police Recruit/Police

2025 total comp

$1,367

Base pay: $1,195
Overtime: $21
Other pay: $86
Benefits: $65
Total compensation: $1,367

Source-specific fields

Id: 8463
Total Cash Compensation: $1,302

Maria Carrillo works as a Police Recruit for Police. Maria earned $1,367 in 2025.

Omar Sanchez

Police Recruit/Police

2025 total comp

$577

Base pay: $510
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $39
Benefits: $28
Total compensation: $577

Source-specific fields

Id: 8545
Total Cash Compensation: $549

Omar Sanchez is a Police Recruit at Police. 2025 total compensation came to $577.