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Cadet, California Highway Patrol

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

1,153 employees hold this title in California Highway Patrol. Median total compensation for the role is $19,910, below the department median of $162,741.

Employees: 1,153
Total payroll: $31.4M
Role median: $19,910
Agency median: $162,741
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$16,725$113,109+

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

How total compensation varies among the 1,153 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Preston Retherford

Cadet, California Highway Patrol/California Highway Patrol

2025 total comp

$86,705

Base pay: $71,614
Overtime: $9,367
Other pay: $5,724
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,705
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R05
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,902
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3880928446984
Salary Total: $6,583
Total Pay: $86,705

Preston Retherford works as a Cadet, California Highway Patrol for California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. Preston earned $86,705 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R05.

Matthew Duran

Cadet, California Highway Patrol/California Highway Patrol

2024 total comp

$86,013

Base pay: $67,795
Overtime: $7,112
Other pay: $11,106
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,013
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R05
Work county: Yolo

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,597
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3880928446984
Salary Total: $6,597
Total Pay: $86,013

Matthew Duran works as a Cadet, California Highway Patrol for California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. Matthew earned $86,013 in 2024. Union affiliation: R05.

Michael Mendez Fernandez

Cadet, California Highway Patrol/California Highway Patrol

2024 total comp

$85,764

Base pay: $67,556
Overtime: $16,939
Other pay: $1,268
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,764
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R05
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,597
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3880928446984
Salary Total: $6,597
Total Pay: $85,764

Michael Mendez Fernandez holds the role of Cadet, California Highway Patrol at California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $85,764. Union affiliation: R05.

Jimmy Bertoldo Jr

Cadet, California Highway Patrol/California Highway Patrol

2024 total comp

$84,959

Base pay: $84,712
Overtime: $247
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,959
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R05
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,498
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3880928446984
Salary Total: $7,498
Total Pay: $84,959

Jimmy Bertoldo Jr is a Cadet, California Highway Patrol at California Highway Patrol. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $84,959. They are represented by R05.

Elijah Amaro

Cadet, California Highway Patrol/California Highway Patrol

2025 total comp

$84,674

Base pay: $73,472
Overtime: $4,274
Other pay: $6,929
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,674
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R05
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,902
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3880928446984
Salary Total: $6,583
Total Pay: $84,674

Elijah Amaro holds the role of Cadet, California Highway Patrol at California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $84,674. Union affiliation: R05.

German De La Mora

Cadet, California Highway Patrol/California Highway Patrol

2024 total comp

$84,628

Base pay: $76,262
Overtime: $6,600
Other pay: $1,766
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,628
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R05
Work county: Yolo

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,826
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3880928446984
Salary Total: $6,826
Total Pay: $84,628

German De La Mora holds the role of Cadet, California Highway Patrol at California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $84,628. Their bargaining unit is R05.

Samuel Sherritt

Cadet, California Highway Patrol/California Highway Patrol

2024 total comp

$84,372

Base pay: $34,296
Overtime: $1,670
Other pay: $48,407
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,372
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R05
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,882
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3880928446984
Salary Total: $6,882
Total Pay: $84,372

Samuel Sherritt works as a Cadet, California Highway Patrol for California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. Samuel earned $84,372 in 2024. Union affiliation: R05.

Jose Romero Alvarez

Cadet, California Highway Patrol/California Highway Patrol

2023 total comp

$83,737

Base pay: $68,331
Overtime: $14,219
Other pay: $1,186
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,737
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R05
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,344
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3880928446984
Salary Total: $6,344
Total Pay: $83,737

Jose Romero Alvarez works as a Cadet, California Highway Patrol for California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. Jose earned $83,737 in 2023. Union affiliation: R05.

Alejandro Maldonado-Montanez

Cadet, California Highway Patrol/California Highway Patrol

2024 total comp

$82,839

Base pay: $45,961
Overtime: $9,393
Other pay: $27,486
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,839
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R05
Work county: Yolo

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,456
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3880928446984
Salary Total: $8,456
Total Pay: $82,839

At California Highway Patrol, Alejandro Maldonado-Montanez serves as a Cadet, California Highway Patrol. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $82,839. They are represented by R05.

Jaime Rivera

Cadet, California Highway Patrol/California Highway Patrol

2024 total comp

$82,151

Base pay: $71,048
Overtime: $4,083
Other pay: $7,021
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,151
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R05
Work county: Yolo

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,768
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3880928446984
Salary Total: $6,768
Total Pay: $82,151

Jaime Rivera works as a Cadet, California Highway Patrol for California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. Jaime earned $82,151 in 2024. Union affiliation: R05.

Julia Mcgowan

Cadet, California Highway Patrol/California Highway Patrol

2023 total comp

$81,993

Base pay: $67,149
Overtime: $2,993
Other pay: $11,851
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,993
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R05
Work county: Yolo

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,362
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3880928446984
Salary Total: $7,362
Total Pay: $81,993

Julia Mcgowan holds the role of Cadet, California Highway Patrol at California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. In 2023, their total compensation was $81,993. Their bargaining unit is R05.

Jose Pena Ramirez

Cadet, California Highway Patrol/California Highway Patrol

2025 total comp

$81,820

Base pay: $57,117
Overtime: $11,219
Other pay: $13,484
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,820
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R05
Work county: Yolo
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,902
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 3880928446984
Salary Total: $6,583
Total Pay: $81,820

Jose Pena Ramirez holds the role of Cadet, California Highway Patrol at California Highway Patrol. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $81,820. Their bargaining unit is R05.