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Captain, California Highway Patrol

Class code 8388 · Bargaining Unit M05

Authorized salary ranges

What CalHR authorizes this class to be paid.
MonthlyAnnual
$19,541 to $22,642$234,492 to $271,704

Representation

California Association of Highway Patrolmen represents Bargaining Unit M05.

Where these jobs are

102 state employees held this classification in 2025, from State Controller payroll data.

DepartmentEmployees
California Highway Patrol102

Against the market

The BLS median wage for General and Operations Managers across all California employers was $124,390 a year in 2025. This classification is authorized from $234,492 to $271,704 a year.

Footnotes

  • Footnote 01 Used in Pay Letters to designate 12-month probationary period. In the Alphabetic and Schematic Pay Scales Listings, a column is provided for designating the months of the probationary period. (Reinstituted 12/78)
  • Footnote 19 Rule of three ranks certification. (Effective 1/1/79, all open examinations are rule of three ranks per Government Code 19057.1.)

Pay scale effective . Payroll data through 2025.