The invention discloses a composite enrichment medium of salmonella, shigella and staphylococcus aureus. The composite enrichment medium comprises the following components in parts by weight: 5-15 parts of tryptone, 2.5-7.5 parts of a yeast extract, 5-15 parts of sodium chloride, 1-3 parts of glucose, 1-3 parts of sodium citrate, 1-2.5 parts of magnesium sulfate, 1-2.5 parts of L-phenylalanine, 1-3 parts of mannitol, 1-2.5 parts of sodium pyruvate and 1000 parts of distilled water. In the invention, the three types of the bacteria are the main detection parts of the national food hygienic standard pathogenic bacteria and can form proliferation advantage during the culture process of the composite enrichment medium, and the bacterial enrichment speed is faster and relatively consistent; after bacterial enrichment is carried out for 4 hours, separation culture, a biochemical authentication experiment and PCR authentication are performed; and after bacterial enrichment is carried is carried out for 18-24h, bacteria in an active non-culture status can make an accurate detection report, thus achieving wide application range and large usage amount, effectively lowering cost, simplifyingdetection procedures, enhancing working efficiency and being fast and accurate.