State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: Alaska vs California
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California earn a median of $118,880. In Alaska, $99,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.9% — not 16.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-16.6%
Alaska vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-9.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $99,130
- p25
- $78,810
- p75
- $126,480
- p10
- $60,670
- p90
- $137,340
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
California
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $118,880
- p25
- $97,280
- p75
- $126,780
- p10
- $76,300
- p90
- $153,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.