State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: California vs Colorado
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California earn a median of $118,880. In Colorado, $97,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.7% — not 22.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.1%
California vs Colorado
COL-adjusted gap
+13.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Colorado
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $97,350
- p25
- $76,640
- p75
- $102,620
- p10
- $65,340
- p90
- $109,300
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
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.