State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: California vs Connecticut
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California earn a median of $118,880. In Connecticut, $82,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.4% — not 44.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+44.7%
California vs Connecticut
COL-adjusted gap
+35.4%
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
Connecticut
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $82,170
- p25
- $77,500
- p75
- $93,520
- p10
- $63,310
- p90
- $102,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.