State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: California vs Delaware
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California earn a median of $118,880. In Delaware, $92,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.3% — not 27.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.9%
California vs Delaware
COL-adjusted gap
+15.3%
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
Delaware
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $92,970
- p25
- $75,550
- p75
- $102,530
- p10
- $62,470
- p90
- $130,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
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.