State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: California vs District of Columbia
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California earn a median of $118,880. In District of Columbia, $88,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.1% — not 34.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.1%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+33.1%
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
District of Columbia
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $88,650
- p25
- $77,210
- p75
- $107,360
- p10
- $66,420
- p90
- $119,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.