State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: California vs Georgia
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California earn a median of $118,880. In Georgia, $58,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 77.9% — not 104.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+104.5%
California vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+77.9%
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
Georgia
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $58,120
- p25
- $48,290
- p75
- $63,270
- p10
- $43,690
- p90
- $76,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.