State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: California vs Hawaii
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California earn a median of $118,880. In Hawaii, $83,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.9% — not 41.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.8%
California vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
+40.9%
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
Hawaii
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $83,820
- p25
- $82,640
- p75
- $108,110
- p10
- $77,480
- p90
- $108,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
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.