State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: California vs Indiana
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California earn a median of $118,880. In Indiana, $73,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.6% — not 62%.
Nominal pay gap
+62%
California vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+36.6%
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
Indiana
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $73,370
- p25
- $60,710
- p75
- $84,820
- p10
- $52,170
- p90
- $100,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.