State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: California vs Kansas
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California earn a median of $118,880. In Kansas, $59,230. After cost-of-living, the gap is 63.4% — not 100.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+100.7%
California vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+63.4%
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
Kansas
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $59,230
- p25
- $48,670
- p75
- $71,950
- p10
- $42,040
- p90
- $90,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.