State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: California vs Louisiana
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California earn a median of $118,880. In Louisiana, $48,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 95.8% — not 145.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+145.7%
California vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+95.8%
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
Louisiana
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $48,380
- p25
- $43,090
- p75
- $59,440
- p10
- $36,470
- p90
- $69,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.