State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: California vs Maine
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California earn a median of $118,880. In Maine, $67,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 55.5% — not 77.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+77.3%
California vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+55.5%
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
Maine
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $67,050
- p25
- $61,230
- p75
- $76,550
- p10
- $55,930
- p90
- $91,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.