State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: California vs Maryland
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California earn a median of $118,880. In Maryland, $77,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.6% — not 52.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.5%
California vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+44.6%
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
Maryland
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $77,970
- p25
- $66,300
- p75
- $95,990
- p10
- $58,580
- p90
- $113,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.