State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: California vs Michigan
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California earn a median of $118,880. In Michigan, $73,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.1% — not 61.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+61.2%
California vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+40.1%
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
Michigan
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $73,730
- p25
- $60,410
- p75
- $80,170
- p10
- $47,780
- p90
- $89,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.