State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: California vs Mississippi
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California earn a median of $118,880. In Mississippi, $46,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 102.5% — not 157.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+157.7%
California vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+102.5%
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
Mississippi
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $46,140
- p25
- $37,270
- p75
- $54,450
- p10
- $33,230
- p90
- $61,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.