State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: California vs Missouri
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California earn a median of $118,880. In Missouri, $59,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 64% — not 99.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+99.9%
California vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+64%
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
Missouri
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $59,460
- p25
- $46,760
- p75
- $75,930
- p10
- $43,210
- p90
- $90,770
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.