State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: California vs New Hampshire
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California earn a median of $118,880. In New Hampshire, $71,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 56.2% — not 65.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+65.9%
California vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+56.2%
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
New Hampshire
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $71,640
- p25
- $61,480
- p75
- $77,010
- p10
- $57,930
- p90
- $89,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.