State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: California vs New Jersey
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California earn a median of $118,880. In New Jersey, $92,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.2% — not 28.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.4%
California vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+26.2%
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 Jersey
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $92,610
- p25
- $67,070
- p75
- $117,800
- p10
- $57,740
- p90
- $134,260
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.