State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: California vs New York
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California earn a median of $118,880. In New York, $92,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.9% — not 28.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.1%
California vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+24.9%
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 York
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $92,790
- p25
- $57,180
- p75
- $107,080
- p10
- $53,000
- p90
- $118,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.