State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: California vs North Dakota
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California earn a median of $118,880. In North Dakota, $74,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.3% — not 59.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+59.6%
California vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+28.3%
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
North Dakota
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $74,500
- p25
- $62,670
- p75
- $78,050
- p10
- $58,620
- p90
- $91,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.