State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: California vs Ohio
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California earn a median of $118,880. In Ohio, $77,020. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.4% — not 54.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.3%
California vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+29.4%
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
Ohio
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $77,020
- p25
- $62,700
- p75
- $90,390
- p10
- $51,110
- p90
- $103,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.