State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: California vs Oklahoma
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California earn a median of $118,880. In Oklahoma, $59,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 57.9% — not 99.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+99.1%
California vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+57.9%
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
Oklahoma
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $59,700
- p25
- $45,250
- p75
- $78,580
- p10
- $36,480
- p90
- $94,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.