State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: California vs Utah
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California earn a median of $118,880. In Utah, $77,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.4% — not 53.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.8%
California vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+37.4%
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
Utah
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $77,310
- p25
- $64,520
- p75
- $94,150
- p10
- $60,290
- p90
- $99,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.