State comparison · 2025
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary: California vs Vermont
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in California earn a median of $118,880. In Vermont, $68,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 52.7% — not 72.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+72.5%
California vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+52.7%
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
Vermont
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Median
- $68,910
- p25
- $59,680
- p75
- $79,080
- p10
- $53,950
- p90
- $95,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.